Preparing for the reopening of its European Paintings galleries, the Metropolitan Museum of Art had to treat a 16th-century panel painting of The Annunciation by Pietro Candido that was without its original frame. The panel had warped significantly over time and required a special molding—a complicated task in the case of a painting measuring 91¼ by 68¼ inches. The Met called upon Lowy for assistance.

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Our team produced a custom molding to surround the warped panel of The Annunciation. When the Met reopened its European Galleries, the painting bore a handsomely and appropriately warped gilded molding.

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In another project, the Met needed to frame masterpieces by the Venetian Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. These enormous canvases depict ancient battles and triumphs and were painted to decorate a large reception room in the Ca’ Dolfin, Venice, where they were originally set into walls with frescoed frames. Working closely with the Metropolitan’s Department of Painting Conservation, Lowy created 18th-century style frames that complement the subjects of the paintings with their the violent action that seems at times to spill outside of their borders.