@psframes

Working with Frames, here private personal views, mostly on frames. Retweets are not endorsements.

 London, England
Joined November 2014
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Whether or not you like Holman Hunt's work, you must admire his amazing inventiveness when it comes to frames. 50+ years' worth, & many gathered here to show what he wanted you to see...: theframeblog.com/2025/07/20/…
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Replying to @TomaszLisPiano @NationalGallery
There are many successful reframing which I’ve been following courtesy of Mr @psframes including one of my favourite paintings by Antonello da Messina. @NationalGallery
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Hay algo injusto en la poderosa presencia de los grandes maestros pues suele condenar al olvido nombres que deberían ser recordados. "Follower of Rembrandt" dice la ficha de la National Gallery y, sin embargo, qué prodigio de luz, de sombra y de penumbra.
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Did you spot these hidden details in our frames?👀 Our Head of Framing, Peter Schade, shines at light on some of the intricate details found on our frames, and the history behind them.
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Vincent even made a little sketch of it for Theo, and in later letters explained that he thought it should be given a very simple frame with thin strips of wood. Rather different to the one it now hangs in.
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Uccello's Battle of San Romano @NationalGallery has just been reframed in a technique which revives the Renaissance skill of intarsia, or wooden inlay, creating a stunning and appropriate setting for this important and striking work. See theframeblog.com/2024/07/26/…
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Looks as if these three displays of #Caravaggio ⁦@NationalGallery⁩ ⁦@museodelprado⁩ ⁦@UlsterMuseum⁩ have joined in a curatorial zeitgeist
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‘Often the most appropriate frame is the most invisible frame.’ Meet the National Gallery’s head of framing, @psframes, who quietly transforms how the UK’s masterpieces are seen

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Bold. But imo an improvement.
Peter Schade@psframes2 May 2024
Today we re-framed Jan van Eyck’s Arnolfini Portrait. We replaced the late 19th century gothic fantasy frame with a newly acquired somber gilded 15th century moulding. The figures appear larger and the details crisper without the competition of the incongruous carving.
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Frames from the collection of the Richard Green Gallery: Part II A sale to be held online by @Sothebys , London, from 4-10 April 2024 theframeblog.com/2024/03/30/…
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Keith Christiansen in the first of 3 articles on framing the European paintings @metmuseum : finding period frames or making replicas which are historically appropriate, aesthetically right, or salute the important collectors who have owned these works: theframeblog.com/2024/02/27/…
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Javier@Javierandrews028 Dec 2023
Adoración de los Reyes, de Andrea della Robbia, dentro de un altar decorado con pinturas de escuela catalana, procedente de Pedralbes, en la exposición Tiempos Modernos, en el Museo Nacional de Escultura @MuseoEscultura #tiemposmodernos – at Valladolid, Spain
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6. El itinerario de marcos del Museo del Prado: “Otra Colección”. un recorrido cronológico por la colección de marcos del museo y por la historia del marco en general a través de 30 piezas museodelprado.es/actualidad/…
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Part 3 of 'What artists, critics & collectors say about frames: ' a loose collection of quotations by or on the frames used by C19 European artists from Ingres to Signac, together with a brief consideration of the decoration of exhibition interiors. theframeblog.com/2023/12/01/…
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Looking forward to hosting your panel: REFRAMING THE IMAGE: HISTORIC PICTURE FRAMES & THEIR CHANGING FASHIONS on 5 December at @NPGLondon with @PaulMitchellLtd @samfogg and @TheFrameBlogMag! Tickets: londonartweek.co.uk/law-wint…
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El @museodelprado ha incluido un nuevo apartado en su galería online dedicado a marcos. Un nuevo recurso digital idóneo para la difusión de esta colección a veces olvidada -aunque visible- y para la profundización en estas piezas. Os animo a explorar 😉 museodelprado.es/coleccion/m…
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Trinks lesen. Besprechung der Ausstellung zu Dieric Bouts in Leuven. m.faz.net/aktuell/feuilleton…

Pionier der Ölmalerei: Dieric Bouts im M-Leuven

Glücklich die Kunst, unselig das transhistorische Kontextualisieren: Belgien zeigt in Leuven die größte Schau des spätgotischen Malers Dieric Bouts seit Jahrzehnten.

faz.net
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Un portrait présumé de Jean Pointel, l’ami et le collectionneur passionné de Poussin, acquis par le @MuseeGdSiecle 👏👏👏
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What a great example of good framing. See how suddenly the extra space around Christ makes the picture ping into life!
Peter Schade@psframes3 Oct 2023
We re-framed Domenico Ghirlandaio‘s Madonna and Child in a newly acquired original late 15th century carved, gilded and painted arched top frame. The fictive arched niche in the painting suddenly recedes and looks like a continuation of the frame. This is a very rare find.
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In today’s ⁦@ObserverUK⁩ (for non-UK followers: essentially the Sunday version of The Guardian)⁦ ⁦@MsRachelCooke⁩ gives the ⁦@NationalGallery’s #FransHals exhibition ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️. Lovely read about a lovely show. theguardian.com/artanddesign…

Frans Hals review – a joyful Dutch master in the spotlight

Often overshadowed by his contemporary Rembrandt, the 17th-century Haarlem artist is revealed to be a genius of the telling portrait in this first showcase of his work in 30 years

theguardian.com
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