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A Closer Look: Frames
Series: A Closer Look
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This book is ideal for art enthusiasts, museum visitors, and anyone interested in the historical and artistic significance of picture frames and their role in art presentation.
Frames often catch the eye of visitors to galleries, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them. This informative guide offers insight into the various forms of frame housing some of the finest paintings in the National Gallery Collection. It includes some of the finest examples of the frame-makers craft.
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Frames often catch the eye and arouse the curiosity of visitors to galleries and museums, yet labels and catalogues rarely comment on them. Nicholas Penny conveys his 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 the changing function and varied purpose of frames as well as the different styles of ornament, materials, finishes, and techniques used. This Closer Look guide is illustrated by frames from the National Gallery's magnificent collection.
Published by National Gallery Company/Distributed by Yale University Press.
Series: A Closer Look
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ISBN: 9781857094404
Publisher: National Gallery Company Ltd
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 03 May 2011
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: National Gallery Company Ltd
Illustration: 90 color illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 210.0mm
Weight: 227g
Pages: 96
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About the Author
Nicholas Penny is Director of the National Gallery, London. He was previously Senior Curator of Sculpture and Decorative Arts at the National Gallery of Art, Washington.
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