La Fileuse de verre
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"There are no women in the glass industry because our work must be perfect to be accepted by men. But with glass, perfection does not exist." When her father died, Orsola Rosso decided to learn how to make glass beads to save her family from ruin. In late 15th-century Murano, this precious skill, closely linked to trade, was not a woman's business. Orsola nevertheless set about achieving perfection in her art, as well as mastering the subtleties of negotiation. Her jewelry would eventually adorn the necks of empresses from Vienna to Paris, and one day bring joy to tourists in La Serenissima...
"- S'il n'y a pas de femmes dans l'industrie du verre, c'est parce que notre travail doit être parfait pour être accepté par des hommes. Or, avec le verre, la perfection n'existe pas." À la mort de son père, Orsola Rosso décide d'apprendre à fabriquer des perles de verre pour sauver sa famille de la ruine. Dans le Murano de la fin du XVᵉ siècle, ce précieux savoir-faire, étroitement lié au commerce, n'est pas l'affaire des femmes. Orsola va pourtant s'employer à atteindre la perfection dans son art, autant qu'à maîtriser les subtilités de la négociation. Ses bijoux finiront par orner le cou d'impératrices, de Vienne à Paris, et feront un jour le bonheur des touristes de la Sérénissime...
- Poids de l'article : 270 g
- Dimensions : 10.8 x 2.3 x 17.8 cm
"There are no women in the glass industry because our work must be perfect to be accepted by men. But with glass, perfection does not exist." When her father died, Orsola Rosso decided to learn how to make glass beads to save her family from ruin. In late 15th-century Murano, this precious skill, closely linked to trade, was not a woman's business. Orsola nevertheless set about achieving perfection in her art, as well as mastering the subtleties of negotiation. Her jewelry would eventually adorn the necks of empresses from Vienna to Paris, and one day bring joy to tourists in La Serenissima...
"- S'il n'y a pas de femmes dans l'industrie du verre, c'est parce que notre travail doit être parfait pour être accepté par des hommes. Or, avec le verre, la perfection n'existe pas." À la mort de son père, Orsola Rosso décide d'apprendre à fabriquer des perles de verre pour sauver sa famille de la ruine. Dans le Murano de la fin du XVᵉ siècle, ce précieux savoir-faire, étroitement lié au commerce, n'est pas l'affaire des femmes. Orsola va pourtant s'employer à atteindre la perfection dans son art, autant qu'à maîtriser les subtilités de la négociation. Ses bijoux finiront par orner le cou d'impératrices, de Vienne à Paris, et feront un jour le bonheur des touristes de la Sérénissime...
- Poids de l'article : 270 g
- Dimensions : 10.8 x 2.3 x 17.8 cm
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