Frame of The Visitation
Ca. 1500. Polychromed, Trepanado / calado, Joined / assembled, Water gilding.Room 050
This frame, in a style midway between Gothic and Renaissance, was strongly influenced by Flemish art. In structural terms it follows the fixed-frame pattern, with its characteristic rainsill and an inscription in Gothic script alluding to the subject depicted. Interestingly, the tracery arches typical of Gothic architectural decoration are interspersed with more naturalistic elements associated with the Renaissance, such as the carved openwork vine leaves running around much of the perimeter.
