Cassetta frame

Unknown

ca. 1450 · Poplar(?). Gilt; red-orange bole. · Robert Lehman Collection

Despite various alterations, this frame, now used on a "Madonna and Child" by Sano di Pietro (1405-1481), still has a fine patina. The two rows of punching of the same pattern in the frame create a visual rhythm that resonates in the punched halos and garment borders in the painting.

Artist

Unknown

Date

ca. 1450

Medium

Poplar(?). Gilt; red-orange bole.

Culture

Sienese

Department

Robert Lehman Collection

Credit line

Robert Lehman Collection, 1975