Venetian glass - Tradition of Excellence Glasses Venetian glass has been admired for its beauty and superb craftsmanship for more than thousand years. Located on a small island near Venice, in Italy, Murano glass factories produced exquisite glass objects of art, chandeliers and jewelry through centuries of changes. Venetian glass artisans survived many wars, changes of dynasties and rulers, economic upheavals, and competition from other glass making traditions.   It is difficult to define...