The Art of Reading: “The Glassmaker”

Based on Tracy Chevalier’s book “The Glassmaker,” enjoy a guided tour to see connections to works on view through the lens of a glassmaker shaped by centuries of tradition, transformation, and the fragile beauty of enduring craft.

About the book

“The Glassmaker” paints a vivid portrait of Orsola Rosso. Orsola is a young woman forbidden by tradition to work with glass who secretly hones her craft, creating delicate beads that sustain her family’s fortunes after her father’s death. Set against the glittering backdrop of Renaissance Venice and skipping across centuries, this sweeping novel follows Orsola and her family through war, plague, love, and loss as she leaves her indelible mark on a male-dominated art form.