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Holbein, Hans (der Jüngere) - Hermann Hillebrand de Wedigh (1532)
A picture frame around a painting by Hans Holbein

A picture frame is usually a rectangular or oval shaped object designed to hold, protect and display a painting, drawing, or photograph. Most picture frames are made of wood or metal, and may have a glass cover. Some can be attached to walls, while others can stand up on a flat surface. The frames can almost be works of art themselves.

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  • Jean-baptiste corot, corso di un fiume, 1845-55 ca

    Neo-Baroque frame of a 19th-century painting

  • Rahmenmacherwerkstatt um1900

    View of a frame-maker's workshop, oil on canvas, circa 1900

  • Barokke lijst

    The elaborate decoration on this frame may be made by adhering molded plaster pieces to the wood base

  • Passe-Partout - 2013-04-21 at 15-52-17

    A passe-partout (or mat) can be put between the frame and picture. The passe-partout serves two purposes: first, to prevent the image from touching the glass, and second, to frame the image and enhance its visual appeal.

  • Compiègne (60), musée du Second Empire, tableau - L'impératrice Eugénie, par Winterhalter, 1864, inv. MMPO.203

    Round Second Empire frame

  • Annunciation Lucca c1500

    Italian Renaissance frame, The Annunciation Lucca c1500

  • ChenonceauPaintingHyacintheRigaud

    Portrait of King Louis XIV in a gilded baroque frame.

  • Louis Savès en uniforme avec la croix de guerre

    A portrait photograph of a French soldier in uniform in a frame for domestic use, featuring reliefs of Field Marshal French and Marshal Joffre.

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