Charles de Saint-Albin, Archbishop of Cambrai, 1723, Hyacinthe Rigaud, French. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Happy Marriages: Paintings and their Frames in Curatorial and Conservation Practice
GETTY CENTER
Museum Lecture Hall
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Curator Davide Gasparotto and conservator Gene Karraker, the J. Paul Getty Museum, address the role that frames play in presenting paintings in a museum. They discuss the use of centuries-old techniques to restore frames, how they select frames, and the aesthetic considerations involved in re-framing works in the collection