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Period: 17th Century
Study of a horse lying on its right side seen from the front
By Adam Frans van der Meulen
Located in Stockholm, SE
Provenance:
Jean-Marc Du Pan (1785–1838), Geneva (L. 1440), passed to his brother
Alexandre-Louis Du Pan (1787–1846);
his sale, Geneva, March 26–28, 1840, included in lots 913–917;
...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
St. John the Baptist in the wilderness , Ecce Agnus Dei (Behold the Lamb of God)
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in Middletown, NY
Pen and sepia ink and wash on vellum, 8 7/8 x 10 1/2 inches (225 x 267 mm). In very good condition with some modern notations in pencil on the verso, minor cockling, and a 1-inch hor...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor, Vellum, Pencil
17th Century Dutch Old Master Ink Drawing Christ on the Cross Many Figures 1674
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Christ on the Cross
attributed to Jan Luyken (Dutch, 1649–1712)
inscribed 1674 upper corner
pencil drawing, watercolor and ink wash on paper over oard, framed
framed: 12 x 11 inches
...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Color Pencil, Ink, Watercolor
Mughal School, 18th century Emperor Jahangir with Empress Nur Jahan & concubine
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
circa 1750. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on li...
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Rajput 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Mughal School, 18th century – Emperor Jahangir in his harem in flagrante delicto
Located in Middletown, NY
Emperor Jahangir in his harem surrounded by lotus blossoms; symbols of paradise itself.
Circa 1690. Gouache and ink with gold heightening on cream laid paper, 8 1/2 x 6 1/4 inches (...
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Rajput 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Italian School 17th Century Drawing of Putti
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine small Italian 17th/18th century sepia ink study of 6 putti in different positions. Paper mounted on paper. A tergo written "Scuola Lombarda".
A putto/putti are figure in a wo...
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Italian School 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Sanguine drawing "Shepherdess on a Donkey" by Nicolaes Berchem
By Nicolaes Berchem
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Mercedes von Dietrichtein, Buenos Aires. Alexander von Dietrichstein. By descendants Morritz von Diestrichstein.
Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1 October 1620 – 18 February 1683) was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes, populated with mythological or biblical figures, but also of a number of allegories and genre pieces.
He was a member of the second generation of "Dutch Italianate landscape" painters. These were artists who travelled to Italy, or aspired to, in order to soak up the romanticism of the country, bringing home sketchbooks full of drawings of classical ruins and pastoral imagery. His paintings, of which he produced an immense number, (Hofstede de Groot claimed around 850, although many are misattributed), were in great demand, as were his 80 etchings and 500 drawings. His landscapes, painted in the Italian style of idealized rural scenes, with hills, mountains, cliffs and trees in a golden dawn...
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Dutch School 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Drawing Hunting Party Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Hunting Party
Attributed to Dirk Maes (1659-1717) Dutch.
Figures in a Classical Landscape,
Watercolour and wash on paper,
Mounted, unframed image 6.75" x 9.75" (17.1 x 24.7cm)...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil, Watercolor
Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606-1669 Dutch
Woman Bathing Her Feet in a Brook
Etching on paper
New Hollstein's 309, second state of II
Signed and dated "Rembrandt f. 1658" (upper left)
Created from observations of a live model, this work started as a figure study before evolving into a more imaginative setting. It remains ambiguous whether the scene is set indoors, as suggested by the cushion the figure is seated on, or outdoors, indicated by the foliage in the background. The omission of her feet, suggesting they may be dangling in a brook, adds a charming touch to Rembrandt’s imaginative scene. The figure seems unaware of the viewer, presenting a dignified yet sensual demeanor.
The son of a miller, Rembrandt van Rijn is believed to have been born in Leiden on July 15, 1606. He studied first at the Latin School and then was enrolled at the University of Leiden at the age of 14. He soon left to study art—first with a local master, Jacob van Swanenburch, and then, in Amsterdam, with Pieter Lastman...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Etching, Paper
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Ink Drawing & Wash Visiting Angel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Angel
Dutch Old Master, 17th century
wash with pencil drawing on artist paper, framed
Glass covering
framed: 14 x 12.5 inches
board: 12.5 x 9.5 inches
condition: age related crea...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gouache, Ink
17th C Dutch Old Master Ink & Wash Painting Biblical Figures Rembrandt Pupil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure being Comforted (Job?)
circle of Willem Drost (Dutch 1633-1659) *See notes below
ink and wash drawing on paper (Arms of Amsterdam watermarked)
Dutc...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Located in San Francisco, CA
17th Century Old Master Drawing
Old master drawing with figure and putti
Housed in a handsome contemporary wooden frame
Drawing dimensions 4...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Graphite
Leaning Nude Man (recto); Kneeling Man, Hands Tied Behind His Back (verso)
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
GIOVANNI FRANCESCO BARBIERI, known as GUERCINO
(1591-1666)
Leaning Nude Man (recto); Kneeling Man, Hands Tied Behind His Back (verso)
Black chalk heightened with white on light blu...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk, Charcoal
"Three Herons" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
"Three Herons" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
"Three Herons" from a collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Different Bird...
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French School 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
Putti in a Landscape, Putti playing, flowers, Berchet, French Art, Old Master
By Pierre Berchet
Located in Greven, DE
Pierre Berchet, Drawing of Putti playing in a landscape,
Painter of decorative history subjects; trained under La Fosse; worked in France and during the 1690s...
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
"Collection Of The Most Rare Birds" - Hand Colored Engraving
Collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational Histor...
