![]() The selection of these collections is based on the rôle of an important 17 th century collector. The second part of the essay analyzes frames around paintings by Corneille in three important French collections, as well as a couple of examples from the United States. Written sources concerning commissions are scarce in any period, and little direct information survives from the 16 th century. This essay attempts to reassess the originality of these frames by taking a closer look at the current and historic framing of works by Corneille de Lyon, beginning with a brief description of the oeuvre of the painter and his life and milieu, in order to gain an idea of the dominant framing styles during and shortly after his life. On the one hand, there is the possibility that the original frames, or very early combinations of painting and frame, still survive the other possibility is that art dealers, collectors or others involved in the sale or ownership of one of these portraits have decided to reframe it in this way. The large percentage of Corneille de Lyon paintings on the art market which are set in aedicular frames suggests two scenarios. A bit of research shows that many of the frames surrounding these small portraits painted by Corneille de Lyon (and also by his contemporaries) are made in a similar style, although they may be either genuinely antique or modern replicas. Coincidentally, both were framed in a similar way: an aedicular style, complete with columns, an entablature with a frieze and cornice, and a pediment. ![]() ![]() This is followed by a short piece on the history of the frames themselves, by The Frame Blog.Ĭorneille de Lyon (c.1500/10–d.1575), Louise de Rieux, 1550, Musée du LouvreĪt TEFAF in Maastricht last year (2018), two paintings by the Franco-Dutch artist Corneille de Lyon were offered for sale. Maarten van ’t Klooster delves into the framing history of Corneille de Lyon’s small portraits of the French aristocracy, to try to discover when so many of them might have been matched with the decorative Italianate aedicules now so closely associated with them.
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