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A portrait is an artistic representation of a person using any medium, whether it may be sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, or any other form of artistic rendering. The face is primarily the focal point of the painting, and the most often the artist’s goal is to emphasize the expression, mood, and personality of the subject, as well as adhering to the subject’s likeness. Historically, portraits have been composed to depict and honor those of wealth, and although today they can be produced by virtually anyone, portraits still have the power to denote a sense of prestige and intimacy with the subject, no matter who it might be.
Portrait by G.P.A. Healy, oil on canvas, restored and framed
Classic American gilded scoop frame with corner details and gold leaf liner
The frame of a portrait is very crucial to its complementation: it must extract and enhance the most vivid colors of portrait, as well as mimicking the styles and details within the artwork. One example of a popular portraiture frame is the American “scoop frame”, better known as a fluted cove frame. It was a style introduced and popularized by Americans that grew from a period where the need for frames was in high demand due to the rise of museums. These frames were simple and easy to be mass-produced for not only museum framing but also for the framing of individual portraiture, which was becoming more common for people of all classes, not just the wealthy. With that being said, the fluted cove frame was a perfect compliment for generic portraits: its design was simple and easy to replicate, and the gold gilding was accentuating to nearly all paintings.
Portrait, oil on canvas, restored and framed
Carrig-Rohane Frame
Oil painting framed with Spandrel
Portrait, drawing on paper, restored and framed
Gilded period frame, French mat , and protected Museum Glass
Portrait, oil on canvas, restored and framed
Frame- wood and gold
Portrait of Otto Eckstein, Harvard University, old and new frame
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