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Period: 17th Century
Painting Devotional Scene The Miracle of Soriano, 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. The canvas recounts the miracle of Soriano: in this locality in Calabria, the Madonna with Mary Magdalene (recognizable by the jar of ointment) and Catherine of Alexa...
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Other Art Style 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Winged Putti Paint Oil on canvas Baroque 17th Century Mitological Michelangelo
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Attributed to Giovanni Battista Merano (Genoa 1632 - Piacenza 1698) Pair of winged cherubs with chains Genoese school, around 1670-80 Oil on canvas, 67 x 57 cm. Framed 89 x 78 cm. This pleasant painting, depicting a pair of winged cherubs, is attributed to Genoese Giovan Battista Merano (Genoa 1632 - Piacenza 1698), trained in Genoa first in the workshop of Giovanni Andrea De Ferrari, and then of Valerio Castello, of whom he became one of the best students. It was probably the latter who advised the student to stay in the then Duchy of Parma to study Correggio and Parmigianino, as he had done in his time. During this first stay in Parma Giovanni Battista worked on the fresco decoration of the oratory...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Study Of King David, 17th Century School Of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640)
By Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Blackwater, GB
Study Of David, 17th Century School Of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) 17th Century Dutch study of the head of David before the battle against Goliath & The Philistines, oil on canva...
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17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Rare and fascinating 17th Century German Classical British royalty Old Master
By (Circle of) Godfrey Kneller
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Circle of Godfrey Kneller (German, 1646 – 1723) Amelie Sophia von Wendt as Aphrodite in the judgement of Paris, later as King George II’s Courtesan, bestowed the title of the Countess of Yarmouth. oil on canvas 34.1/4 x 41 in. (87 x 104 cm.) Provenance: Historically at Bruggen Castle...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Portrait Of Elisabeth of France Queen Of Spain & Portugal (1602-1644)
By Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Elisabeth of France Queen Of Spain & Portugal (1602-1644) School of Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640) Large 17th Century Old Master portrait of ...
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17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Mediterranean Capriccio, Oil on canvas by Abraham Storck, circa 1680
By Abraham Jansz Storck
Located in Paris, FR
« A Mediterranean capriccio » Oil on canvas by Abraham STORCK With an appraisal by René Millet ( Well Known French Expert in Paris) Within a tortoise-shell Turtle This oil on canvas...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas

Portrait Of Philadelphia, 17th Century Probably Philadelphia Carey Of Aske Hall
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Philadelphia, 17th Century Probably Philadelphia Carey Of Aske Hall, Richmond, North Yorkshire, English Courier & Lady In Waiting to Princess Elizabeth Studio Of Sir Pe...
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17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Painting with Daniel in the Pit of Lions, 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. The biblical episode depicted refers to the story of Daniel, the prophet in the court of King Darius the Mede who, for praying to his God, was condemned to be thrown i...
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Other Art Style 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Christian Ottoman Wars Cavalry Battle, 17th Century circle of Il Borgognone
Located in Blackwater, GB
Christian Ottoman Wars Cavalry Battle, 17th Century circle of Il Borgognone (1628-1679) Large 17th Century Italian School scene of a Christian and Ottoman cavalry during battle, o...
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17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Nobleman in Armour, 17th Century Oil Painting
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
Oil on canvas Image size: 30 x 35 inches (76.25 x 89 cm) Carved gilt frame A half-length portrait of a man turned slightly to the left, gazing at the spectator, standing, wearing st...
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17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Baroque Italian master - 17th century figure painting - Resurrection Christ
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian master (17th century) - Resurrection of Christ. 128 x 103 cm without frame, 148 x 123 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in carved and gilded wood...
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A pair of Dutch 17th century old master portraits of a husband and wife
Located in Bath, Somerset
A rare pair of three-quarter length 'marriage' portraits by one of the foremost dutch portrait painters of the 17th century, Nicolaes Maes (Dordrecht 1634-1693 Amsterdam). The gentleman signed middle left 'Maes 1679'. Oil on canvas in dutch style ebonised frames. Dimensions 58 x 47.5cms each. The gentleman is shown in a landscape at dusk, leaning against a stone capital, wearing a white chemise decorated with lace, a black coat and a brown silk cloak draped across his body. The lady is elegantly dressed in an ivory silk gown decorated with jewels on the neckline and shoulders, the contrasting sleeves in gold fabric, with a rose pink silk cloak draped over her shoulder and bodice. She wears a pearl necklace and earrings with her fair hair worn up with ringlets falling down onto her chest in the fashionable style of the day. She stands with one hand touching a lock of her hair as she rests her arm on the bowl of a stone water drinking fountain...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Boy and a Girl with a Cat
By Jan Miense Molenaer
Located in Zürich, CH
Jan Miense Molenaer was a Dutch Golden Age genre painter whose style was a precursor to Jan Steen’s work during Dutch Golden Age painting. He shared a studio with his wife, Judith Leyster, also a genre painter, as well as a portraitist and painter of still-life. Both Molenaer and Leyster may have been pupils of the successful Dutch painter, Frans Hals. Molenaer was born and died in Haarlem. He achieved a style close to Hals’ early on in his career, but later developed a style like that of Dutch genre painter, Adriaen van Ostade. His genre works often depicted players of music, such as his The Music Makers (Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest), The Duet(Seattle Art Museum), or Family Making Music (Frans Hals Museum). He also depicted Taverns and the activities of card games or games of the times such as La main chaude, or in Dutch, Handjeklap, which literally means clapping hands. Molenaer also cleverly depicted biblical stories in his own time and surroundings, such as representing a scene from Peter’s Gospel set in a Dutch Tavern...
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17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Moonlit River Landscape, 17th Century Aert van der Neer (1603-1677)
By Aert Van Der Neer
Located in Blackwater, GB
Moonlit River Landscape, 17th Century Aert van der Neer (1603-1677) 17th Century Dutch old master moonlit river landscape, oil on canvas attributed to Aert Van Der Neer. Excellent ...
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17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

