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Creator:
Penny, Nicholas, 1949–
Title(s):
The Sansovino frame / Nicholas Penny, Peter Schade and Harriet O'Neill.
Published/Created:
London : National Gallery, 2015.
Physical Description:
48 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Holdings:
Reference Library
N8550 .P452 2015 (LC)
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Classification:
Books
Notes:
Published to accompany the exhibition, Frames in focus: Sansovino frames, April 1-13 September, 2015 at the National Gallery, London.
Associated with Venice and the Veneto of the second half of the 16th century, Sansovino frames are characterised by carved overlapping scrolls, garlands of fruit, masks, broken pediments, and sometimes cherubs.
Subject Terms:
Picture frames and framing -- Exhibitions.
Scrolls (Decorative arts)
Wood-carving, Baroque.
Contributors:
Schade, Peter.
O'Neill, Harriet.
National Gallery (Great Britain), publisher.
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