http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Règles_de_composition_dans_la_peinture_occidentale
News and views from Xaintrie, a sub-region in South-West France. It nestles largely in the extreme south of the Department of Corrèze, in the region of Nouvelle Aquitaine. Nouvelles et points de vue de Xaintrie, une sous-région du sud-ouest de la France. Il se niche en grande partie à l'extrême sud du département de la Corrèze, en région Nouvelle Aquitaine.
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
Règles de composition dans la peinture occidentale - Wikipédia
Painting sizes and Framing
Look at this site:
http://www.lucyart.co.uk/size.php
This shows sizes on sale in the UK. But beware! - the centimetres are approximate, the centimetres are precise.
Here in France we can get metric shapes, as shown at the bottom of this table, but here you will also come across 'traditional' sizes, often codified as "5F" or "6P" etc. where "F" stands for "Figure", "P' for "Paysage" (landscape), "M" for "Marine".
Also -look at this site:
http://alain.joly91.free.fr/paged_accueil_tailledestoiles.htm
I've been trying to trace the historical basis for these French traditional shapes but haven't got very far. Does anyone have any info on this subject, I wonder?
Mike