A Guardroom Interior with a Seated Woman Amongst Plunder
Located in Zürich, CH
Jacob Duck (1600–1667) was a Dutch Golden Age painter who specialized in guardroom interiors, or “cortegaerdje.” He was born in Utrecht, the Netherlands, an...
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17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Still-life Flower Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Lombard school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesca Volò Smiller, called Vincenzina (Milan, 1657 - 1700) - circle of Floral composition Oil on canvas (97 x 72 cm. - in octagonal frame 100 x 84 cm.) A rich floral compositio...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Male and female portrait, both in silk kimono, possibly textile dealers
By Christoffel Lubieniecki
Located in Amsterdam, NL
CHRISTOFFEL LUBIENIECKI (1659-1729) Pair of portraits of a gentleman and a lady, both in silk kimono, before a country house (circa 1680) Indistinctly signed “C.......” on a box under the man’s left hand Oil on canvas, 79.5 x 67 cm each Both sitters are portrayed wearing a silk “Japanese” coat. During the second half of the seventeenth the Japanese silk coat, an adapted Japanese kimono, became a real vogue in the Dutch elite. The exclusive Dutch trade contacts with Japan can explain the popularity of the kimono-style silk coats in the Netherlands. Everybody who could afford one, dressed in such a fashionable and comfortable coat and, like the present sitters, some proud owners had themselves portrayed in a “Japanese” coat often together with an oriental carpet to underline their standing and international connections. These portraits are the work of the Polish-born portraitist Christoffel Lubieniecki (also known as Lubienitski, Lubinitski or Lubiniecki) Lubieniecki was first trained in Hamburg under Julian Stuhr and after 1675 in Amsterdam under Adriaen Backer and Gerard de Lairesse. He specialized in landscapes, generally of an Italianate character, and in portraits. The loving execution of these contented burghers, enjoying the garden vistas of their country house, places him alongside Amsterdam portraitists such as Constantijn Netscher and Michiel van Musscher...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Old Master Painting, Flemish School from 1600s, Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Stockholm, SE
This small Flemish painting, measuring only 24.5 x 18.5 cm and executed on a copper plate, depicts Saint Nicholas of Tolentino. Created in the 17th century, the artist remains unknow...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Copper

Portrait of a Trepanning Surgeon, Early 17th Century Oil Painting
Located in London, GB
Oil on oak panel, inscribed top left ‘AETATIS SUAE 32’ Image size: 27 x 35 inches (68.5 x 89 cm) Contemporary style handmade frame This is a portrait of a medical figure from the ea...
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17th Century Paintings

