Ogee frame
Unknown Artist
1570–75
Medium
Poplar
Dimensions
Overall: 22 3/8 × 18 5/8 in. (56.8 × 47.3 cm) Sight: 17 11/16 × 13 7/8 in. (45 × 35.3 cm) Rabbet: 18 1/4 × 14 1/2 in. (46.4 × 36.8 cm)
Classification
Frames
Culture
Italian, Florence
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.2189
Art Historical Context
Step into the refined world of Renaissance Florence with this exquisite *Ogee frame*, crafted around 1570–75 by an unknown artist. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Robert Collection, this poplar wood frame measures 3/8 × 18 5/8 inches overall, with a sight size of 17 11/16 × 13 7/8 inches—dimensions that suggest it was designed to elegantly encase a painting of modest scale, typical for private devotional or portrait works of the era. The ogee profile, named for its characteristic S-shaped curve combining convex and concave elements, exemplifies the sophisticated frame-making tradi...