Explore the The Frame of this artwork, View of Olinda (Post).
The painting is still paired with a frame believed to be made specifically for this painting, the creator of which is unknown. It features wood-carved depictions of flora and fauna, such as passionflower, watermelon, hops - European and non-European plants - with laurel and acanthus throughout, a nod to Classicist style. It also features animal life, such as the praying mantis, tarantula, scorpion, centipede, and snake, among others. It has been theorized that some of the creatures have been modeled after plants and animals Post had painted in prior landscapes, as well as from naturalist illustrations of the time. Though now the frame looks like untreated wood, it is believed that it was at one point either gilded or painted.
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