Carved, gilded and polychrome wooden frame

LUCA MOMBELLO (Orzivecchi, 1518/1520 - 1588/1596)

Carved, gilded and polychrome wooden frame

Gouache gilding in pure gold on red bole preparation
Brescia, mid-16th century

External 125x106 cm
Bar 104x87
Light 101x84 cm

External and internal part of the frame carved with successive leaf motifs.
Raised body, sculpted to represent elegant vegetal motifs, and centered by four angel heads with spread wings.
Corners carved to depict acanthus leaves underlined by colour.

The frame, of refined execution, both in terms of carving, gilding and polychromy, is the work of the Brescia artist Luca Mombello, a well-known painter of the Moretti school, who, in the first half of the 16th century, thanks to his , he was also a skilled carver and producer of frames.

Work published in:

Davide Dotti, “Sacro al femminile” works by Moretto's students
Milan, 2022 Pages 30-47 – Fig. 8