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Oak, Oil

Portrait of a Lady in an Elaborate Stone Cartouche, Oil on canvas Painting
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Lady in an Elaborate Stone Cartouche c.1675-80 Mary Beale (1632-1699) Titan Fine Art present this superb portrait where the sitter has been portrayed wearing a low-cut white chemise under a gold silk robe with a draped light...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century French Old Master Oil Painting Classical Robed Semi Nude Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
17th century French School circle of Nicolas Poussin (French 1594-1665) "Figures in Arcadia" oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 16 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, England condition: very good and sound condition Nicolas Poussin was a renowned French painter of the 17th century. He is considered one of the greatest figures of classical French Baroque art...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Card Players by a Flemish 1600s Artist
Located in Stockholm, SE
Flemish 1600s School The Card Players oil on oak panel panel dimensions 22.5 x 20 cm frame included Provenance: From a Swedish private collection. Condition: Flat and stabl...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oak, Oil, Panel

Portrait Lady Woman Voet Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italian Art
By Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Antwerp 1639 - Paris 1689)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Antwerp 1639 - Paris 1689) Atelier Portrait of the Young Ortensia Mancini, Duchess of La Meilleraye (Rome 1646 - Chelsea 1699) Oil on canvas 75 x 61 cm. - exquisite gilded and lacquered wooden double frame 105 x 91 cm. The beautiful painting depicting the young and attractive Duchess Ortensia Mancini is part of the refined portraiture of Jacob Ferdinand Voet (Antwerp 1639 - Paris 1689). Of Flemish origin, the painter achieved great success with the aristocratic families of Rome - where he stayed from 1663 to 1679 - thanks to the famous series of portraits commissioned by Cardinal Flavio Chigi, depicting the most enchanting women of the time, and now housed in the Palazzo Chigi in Ariccia. The paintings became so popular that the artist was repeatedly asked to reproduce replicas and similar versions of them: the 'cabinet des dames' was thus one of the Roman fashions of the 17th century, justifying the large number of female portraits attributable to his workshop that gravitated on the market. Voet flaunted in his portraits a peculiar softness and grace in the rendering of the complexions, a subtle voluptuousness in the description of the lips, entrusted to small brushstrokes of red, a sense of calm fixity in the pose, all characteristics that are immediately reflected in the work under examination. Our young effigy, Hortense Mancini...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Smokers
Located in Zürich, CH
Abraham Diepraem was a Dutch painter and draughtsman who specialized in genre scenes from the life of peasants and urban lower classes. A typical representative of the Rotterdam hous...
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17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Madonna Angels Van Balen Paint Oil on table Old master 16/17th Century Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp 1575 - 1632) workshop Possible Jan van Balen (Antwerp 1611 - 1654) Madonna and Child with Three Angels Oil on panel 65 x 50 cm....
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

17th Century German Baroque Oil Painting Shepherds & Flocks in Landscape
By Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa di Tivoli)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shepherds in Field German School, late 17th century circle of Philipp Peter Roos (1655-1706) oil on canvas 19 x 31 inches, unframed provenance: private collection, France condition: ...
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Stopover for Riders in a Village
Located in Zürich, CH
Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot or Droogsloot was a Dutch Golden age painter of village scenes, landscapes, genere pictures, moral allegories and biblical stories. He was born in Haarlem, and he was a pupil of Esaias van de Velde...
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Dutch School 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Way of the Cross - XIII - Oil Painting - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Way of the Cross - XIII is an old master artwork realized in the 17th century by an Anonymous artist. Mixed colored oil on copper. Titled on the low...
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Modern 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Baroque Italian painter - 17th century landscape painting - Port Scene
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (17th century) - Port landscape with figures. 65.5 x 95.5 cm without frame, 73.5 x 107.5 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in a wooden frame. Condition report: Lined c...
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Judith Beheading Holoferne - Oil painting by G.R. Badaracco - Late 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Judith Beheading Holoferne is an oil painting made by Giovanni Raffaele Badaracco, mid-17th Century. Oil on canvas, cm. 102x75.. Very good condition. Prov. Sotheby's, Amsterdam,...
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Ascension Day in Venice, Louis de Caullery (1582-1621), Flemish 17th century
Located in PARIS, FR
Ascension Day in Venice 17th century Antwerp School Attributed to Louis de Caullery (1582-1621) Oil on oak panel Dimensions: h. 19.68 in, w. 34.25 in Flemish style frame in ebonized ...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

