The Frame Blog
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The Frame Blog is a resource for all things framing, including tips and advice on how to frame artwork, as well as the latest trends in the framing industry. The blog is maintained by The Frame Company, a custom framing company that has been in business for over 30 years.
The Frame Blog
1w ago
David’s career lasted from the beginnings of NeoClassicism in France in the 1760s until his death in 1825, four years after that of his hero, Napoleon, and a decade after the end of the French Empire in the mud and blood of Waterloo. His education in art began on the cusp of the change from ..read more
The Frame Blog
1M ago
This is the video of a symposium which took place on 5 December 2023 at the National Portrait Gallery, as part of London Art Week. Matthew Reeves, a director at Sam Fogg, moderated a discussion between Peter Schade, Head of the National Gallery’s Framing Department, Paul Mitchell, of Paul Mitchell Ltd, and Lynn Roberts, described as ‘a ..read more
The Frame Blog
2M ago
by Keith Christiansen ‘As for frames, there is no doubt that they are useful, in the first place, as a defense from external damage, and, in the second place, because they give the paintings a quality of majesty and make them appear as though seen through a window, or, better, as a carefully circumscribed panorama ..read more
The Frame Blog
5M ago
Part 1 of this trio of articles collected together some references by artists etc. of various nationalities from the 13th– early 19th century concerning their frames, and Part 2 comprised frame quotations concerning 19th century British artists, from Turner to the Pre-Raphaelites (F. M. Brown, Rossetti, Millais and Holman Hunt). This third piece is a ..read more
The Frame Blog
6M ago
This auction will be held by Van Ham Fine Art in Cologne at 3.00 pm local time on Friday 17 November. It includes a selection of sixty-eight antique frames, four of which will be included in the live auction (shown below, and indicated), whilst the rest will be in the online sale only, and can ..read more
The Frame Blog
6M ago
by Pippa Mason and Michael Gregory Foreword This essay was originally published to accompany an exhibition of craftsmen’s tools and picture frames [1] at Arnold Wiggins & Sons which illustrated the traditional techniques of gilding and silvering used in framemaking. In the 18th century, London was a city where hundreds of gilders worked. Today there ..read more
The Frame Blog
7M ago
The recent sale, Exceptional in Australia, held by Artvisory on 19th September 2023 in Melbourne, included a magnificent giltwood trophy frame with a striking array of carved figures, banners, military accoutrements, and two snarling dragons supporting the base. A giltwood trophy frame celebrating the 16th century victory of the Venetian fleets over those of the ..read more
The Frame Blog
7M ago
a conference hosted by the Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto, Canada The Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) invites submissions from conservators, curators, graduate students, and independent researchers for a two-day conference on the history and conservation of picture frames. The conference will take place at the AGO on Thursday 2 May, and Friday 3 May ..read more
The Frame Blog
9M ago
by Marc O. Manser and The Frame Blog Leonardo Scaglia (fl. 1636-59) & Francesco Giglioni, Altarpiece of the Rosary, 1648, frame for Simone Cantarini (1612-48), Madonna of the rosary with SS Dominic & Catherine, 1642, Collegiate Church of San Medardo, Arcevia, Marches Further to the trilogy of articles [1] on the ways in which altarpieces ..read more
The Frame Blog
11M ago
In the 17th century the arts, sciences and religion were not separate or separated from each other, and every educated person was, as it were, a pantologist, interested in all things. This was a time when the knowledge of everything was planted, nurtured and flourished, in both metaphorical and physical gardens. Il Volterrano (1611-90), Cosimo ..read more