Frame; Flanders, 18th century.
Carved and polychrome wood.
Measurements: 55.5 x 47 cm; 79 x 69.5 x 4.5 cm.
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Frame; Flanders, 18th century.
Carved and polychrome wood.
Measurements: 55.5 x 47 cm; 79 x 69.5 x 4.5 cm.
A carved wooden frame with an architectural profile, featuring broken lines and stepped moldings with clear Baroque roots, enriched by a refined polychrome finish that recreates the grain of tortoiseshell. This type of finish, highly prized in 18th-century Flemish art, made it possible to emulate the appearance of exotic and costly materials through sophisticated painting techniques.
Flemish workshops achieved extraordinary prestige for the quality of their frames.Their meticulous craftsmanship and the richness of their finishes played a decisive role in enhancing the paintings they framed, contributing to their spread throughout Europe at the same pace as the fame achieved by Flemish painting in the 17th and 18th centuries.
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