Urna
Artist
Emilio Santini
(Italian, b. 1955)
CultureItalian
Date1997
MediumFlameworked glass with oil pastel
DimensionsOverall: 17 1/2 x 4 in. (44.5 x 10.2 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Scott Waitzer
Object number98.5
Not on view
Label TextEmilio Santini
Italian, b. 1955
Urna, 1997
Flameworked glass
Gift of Scott Waitzer 98.5
Emilio Santini was born on the island of Murano in Venice, Italy, to a family that has been working with glass for more than 600 years. Like many Venetian glassmakers, Santini began his glass training as a young boy. Under the tutelage of his father and uncle, he concentrated his efforts on flameworking—a process that involves working with a torch to melt and shape glass. Urna demonstrates Santini’s masterful skill as a flameworker and his inventiveness as a designer. Notice how the elongated arms and legs of the black and white monkey-like figures playfully accentuate the elegant vessel’s swelling shape.
ProvenanceThe artist; Gift from Mr. Scott Waitzer to the Chrysler Museum of Art, 1998.
Exhibition History"The Poetry of Glass," The Charles H. Taylor Arts Center, Peninsula, Dec. 4, 1998 - Jan. 17, 1999.
Published References"Art Glass Auction," _Diversions_, May/June 1998, p. 16.
"Emilio Santini: The Poetry of Glass," _Diversions_, November/December 1998, p. 9.
late 16th - early 17th century
