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Maratta frames

Scope note

Use for frames which have a continuous ornament design, usually repeated foliage motifs, along the inner part of the molding. Of a type popular in the 17th and 18th centuries and named for the Italian painter Carlo Maratta. ADAIR

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

3000190127

Broader Terms used

<frames by form>

Equivalent Terms used

Maratta frame

Created

13yrs ago

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