Picture Frame Styles Historical

The history of the picture frame is as rich and detailed as the frames themselves.

Picture frame styles historical.

Frames used within homes were only introduced after the mobile frame movement according to a survey of frame history originally artwork was made frame first in other words the area in which the artwork was to be painted was demarcated by the carved frame and the artwork was later added. From painting frames onto wood around the image to entire corporations dedicated to designing new styles the framing industry has grown and changed since the fourteenth century. A digital photo frame is an example of the changing technology of the 21st century. Master of san verano the life of san verano c 1275 pinacoteca brera these were the raised edges protecting a painted wooden altar the frontal.

A concise history of frames mediaeval renaissance frames. Still others draw on different framing styles to get the look they want. Florentine woodworkers drew from classical architecture vegetal forms and. Although florentines used a cassetta or box style frame that was the same on all four sides they also made a tabernacle style frame with an elaborated top and bottom section as well as the tondo or round frame popular throughout tuscany during the renaissance.

A photo cube is a special type of picture frame often used to show members of a family a vacation or a timeline of someone s life. Other styles are clip frames not really a frame at all box frames and shadow boxes. They do a tremendous amount of work. Post impressionist painter henri matisse who said the four sides of a frame were the most important parts of a picture sometimes incorporated renaissance frames into his work.