Roberto LODI. Amedeo MONTANARI. European frame repertory. It - Lot 174

Roberto LODI. Amedeo MONTANARI. European frame repertory. Italy, France, Spain and the Netherlands from the 15th to the 20th century. Published by Galleria Roberto LODI, 2003. The fruit of extensive iconographic research in antique shops and private collections, this work is a photographic repertory of the frame through the centuries and in the countries that have contributed most to its evolution. The major part of this study is devoted to Italy, the country that initiated the Renaissance style in the Quattrocento. The second half of the book presents, still in chronological order, the transformations of the frame in Spain, France and the Netherlands. Roberto Lodi and Amedeo Montanari have compiled an atlas of the frame, creating an overview of the typologies used over the centuries in a work that is both clear and highly detailed.