Frames

From time to time I comment on the artistic device of allowing part of the picture to stray out of its frame, most recently at reference 1. A device which can go so far as having the picture including a frame in paint, inside and in addition to the frame in wood which holds the picture as a whole, and having people or things in the picture crossing the frame in paint.

This morning I noticed a new variation, of which Cortana could only manage the pale imitation left, in which the shadows thrown from the net curtains onto the chimney breast opposite blended in an intriguing way with the reflections of the buildings on the river on the view of Delft hanging thereon.

Cortana could not cope with all the variations in this scene, which she has rather exaggerated, when compared with the subjective experience, with the rather subtle blend of the shadows with the reflections more or less lost.

PS: note the trusty pill box on the mantlepiece. I am hoping that I might get something more tasteful - arty even - for my birthday; tasteful while equally practical.

Reference 1: https://psmv3.blogspot.com/2018/07/arts-crafts-2.html.

Reference 2: View of Delft - Vermeer - 1660.