17th Century Baroque Old Master Oil Painting Stag Hunting Party in Landscape
By Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa di Tivoli)
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hunting Party German/ Italian School circle of Philipp Peter Roos (German 1655-1706) oil on canvas, unframed 19 x 31 inches provenance: private collection, France condition: good...
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Equestrian Portrait Kraeck Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jan Kraeck, in Italy Giovanni Caracca (Haarlem c. 1540 - Turin 1607) Workshop of Equestrian portrait of Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (Rivoli 1562 - Savigliano 1630) known as 'the Great' Oil on canvas (148 × 122 cm - Framed 165 × 139 cm) The work is also accompanied by an expert's report by Dr. Arabella Cifani, which traces it back to a pupil of the master, Giulio Maino (1570 - after 1643) The subject of this fascinating equestrian portrait is Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (Rivoli 1562 - Savigliano 1630), immortalised in adulthood, proudly mounted on the back of his white horse, in his sumptuous ceremonial armour trimmed with fine gold ornaments. He wears short hair, a pointed beard and moustache, with a lace ruff around his neck. Nicknamed 'Firehead' by his subjects, due to his manifest military aptitude and impetuous character, he was one of the most capable and cultured princes in the history of the House of Savoy; his birth was announced to the family by Nostradamus, in 1561, who added that he would become 'the greatest leader of his time'. He married the daughter of Philip II of Spain...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Circle Teniers, Flemish Art, Peasants smoking and drinking in a Tavern Interior
Located in Greven, DE
Circle or Follower of David Teniers, Peasant in a Tavern Inn, drinking and smoking. Oil on canvas, Framed: 39 x 47 cm. Typical Flemish Baroque Interior...
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

17th Century Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A rare pair of mated, hand-painted, verre églomisé, 17th c. Dutch harbor scenes featuring figures, a variety of boats, and foreground buildings. Each held in antique, hand-carved, pa...
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17th Century Paintings

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Wood, Glass

Landscape with Gentleman on Horseback and Peasant Woman Receiving Alms
By Philips Wouwerman
Located in Stockholm, SE
Workshop / Circle of Philips Wouwerman (1619-1668) Landscape with Gentleman on Horseback and Peasant Woman Receiving Alms oil on oak panel 12.40 x 14.17 inches (31.5 x 36 cm) wit...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oak, Oil, Wood Panel

Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, 17th Century workshop of GUIDO RENI (1575-1642)
By Guido Reni
Located in Blackwater, GB
Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, 17th Century workshop of GUIDO RENI (1575-1642) Large 17th century Italian Old Master depiction of the ...
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17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th-Century English School, Portrait Miniature Of King Charles I, Oil On Copper
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite mid-17th-century portrait miniature depicts a gentleman, believed to be King Charles I, wearing a lace collar. Following his execution in 1649, numerous portraits wer...
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English School 17th Century Paintings

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Copper

Job Cursed by His Wife
By Giovanni Battista Langetti
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Alfred (1883-1961) and Hermine Stiassni (1889-1962), Brno, Czech Republic, by 1925; thence London, 1938-1940; thence Los Angeles, 1940-1962; thence by descent to: Susanne Stiassni Martin and Leonard Martin, San Francisco, until 2005; thence by descent to: Private Collection, California Exhibited: Künstlerhaus, Brünn (Brno), 1925, as by Ribera. “Art of Collecting,” Flint Institute of Art, Flint, Michigan, 23 November 2018 – 6 January 2019. Literature: Alte Meister...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Baroque Italian painter - 17th century figure painting - Holy Family - Virgin
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian master (17th century) - Holy Family with St. John the Baptist. 66 x 99cm. Oil on canvas, unframed. Lined canvas. Good state of conservation of the pictorial surface, there...
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century Oil Painting of a Dog at Play
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Absolutely charming, original, circa 1650, Italian, oil on canvas painting of a puppy at play with a crimson ball.  Canvas size: 14.75 in. high x 18.25 in. wide.
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17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century Dutch Flemish Old Master Oil on Panel Figures Grape Harvest
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Grape Harvest Flemish/ Dutch School, 17th century oil on wood panel panel: 13 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, Belgium condition: very good and sound condition
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

