Scarab of Thutmose II
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PAINTINGS AND THEIR FRAMES
Lists of paintings in dowries and estate inventories often include descriptions, however brief, of their frames. In the colonial period, frames were often higher in value than their painted images, especially when made of silver or embellished with gold leaf. Paintings were even cut down to fit expensive frames or discarded altogether and replaced with mirrors.
The nearby large painting on copper of Saint Catherine of Siena was evidently so esteemed by its owner that a richly embossed silver frame was commissioned for it. The valuable silver frames for the two small, unrefined interpretations of the Annunciation and the Meeting of Joachim and Anna—adorned with embossed flowers, twisted Solomonic columns, putti (winged infants), scalloped shells, and mythological creatures—were probably worth more than the paintings.
LAS PINTURAS Y SUS MARCOS
Las listas de pinturas en dotes e inventarios de propiedad a menudo incluyen descripciones, aunque breves, de sus marcos. En el periodo colonial, los marcos solían ser más costosos que las imágenes pintadas que contenían, especialmente cuando estaban hechos de plata o adornados con hoja de oro. Las pinturas incluso se cortaban para hacerlas encajar dentro de marcos costosos o se desechaban del todo y se sustituían por espejos.
La gran pintura sobre cobre cercana que muestra a Santa Catalina de Siena evidentemente era tan estimada por su propietario que comisionó un lujoso marco de plata repujada para contenerla. Los valiosos marcos de plata de las dos pequeñas, y algo ingenuas, interpretaciones de La Anunciación y El Encuentro de Joaquín y Ana—adornadas con flores en relieve, columnas Salomónicas en espiral, putti (querubines o amorcillos), conchas onduladas y criaturas mitológicas—probablemente valían más que las pinturas mismas.
Caption
Scarab of Thutmose II, ca. 1481–1479 B.C.E.. Jasper, 5/16 x 7/16 x 9/16 in. (0.8 x 1.1 x 1.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn Museum Collection, X626.39. Creative Commons-BY (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, CUR.X626.39_erg2.jpg)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Title
Scarab of Thutmose II
Date
ca. 1481–1479 B.C.E.
Dynasty
Dynasty 18
Period
New Kingdom
Geography
Place made: Egypt
Medium
Jasper
Classification
Dimensions
5/16 x 7/16 x 9/16 in. (0.8 x 1.1 x 1.5 cm)
Credit Line
Brooklyn Museum Collection
Accession Number
X626.39
Rights
Creative Commons-BY
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