Picture frame

A picture frame around a painting by Hans Holbein

A picture frame is usually a rectangular or oval shaped object designed to hold, protect and display a painting, drawing, or photograph. Most picture frames are made of wood or metal, and may have a glass cover. Some can be attached to walls, while others can stand up on a flat surface. The frames can be works of art themselves.

Picture Frame Media

View of a frame-maker's workshop, oil on canvas, circa 1900
The elaborate decoration on this frame may be made by adhering molded plaster pieces to the wood base.
Round Second Empire frame
Italian Renaissance frame, The Annunciation Lucca c1500
Portrait of King Louis XIV in a gilded baroque frame
A portrait photograph of a French soldier in uniform in a frame for domestic use, featuring reliefs of Field Marshal French and Marshal Joffre

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