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Cornici Maselli artisan workshop in Florence, Italy

The Creation of the Frame

Insufficient attention is often paid to the raw material which makes a frame, as one tends to speak more easily about the decorative elements of the frame, such as the design and the finishing that are and remain key-elements in the creation of an artistic frame. Nevertheless, here we want to... Read

By: Cornici Maselli | 27/01/2009 | Art & Entertainment

The Gilder, His Shop and His Tools

Gilding, more than just a job, is an art, and as such the gilder must have an artistic taste; not only, but he has to have learnt the essential drawing elements and be educated to the nature and the characteristics of the ornamental styles of the various ages. In order to... Read

By: Cornici Maselli | 20/01/2009 | Art & Entertainment

Italian Frame During the Renaissance

The development of the frame is inextricably linked to that of architecture. Frames, whether they are used for paintings, bas-reliefs or mirrors, were designed as integral parts of an architectural space where they often had a harmonizing function against doors and windows. Not only did the frame design evolve with the evolution... Read

By: Cornici Maselli | 03/07/2008 | Art & Entertainment