17th c. Flemish - Landscape with Flight to Egypt - Antwerp circa 1630
Located in PARIS, FR
LANDSCAPE WITH FLIGHT TO EGYPT, JASPER VAN DER LANEN (ANTWERP, 1585 - 1634) 17TH CENTURY FLEMISH SCHOOL ANTWERP CIRCA 1630 Oil on copper, dimensions: h. 10.23 in, w. 14.96 in Flemish style frame in ebonized wood adorned with wavy moldings and wood veneer. Framed dimensions: h. 17.32 in, w. 21.65 in Provenance: Philips auction...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Copper

1600's Flemish Old Master Oil Painting The Virgin & Child Mastertpiece Work
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Virgin & Child Flemish School, circa 1600 circle of Cornelis van Cleve (Flemish c. 1520-1614), oil painting on canvas canvas: 37 x 30 inches provenance: private collection, Paris...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

Natura morta con frutti, verdure e vaso con fiori su un ripiano in pietra
Located in Como, IT
Artista attivo in ambito lombardo nel primo quarto del XVII secolo Natura morta con frutti, verdure e vaso con fiori su un ripiano in pietra Olio su tela cm. 115 x 170 Studio del ...
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17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century Portrait in Period Frame
Located in Newport Beach, CA
A beautifully painted Baroque style oil on board portrait of a lady wearing an embroidered top with ruffled collar. Her bonnet edged in delicate lace. Dated 1619 on the top left fron...
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Board

The Flight of the Holy Family to Egypt, Oil on canvas, Italian school circa 1680
Located in Paris, FR
The Flight into Egypt, an episode of childhood of Christ in the New Testament, representing Joseph, Mary and Jesus on a donkey, fleeing from Palestine to Egypt, at the behest of the ...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas

1600's French Old Master Oil Painting Nude Figures in Landscape Oil on Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Figures in Wooded Landscape French School, 17th century oil on wood panel, framed framed: 25.5 x 21.5 inches board: 20 x 15.5 inches provenance: private collection, France condi...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Circle of David Teniers, Landscape with Peasants by an Inn and a River, Dutch
Located in Greven, DE
Circle of Teniers, Peasants in a Landscape passing by a river and an Inn.
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Baroque 17th Century Paintings

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Panel, Oil

Portrait of a Woman Identified as Francisca Van Luxemburg, dated 1528
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of a Woman Identified as Francisca Van Luxemburg, dated 1528 inscribed to JAN VAN SCOREL (1495-1565) Large 16th Century portrait of a woman, Francisca Van Luxemburg, oil o...
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17th Century Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

