Frame of Saint John the Evangelist

Second half of the XVIII century. Carved, Water gilding, Ensamblado a media madera.
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This Neoclassical “Prince Charles IV” frame – strongly influenced by Italian models – was probably designed before Charles became king, to decorate the Casita del Príncipe at El Escorial. It was inspired by the so-called “Salvator Rosa frame” which the prince’s grandparents, Philip V and Elisabeth Farnese, used at the La Granja palace. The gilding, with its alternating burnished and matt finishes, creates highlights on the painting.

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Framed artwork

Saint John the Evangelist

Oil on panel, 1610 - 1612

Peter Paul Rubens

Inventory number: M000827
Author: Talleres Reales
Title: Frame of Saint John the Evangelist
Date: Second half of the XVIII century
Technique: Carved; Water gilding; Ensamblado a media madera
Medium: Pinewood
Dimension: Height: 123.50001 cm; Ancho de moldura: 8 cm; Profundidad de moldura: 6.5 cm; Ancho (de luz): 81 cm; Alto (de luz): 106.5 cm; Width: 98 cm
Provenance: Royal Collection
Style/Model: Carlos IV de hojas y lenguas (Casita del Príncipe, El Escorial)
Structure: Cassetta frame
Framing system: Rebated
Decorative motifs: Leaf-adn-tongue
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Aterido Fernández, Ángel; Martínez Cuesta, Juan; Pérez Preciado, José Juan, Los marcos de las pinturas de la Granja de San Ildefonso, 1, Fundación de Apoyo de la Historia del Arte Hispánico, Madrid, 2004, pp. 417-420.

Martínez Leiva, Gloria, Límite entre la realidad y la fantasía: el marco, Investigart, 2016, 13 de dic..

Jordán de Urríes y de la Colina, Javier, Marcos para las colecciones reales (1746-1808), Conferencia impartida durante el "II Curso de Historia del marco y su Conservación" en el Museo Nacional del Prado, 2016.