Modern Renaissance: Gold Leaf Studios

A 17th-century cathedral tabernacle frame, 17 feet high by 11 and a half feet wide.

Take a look through this gilder’s frame studio — just a quick browse: Now, I ask, where do you think you are? A centuries-old atelier in Florence, or maybe Paris? Wrong! If you’ve been out sipping beer at the Brickskeller near Dupont Circle lately, it’s right beyond the rear wall, accessible down the alley and [...]

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