Art engravings

Engraved glass ranks among the highlights of art design. The Moser engraved glass has acquired reputation worldwide thanks to its characteristic hand manufacture. An exceptional talent, aesthetic feeling, manual skills and diligence are the features thanks to which engravers turn into real artists. Engravings executed precisely to very last detail are rightfully considered art works of great value. The craftsmanship of the glassworks engravers is exemplified in unique art engravings executed after paintings and graphics of famous artists, such as Hieronymus Bosch, Sandro Botticelli, Michelangelo Buonarotti, Albrecht Dürer, Gustav Doré and Alfons Mucha. Moser engravers Konstantin Hable Sr. and Jr., Ivan Chalupka, Vladimír Skála, Milan Holubek, Tomáš Lesser, Vlastimil Selinger, Marian Staněk and others achieved virtuosity of great masters of the 19th century. Their works into which they imbedded or have been still imbedding their individual style have enriched the world collection of engraved art glass. Engraving is a very old technique borne in the Ancient Rome. It has developed from ring gems, tiny engravings, which have been transferred onto larger and larger items, glasses and vases. This art came to Europe over France and Italy in the 16th century. To Central Europe it was brought by Emperor Rudolf II, who used to invite engravers particularly from Italy to produce for him richly decorated beakers. Engraved glass has been a luxurious article in demand for centuries.

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