Frames - Brossura

Penny, Nicholas

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0300073194 ISBN 13: 9780300073195

Casa editrice: Natl Gallery Pubns Ltd, 1997

Riassunto

Frames often catch the eye and arouse the curiosity of visitors to galleries and museums, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them and handy introductions are hard to come by. In this survey, Nicholas Penny conveys his passionate interest in the history of frames, the design and techniques of frame-making, what frames do for paintings and the part they play in the decoration and often the architecture of an interior. The emphasis is on their changing function and varied purpose as well as the different styles of ornament, materials, finishes and techniques employed. Severe ebony mouldings are included as well as elaborate gilded carvings, second-hand frames as well as original ones, frames to rest on altars but also frames to catch the eye in a dealer's window. The Pocket Guide is illustrated by frames from the National Gallery's magnificent collection, which has some of the finest examples of the frame-maker's craft, reflecting the taste of individual artists and collectors over the centuries.

Su questo libro

L'autore:

Nicholas Penny is Clore Curator of Renaissance Painting at the National Gallery.

Product Description:

Book by Penny Dr Nicholas

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Natl Gallery Pubns Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0300073194
• ISBN 13: 9780300073195
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 64