+ Bellissimi fiori. Gli artigiani del vetro di Murano hanno usato i fiori selvatici del Veneto come inspirazione per creare il vetro millefiori. Il vetro millefiori ebbe inizio in Fenicia.
Wow, so the ancient Phoenicians (Lebanon area today) invented millefiori glass! Fascinating. (And kudos to Anonymous, for such clear Italian describing it, that even a Yank like me can get his full message. Mille grazie, amice!
Very pretty pics indeed. Though I wouldn't want to be doing a 1000-piece jig-saw puzzle of them. I'm still working on the 4th of July scene. I'm seeing red, white and blue in my sleep!!!
Espectacular.Amigo venezolano, Cúcuta
ReplyDeleteSome of the blooms in the painting at the top remind me of the millefiori glass paperweights from Murano, Italy.
ReplyDelete+ Bellissimi fiori.
ReplyDeleteGli artigiani del vetro di Murano hanno usato i fiori selvatici del Veneto come inspirazione per creare il vetro millefiori.
Il vetro millefiori ebbe inizio in Fenicia.
Anon@9:48am - Thank you for that interesting information.
DeleteWow, so the ancient Phoenicians (Lebanon area today) invented millefiori glass! Fascinating. (And kudos to Anonymous, for such clear Italian describing it, that even a Yank like me can get his full message. Mille grazie, amice!
DeleteScott from Massachusetts said.
ReplyDeleteVery pretty pics indeed. Though I wouldn't want to be doing a 1000-piece jig-saw puzzle of them. I'm still working on the 4th of July scene. I'm seeing red, white and blue in my sleep!!!