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FRAMES: The Cassetta, Part 2
Posted: 10 Dec 2016 by PML
In the first part of this article (The Cassetta Part 1), its ancestors, structure and development were described, along with some of the decorative techniques used to ornament it, such as punchwork and pastiglia. In this article, our focus is on parcel gilt finishing, specifically looking at arabesque ornament and exploring its origins..
FRAME WATCH: Framing the Impressionists, part 1
Posted: 17 May 2017 by PML
A short essay looking at the various periods and styles of frames chosen for the works of the Impressionists
FRAMING GAUGUIN: A short essay exploring the various frame styles chosen for works by Gauguin
Posted: 12 Nov 2019 by PML
Unlike Degas, a number of whose original frames have survived on the paintings they were made for, and whose sketchbooks containing profiles ...
The evolution of frames and their relationship to architecture, PART 1
Posted: 31 Mar 2020 by PML
With the help of the Paul Mitchell Photographic Archive, our two part essay explores the evolution of frames and their relationship to their architectural context, through time and across nationalities. Part 1 starts with their appearance in Egypt 3,500 years ago as the borders on wall paintings, and finishes with their opulence in France during the reign of Louis XIV.
The evolution of frames and their relationship to architecture, PART 2
Posted: 25 Jun 2020 by PML
The second part of this essay continues to explore the evolution of frames and their relationship to their architectural surroundings, resuming with the Baroque style in Britain during the 18th century up to the Art Deco style in the 20th century ...
Reframing GABRIËL METSU, Lucia Wijbrants, 1667, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Posted: 04 Dec 2024 by PML
This portrait - although the sitter’s identity was only recently discovered - turns out to have descended in her family for two hundred years, almost certainly retaining its original frame, until it was sold to a member of the Rothschild family in 1865.
Reframing GEORG PENCZ, Portrait of Christina Schweitzer, 1547, Minneapolis Institute of Art
Posted: 04 Jun 2025 by PML
The true identity of this young woman has only recently been established; she is almost certainly Christina Schweitzer of Nuremberg, and her assured and self-contained likeness is one half of a pair of marriage portraits, both painted in 1547
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