Frame of The Finding of Moses

1751 - 1753. Carved, Ensamblado a media madera, Water gilding.
Not on display

This Neoclassical frame, dating from the second half of the 18th century, was named after the court painter who designed it, Andrés de la Calleja. It was commissioned in 1748 by Ferdinand VI in order to give the paintings at the New Royal Palace in Madrid a more uniform appearance. It was later also used to frame pictures at the Buen Retiro Palace, and is thus one of the most distinctive frames in the Royal Collection, as well as one of the most common in the Museo del Prado.

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Framed artwork

The Finding of Moses

Oil on canvas, 1633

Orazio Gentileschi

Inventory number: M000233
Authors: Talleres Reales -Maker-; Andrés de la Calleja -Designer-
Title: Frame of The Finding of Moses
Date: 1751 - 1753
Technique: Carved; Ensamblado a media madera; Water gilding
Medium: Pinewood
Dimension: Alto (de luz): 241.5 cm; Height: 262 cm; Ancho de moldura: 10 cm; Profundidad de moldura: 7.3 cm; Width: 301 cm; Ancho (de luz): 280 cm
Provenance: Royal Collection
Style/Model: Andrés de la Calleja
Structure: Cassetta frame
Framing system: Rebated
Decorative motifs: Canes tied in cross
Ribbon and stick
Acanthus leaves

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Morales Piga, Mª Luisa, Andrés de la Calleja, [Tesis doctoral] Universidad Complutense - https://eprints.ucm.es/id/eprint/35965/1/T19151.pdf, Madrid, 1993, pp. 89-91.

Mitchell, Paul, A History of European Picture Frames, Merrell Holberton, Londres, 1996, pp. 129-130.

Jordán de Urríes y de la Colina, Javier, La pintura mural, Carlos III. Majestad y ornato en los escenarios del rey ilustrado, Patrimonio Nacional, Madrid, 2016, pp. 155-160.

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.