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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Venus
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.

Venus

Manufacturer Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici
Designer Napoleone Martinuzzi (Italian, 1892-1977)
CultureItalian
Dateca. 1933
MediumSolid-worked glass
DimensionsOverall: 6 11/16 x 2 3/8 x 9 13/16 in. (17 x 6 x 24.9 cm)
InscribedAcid Etched: VENEZIA MURANO COMPANY
Credit LineGift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler
Object number97.42.79
On View
Chrysler Museum of Art, Gallery 119, Case 59
DescriptionThis figurine is of a colorless glass reclining nude figure, lying on a stylized opaque black chaise lounge.

Label TextNapoleone Martinuzzi Italian, 1892–1977 Zecchin & Martinuzzi Vetri Artistci e Mosaici Venice, Italy Venus, ca. 1933 Solid-worked glass Gift of Sheri Sandler in memory of Sam and Reba Sandler 97.42.79 Exhibition History"The Sheri Sandler Collection of 20th-Century Italian Glass," Chrysler Museum of Art, July 14, 1998 - November 7, 1999.
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici
ca. 1930s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici
ca. 1930s
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici
ca. 1930's
New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
Zecchin-Martinuzzi Vetri Artistici e Mosaici
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2007.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera-2006.
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New photography by Shannon Ruff captured with a digital camera - 2006.
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