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Glassmaking is more than 4,000 years old. It is believed to have originated in Northern Mesopotamia, where carved glass objects were the result of a series of experiments led by potters or metalworkers. From there, the production of glass vases, bottles and other objects proliferated in Egypt under the reign of Thutmose III. Later, new glassmaking techniques took shape during the Hellenistic era, and glassblowing was invented in contemporary Israel. Then, on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy, modern art glass as we know it came to be.
Over the years, collectors of glass decorative objects or serveware have sought out distinctive antique and vintage pieces of the mid-century modern, Art Deco and Art Nouveau eras, with artisans such as Archimede Seguso, René Lalique and Émile Gallé of particular interest for the pioneering contributions they made to the respective styles in which they worked. Today, long-standing glassworks such as Barovier&Toso carry on the Venetian glasswork tradition, while modern furniture designers and sculptors such as Christophe Côme and Jeff Zimmerman elsewhere test the limits of the radical art form that is glassmaking.
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- What is the Tate famous for?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertJanuary 19, 2025The Tate is famous for its large collection of artworks, particularly pieces that tell the story of British art. The Tate opened its doors in 1897 and today holds nearly 700,000 paintings, drawings, sculptures and other works. Some notable pieces in its collections include John Everett Millais's Ophelia, Henry Moore's Draped Seated Woman, L.S. Lowry's The Pond, George Frederic Watts's Hope, Francis Bacon's Seated Figure, J.M.W. Turner's The Angel Standing in the Sun, David Hockney's A Bigger Splash, William Holman Hunt's The Awakening Conscience, Andy Warhol's Marilyn Diptych and Chris Ofili's No Woman, No Cry. Shop a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.