The Knight - painting - XVII century
Located in Roma, IT
The Knight is an original oil painting on canvas realized during the XVII century by an anonymous artist. Provenance: Pecci-Blunt collection. Good condition...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Lady with a Chiqueador
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Torres Family Collection, Asunción, Paraguay, ca. 1967-2017 While the genre of portraiture flourished in the New World, very few examples of early Spanish colonial portraits have survived to the present day. This remarkable painting is a rare example of female portraiture, depicting a member of the highest echelons of society in Cuzco during the last quarter of the 17th century. Its most distinctive feature is the false beauty mark (called a chiqueador) that the sitter wears on her left temple. Chiqueadores served both a cosmetic and medicinal function. In addition to beautifying their wearers, these silk or velvet pouches often contained medicinal herbs thought to cure headaches. This painting depicts an unidentified lady from the Creole elite in Cuzco. Her formal posture and black costume are both typical of the established conventions of period portraiture and in line with the severe fashion of the Spanish court under the reign of Charles II, which remained current until the 18th century. She is shown in three-quarter profile, her long braids tied with soft pink bows and decorated with quatrefoil flowers, likely made of silver. Her facial features are idealized and rendered with great subtly, particularly in the rosy cheeks. While this portrait lacks the conventional coat of arms or cartouche that identifies the sitter, her high status is made clear by the wealth of jewels and luxury materials present in the painting. She is placed in an interior, set off against the red velvet curtain tied in the middle with a knot on her right, and the table covered with gold-trimmed red velvet cloth at the left. The sitter wears a four-tier pearl necklace with a knot in the center with matching three-tiered pearl bracelets and a cross-shaped earing with three increasingly large pearls. She also has several gold and silver rings on both hands—one holds a pair of silver gloves with red lining and the other is posed on a golden metal box, possibly a jewelry box. The materials of her costume are also of the highest quality, particularly the white lace trim of her wide neckline and circular cuffs. The historical moment in which this painting was produced was particularly rich in commissions of this kind. Following his arrival in Cuzco from Spain in the early 1670’s, bishop Manuel de Mollinedo y Angulo actively promoted the emergence of a distinctive regional school of painting in the city. Additionally, with the increase of wealth and economic prosperity in the New World, portraits quickly became a way for the growing elite class to celebrate their place in society and to preserve their memory. Portraits like this one would have been prominently displayed in a family’s home, perhaps in a dynastic portrait gallery. We are grateful to Professor Luis Eduardo Wuffarden for his assistance cataloguing this painting on the basis of high-resolution images. He has written that “the sober palette of the canvas, the quality of the pigments, the degree of aging, and the craquelure pattern on the painting layer confirm it to be an authentic and representative work of the Cuzco school of painting...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Christ Crucified Sagrestani Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
The Crucifixion of Christ with the Virgin, Mary Magdalene and St. John the Evangelist, attributable to Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (Florence, 1660 - 1731) Technique/dimensions: oil on canvas (106 x 79 - in frame 118 x 90 cm.) This work, of excellent quality, depicting the intense scene of the Crucifixion of Christ, is set in a nocturnal atmosphere dense with pathos but refined, with a dark background irradiated by a few glimpses of sunset light. The composition is articulated according to a canonical compositional scheme, with the dying Jesus seated on the cross, while at his bedside are the three key figures of the epilogue of his earthly life in an attitude of prayer, namely his Mother, Mary Magdalene and St. John the Evangelist. The Virgin, standing on the left, prays with folded hands, while Mary Magdalene, beautiful, is at the foot of the cross, kneeling with the ampoule of perfumed ointments; finally, the Apostle John, gazes at the Lord and prays for him. The luminosity, which envelops the characters in a skilful chiaroscuro, as well as the use of intense colour, capable of constructing a scene full of energy, are elements of clear Venetian ancestry. The setting is traversed by an intense glow, dominated by an evocative sunset sky, which irradiates the characters, emphasising a particularly vivid colour range. Observing the work and entering into its attributive collocation, the particular features link its origin to the most felicitous production of the late Tuscan Baroque; in particular, the stylistic and pictorial traits allow us to liken it to the hand of Giovanni Camillo Sagrestani (1660-1731), one of the most intriguing and charismatic artistic figures in the Tuscan artistic pantheon of the 17th century. The style shows the painter's peculiar effects of light and Venetian chromaticism, influenced by the examples of Luca Giordano, Giuseppe Maria Crespi...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Mars Venus Albani Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Mythological
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Francesco Albani (Bologna 1578 - 1660) Circle of Mars and Venus in the Forge of Vulcan (or Allegory of Fire) from Ovid, Metamorphoses, book IV The pendant of the present painting, ...
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Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

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Oil

Still life with flowers, fruits, historiated vases, a parrot and a monkey
Located in Como, IT
NORTHERN ARTIST ACTIVE IN ROME IN THE LAST QUARTER OF THE XVII CENTURY Still life with flowers, fruits, historiated vases, a parrot and a monkey The painting is part of a pair: th...
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17th Century Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Flemish School, 17th Century, Mary Magdalene
Located in Stockholm, SE
Flemish School, 17th Century Mary Magdalene oil on copper 17th century plate dimensions 23 x 17 cm frame 27 x 22 cm Restored by professional art conservator 2022. Provenance: ...
Category

Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

Materials

Copper

Allegorie della Prudenza e della Giustizia, 1600s
Located in Milan, IT
Olio su tela. Scuola italiana del XVII secolo. I due dipinti fanno probabilmente parte di un gruppo raffigurante le quattro virtù cardinali, ovvero Giustizia, Prudenza, Temperanza e ...
Category

Other Art Style 17th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

Salvator Mundi Madonna Tiziano 16/17th Century Old master Paint Oil on table
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Titian painter (16th century - 17th century) Titian Vecellio (1488 or 1490 - 1576) Christ as Salvator Mundi with the Madonna at Prayer Oil on panel (5...
Category

Old Masters 17th Century Paintings

Materials

Oil

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