Venini Veronese vase

Veronese Vase by Venini

Discover the famous Veronese vase in our online shop. The Veronese vase has inspired the imagination of glass designers and is the only example of fine glasswork depicted in a painting by Paolo Veronese in the 16th century. With its central bulb holding a branch of leaves, this perfect mouth-blown crystal vase must have impressed the painter, who incorporated it into this religious artwork as a tribute to its beauty. However, it was very challenging to create this vase using the techniques of the 16th century.

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For many, the painting raises questions about the existence of the vase as a real object or the artist's imagination. Centuries later, in 1921, a design company named Cappellin Venini & Co was founded by a young Milanese lawyer named Paolo Venini and an antique dealer named Giacomo Capellin, who created the vase depicted in the painting with Vittorio Zecchin and initially named it "Veronese." The vase became so popular that it introduced the name Venini and marked the company's first significant contribution to the design world. Alongside a series of events and museum exhibitions, the company has released a colorful set of 12 of its iconic vases.