{"product_id":"murrina-by-mario-dei-rossi-religious-building-24mm-diameter","title":"Murrina by Mario dei Rossi, Religious Building, 24mm Diameter","description":"\u003cul data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMurrina, by Mario dei Rossi of a religious building with many porticoes and balconies, sadly I don't know which one. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e18mm Diameter, only one available\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMario's initials MdR appear in the 5 o'clock position\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe dei Rossis received their first major exposure to US collectors around 2004 and since this murrina is not included in those catalogs I think it must be earleir.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eI think bought my collection of dei Rossi murrine, including this one, in the late 1980s or early 1990s\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eBorn in Murano in 1926, Mario dei Rossi had become a master glassmaker by the age of 24.  He worked in some of the most famous glass factories of Venice before retiring in 1989 to turn his attention to his long-time fascination with mosaic glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe eventually adopted the cold composition, or bundled-cane method, pioneered by Luigi Moretti, for assembling detailed images with thin glass canes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOnce fused, drawn out into a longer, thinner cane, and cooled, slices known as murrine, are cut from the canes. \u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMario dei Rossi, who had studied design and painting, challenged himself by \"translating\" the work of master painters, ancient Egyptian art, the wonders of nature, into glass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bead-Zone.com","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48975525151029,"sku":"GLC-132","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0269\/4388\/1301\/files\/GLC-132.jpg?v=1713645918","url":"https:\/\/www.beadazzled.com\/products\/murrina-by-mario-dei-rossi-religious-building-24mm-diameter","provider":"Beadazzled.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}