An introduction to frames with covers, shutters and curtains.

January 20, 2022 6:02 PM

Part 3: Curtains and covers on secular paintings and looking-glasses From The Frame Blog…a fabulous collection of well researched articles on the aesthetics, function and social history of frames.
posted by brachiopod (7 comments total)

So interesting!
posted by Sublimity at 6:48 PM on January 20, 2022

This way then
posted by clavdivs at 7:49 PM on January 20, 2022

Wow! This is so neat!!
posted by k8bot at 10:38 PM on January 20, 2022

No mention of Courbet?
posted by praemunire at 10:46 PM on January 20, 2022 [1 favorite]

This FPP is an excellent example of effective framing.
posted by chavenet at 3:08 AM on January 21, 2022 [3 favorites]

A little bit different than frames that obscure the artwork, but still intriguing: the Gilbert Stuart portraits of George and Martha Washington at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston are in frames that seem to have a lock. If you zoom in to the photo of the frames pieces in the article you’ll see a keyhole on the left of the front panel of the frame.
posted by Sublimity at 4:22 AM on January 21, 2022

I just remembered to add an NSFW tag because there's an example of some kooky erotic artwork (penises raining down from the sky) hidden behind a more prosaic sort of print.
posted by brachiopod at 6:01 AM on January 21, 2022