Issue No.21 - Polo De’Marco Magazine Issue No.21 - SPECIAL EDITON(clone) | Page 238

Oscar grew up in Murano in 1961. Abbott Zanetti, one
of his descendants, was the creator of the Museo del
Vetro. In the 19th century, they opened the Scuola del
Vetro (Glass School). He began working with glass at 14
years old while he was studying at a local art school. He
started working as assistant and mastered his method at
some of the most renowned Murano glass ateliers like
La Murrina and Venini before he participated in the
workshop of the family. Oscar’s preference for natural
subjects is always mirrored in his glass collection.
Murano Glass in the Modern World
Until now, the artistes of Murano glass are still using
the century-old methods that they learned from many
generations. They created everything from modern art
glass, objects d’arts, and glass sculptures, glass jewelry to
Murano glass large chandeliers, pendant lights and table
lamps.
Now, Murano is home to the amazing Museo Vetrario,
or Glass Museum, located in the Palazzo Giustinian,
holding different exhibitions on the rich history of
glassmaking. It also displays glass samples that range
from Egyptian times to modern-day.
Several of the historical glass factories of Murano
remain to generate remarkable Murano glass collections.
Some of them are Ferro Lazzarime, Seguso, Pauly,
Barovier & Toso, Venini, and Mazzega. Murano glass
is still interconnected along with Venetian glass to this
instant. That’s because the majority of those family-built
glass foundries began in Venice and moved eventually in
Murano.