Murrina, Mario Dei Rossi's Leonardo's Self Portrait, 20x18mm
It took several months for him to compose this image, his first of the Great Masters series. His initials are in the lower right corner. Only one available
Mario Dei Rossi was a glass master, or "maestro" who worked in some of the most famous glass factories of Venice before turning his attention to his long-time fascination with mosaic glass.
He eventually adopted the cold composition or bundled-cane method for assembling detailed images with very thin glass canes. Once fused, slices known as murrine, are cut from the canes
Dei Rossi, the glass "maestro," challenged himself by replicating the work of master painters, ancient Egyptian art, the wonders of nature, in glass.
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