Gallé’s Hand With Seaweed and Shells echoes Baudelaire’s vision of the sea as a mirror of the human soul, transforming glass into a poetic symbol of fluid identity, where nature, life, and mortality merge in ambiguous, oceanic reflection.
Lazarus Saturday – Σάββατο του Λαζάρου
Lazarus Saturday is commemorated in Byzantine art through the Yale glass cup depicting Christ raising Lazarus, a serene Early Christian scene symbolizing resurrection, hope, and divine power over death.
Portrait Medallion of Gennadios
Gennadios — a gold-on-sapphire-glass portrait medallion from Alexandria — is an exquisitely engraved masterpiece celebrating a musically accomplished youth, and one of the most captivating Late Antique treasures at the Metropolitan Museum.
Émile Gallé
A childhood memory of wonder finds its echo in the artistry of Émile Gallé, whose nature-inspired glass—shaped by curiosity, science, and imagination—transforms fragile material into poetic brilliance.
Blue Glass Amphoriskos from Pompeii
The Pompeian Blue Glass Amphoriskos showcases extraordinary Roman luxury, with Dionysiac relief scenes carved in layered glass, blending technical mastery and exuberant decoration in one of antiquity’s rarest surviving treasures.
A Tiffany Drawing and the final product!
Tiffany’s luminous enamel-on-copper bowl, crafted by Julia Munson’s all-women workshop, dazzles with three-dimensional plums among leaves — a rare, shimmering masterpiece of extraordinary craftsmanship and organic beauty.