Monumental and large Murano glass chandeliers

Murano glass chandeliers of the Carezzonico or Ciocca type, in any case chandeliers for large spaces and volumes:

take their name from one of the most famous buildings in Venice, located in the sestiere di Dorsoduro and overlooking the Grand Canal between Contarini Michiel Palace e Bernardo Nani Palace, not far from Ca'Foscari

Ca' Rezzonico is the seat of the Museum of 18th-century Venice, but it also houses an immense historical treasure of Murano blown glass chandeliers: the chandelier Ciocca or Rezzonico To be clear, the first one was designed and created by Giuseppe Briati and made in Murano in the second half of the 18th century. Murano chandelier monumentale of sumptuousness and lightness, supported by an innovative interlocking technique that seems to cancel the supporting structure among the colored reflections. The chandelier Ciocca or Rezzonico is the focal point of the exhibition curated by Cornelia Lauf with the scientific direction of Gabriella Belli.