Tall Flute | Techniques of Renaissance Venetian-Style Glassworking

This video shows a soft bubble of glass being forcefully pulled by its end to become long, narrow, and tapering to a point. After mereses, a stem, and a foot are made, the vessel is transferred to a pontil and the opening is shaped. Learn more about this object in The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian-Style Glassworking by William Gudenrath renvenetianstyle.cmog.org/nod... 🥂
Between about 1500 and 1725, Venice was nearly the sole supplier of fine luxury glass to the royal and aristocratic, the wealthy and powerful, throughout Europe. The Venetian government went to extreme measures to protect its lucrative and prestigious monopoly by isolating the highly skilled workers on the nearby island of Murano and severely restricting their movements. However, with the promise of personal freedom and the hope of fortune, they gradually fled the lagoon to set up workshops in a variety of locations on the Continent and in England.
The Techniques of Renaissance Venetian-Style Glassworking - renvenetianstyle.cmog.org - presents detailed 360° photography and high-definition video related to objects from nine glassworking centers influenced by Venetian style as researched by master glassmaker and scholar William Gudenrath.
The resource is a follow-up to Gudenrath's popular Techniques of Renaissance Venetian Glassworking (2016) also available free online at renvenetian.cmog.org.

[@rweait]

I could watch this master work all day. Sometimes I do watch all day.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

We could too! Thanks for watching!

[@therealhellkitty5388]

Simply stunning.

[@NihilisticRealism]

commenting to feed the system and get you recommended to more people. dangerous work done so flawlessly you get lost in the craftsmenship and forget how complicated and hazardous the work actually is. 'you make it look easy'

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@MegaMesozoic]

Wonderful!

[@wcox4]

I love watching this guy work. He is definitely a master. My hat's off to you for your skill and thanks for allowing us to watch him work. I'm looking forward to more videos of him working. I think I've watched about all of them he's in. Keep up the great work. Maybe one day, I'll get up there to watch you in person.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching, Wayne! We hope you're able to visit us in person someday!

[@lovekiss]

It's so relaxing to watch him. I've watching videos of him for about a week and I love it.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@belacickekl7579]

My word, that's spectacular. There are no wasted movements, and his touch is feather light to avoid deforming that. Bravo, sir.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@marie-laurestephan1864]

Quelle technique, une maîtrise sans faille du verre.. bravo

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching, Marie-laure!

[@ATMAtim]

A beautiful piece of work!

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@barbaraburnsbrunelle8695]

His work is excellent, as is his naration.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching, Barbara!

[@rodrigo6669]

Outro belo trabalho.

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@user-uq5cq2yh6b]

I'm learning to make glass, is this kinda thing is very hard to make? Do I have to work for many years to make a piece like this?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi, to make a piece as thin and as precise as this, it does take many years of practice, but it's definitely possible! Good luck on learning to make glass; we hope you enjoy it! Thanks for watching!

[@belacickekl7579]

Yeah, the thinner something is, the faster it heats up and cools down. With a piece like this, there is no margin for error

[@snapperl]

That is super impressive work, thank you for sharing. How much would something like that cost to buy?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Thanks for watching!

[@omarmartiinez7463]

This would go for 350 easily

[@petertietbohl3991]

What was the final height?

[@corningmuseumofglass]

Hi Peter, Bill says the final piece was 14 inches tall. Thanks for watching!