Among the exquisite pieces of glass in this catalog are 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Venetian pieces and glassà la façon de Venisefrom northern Europe; 18th-century lampwork miniature figures, many of them installed in elaborate tableaux; reverse painted panels from 16th-century Northern Italy, and ancient Roman and Islamic glass, seen in 382 duotone and 97 color photographs. This book is part of a series of beautifully produced and illustrated volumes examining in depth the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Among the exquisite pieces of glass in this catalog are 15th-, 16th-, and 17th-century Venetian pieces and glassà la façon de Venisefrom northern Europe; 18th-century lampwork miniature figures, many of them installed in elaborate tableaux; reverse painted panels from 16th-century Northern Italy, and ancient Roman and Islamic glass, seen in 382 duotone and 97 color photographs. This book is part of a series of beautifully produced and illustrated volumes examining in depth the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art.