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What do dogs represent in renaissance paintings?
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Many renaissance paintings include dogs to represent companionship and loyalty. Dogs were portrayed as pets or work dogs, and could also represent a symbol of social status. Find a selection of renaissance-era art from some of the world’s top dealers on 1stDibs.
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Antique Flemish 18th Century Oil Painting Swans Frightened by Dog in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Swans Startled by Dog
Flemish Old Master, 18th century
unsigned (as is typical of the period)
oil
Category
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Materials
Oil
English 18th Century Oil on Canvas Hunting Dog Painting in Carved Giltwood Frame
Located in Atlanta, GA
An English oil on canvas hunting dog painting from the late 18th century in carved giltwood frame
Category
Antique Late 18th Century English Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
18th Century Oil on Panel Flemish Bucolic Landscape Painting Shepherd Dog, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Flemish painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on panel depicting a bucolic
Category
Antique 1750s Dutch Paintings
Materials
Wood
18th Century Oil on Canvas French Antique Painting Landscape with Dog, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique French painting from 18th century. Oil on canvas framework depicting landscape with hunting
Category
Antique 1750s French Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Portrait of Marie Camille, Countess de Lalaing and her dog, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait of Marie Camille (nee de Beer), Countess de Lalaing and her dog, 18th Century
- married
Category
18th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$5,121 Sale Price
20% Off
Portrait Noblewoman Dog Van Loo Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
little dog
Oil on canvas (79 x 66 cm. - with frame 92 x 78 cm.)
A qualitative portrait depicting an
Category
18th Century Old Masters Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,153 Sale Price
20% Off