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French School 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
Diana and her nymphs, Bath of Goddess Diana, Gourdaine, Old Master Drawing
By Jean Pierre Norblin de Gourdaine
Located in Greven, DE
Jean-Pierre Norblin de La Gourdaine (Polish: Jan Piotr Norblin; 15 July 1745 – 23 February 1830) was a Polish-French painter, draughtsman, engraver and caricaturist. Born in France, from 1774 to 1804 he resided in the Crown of the Kingdom of Poland, where he obtained citizenship.
He is considered one of the most important painters of the Enlightenment in Poland. He achieved great success in Poland. Given many commissions from some of the most notable families of the country, he stayed there for many years, not returning to Paris until the early 19th century. His style showed the influence of Antoine Watteau, and combined the Rococo tradition of charming fêtes galantes and fêtes champêtres with a panorama of daily life and current political events, captured with journalistic accuracy. He created a gallery of portraits of representatives of all social classes in the last years of the Polish–Lithuanian...
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
Drawing Ink 16th 17th Flemish DE VOS Religious Martyrdom of James The Great
Located in PARIS, FR
Flemish school from the beginning of the 17th century (Circle of Martin DE VOS) Drawing Pen and wash 38 x 32 cm (58 x 52 cm with the frame) Inscription "Martin de Vos" Excellent cond...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Salvatore Rosa
(Naples 1615 - 1673 Rome)
Saint Francis of Assisi in Ecstasy
Pen and brown ink, brown wash over black chalk, on paper
7 x 5 cm
Bears the stamps of collections on the...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Mughal School, 17th century Tiger Hunt near the Jahangir Maha, Agra
Located in Middletown, NY
An illuminated page from a book likely in reference to palace life during Emperor Jahangir's reign over the Mughal Empire.
c 1690. Gouache and ink with heightening in gold on light ...
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Rajput 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Gold
Study of a Fate at mid-body, a red chalk attributed to Giovanni da San Giovanni
Located in PARIS, FR
This spectacular red chalk drawing depicts an elderly woman, her eyes bulging, her hand stretched out towards the sky. This disturbing character, who seems close to dementia, and the elongation of her arm with its Mannerist overtones, plunge us into the Florentine artistic milieu of the first half of the 17th century. The proximity of this drawing to some characters in the fresco in the Pitti Palace representing The Muses, Poets and Philosophers chased from Parnassus, the last masterpiece of Giovanni da San Giovanni, leads us to propose an attribution to this artist and a dating of around 1635-1636.
1. Giovanni da San Giovanni, the painter of contradiction
We take here the title of the monography dedicated to the artist by Anna Banti in 1977, which remains the reference book for this artist. The son of a notary, Giovanni Mannozzi, known as Giovanni da San Giovanni, abandoned his studies to go to Florence at the age of sixteen, where he entered the studio of Matteo Rosselli (1578 - 1650) around 1609 and enrolled in the Academy of Drawing Arts in 1612. Around 1615 he produced his first known works, mainly frescoes for the city's tabernacles. He became famous in Florence for his originality, combining an obsessive application to the study of drawing and the reading of poetry and history with a disheveled appearance. Between 1619 and 1620 he decorated the facade of the Antella Palace in Piazza Santa Croce, a decoration that still partly survives today.
The death of Cosimo II in 1621 put an end to the Florentine building activity and Giovanni da San Giovanni left for Rome to find other sponsors with the painter Francesco Furini...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
Studies of a kneeling female figure, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Studio of Carlo Maratti (or Maratta)
Camerano 1625 – Rome 1713
Studies of a kneeling female figure, an arm, a hand, and a head in profile
Red chalk on paper
43.4 x 26.6 cm
Provena...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Chalk
17th Century Figures Harvesting in a Hilly Landscape
Located in Stockholm, SE
A fine watercolor and sepia drawing of people harvesting in a hilly landscape attributed to Antonio Grano (c.1669-1718). In the front of the image is a shepherd resting against a roc...
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Italian School 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Ink, Watercolor
Silvio and Dorinda, a drawing by Leonaert Bramer, Vermeer's first master
Located in PARIS, FR
This finely executed drawing in pen and wash is typical of the work of Leonaert Bramer, one of the most fascinating yet little-known artists of 17th-century Holland.
In a nocturnal ...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Gouache, Laid Paper, Pen
Flemish School, Portrait Young Boy, Old Master Drawing, Baroque, 17th Century
Located in Greven, DE
Old Master Drawing, Flemish School, Portrait or Sketch of a standing young boy. Condition : see photos
The drawing is on paper.
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Crayon, Paper
1600’s Flemish Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Biblical Figures Group on paper
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Studies
Attriubted to Cornelis Schut
(1597 - 1655) Flemish
ink drawing on paper, inscribed on mount
size: 4.75 x 7 inches
private collection, France
The painting is in overa...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Allegory of the Treaty of Angoulême, a drawing attributed to Donato Mascagni
Located in PARIS, FR
We would like to thank Mrs. Ursula Verena Fischer Pace for suggesting the attribution to Donato Arsenio Mascagni.
We were immediately seduced by the rich tonalities of this allegory...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Head of a Cheerful Man Wearing a Cap
Located in New York, NY
Watermark: the arms of Amsterdam
Provenance:
Christie’s, Amsterdam, 1 December 1986, lot 46; where acquired by:
Private Collection, New York
Literature:
Roger Adolf d’Hulst, “Jordaens Drawings: Supplement II,” Master Drawings, vol. 28, no. 2 (1990), pp. 153-156, no. A237a, fig. 17.
Matías Díaz Padrón, Jacob Jordaens...
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Study of horse and ox bones
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite, ink wash and watercolor on handmade laid paper with a large, indistinguishable ovoid watermark with a bunch of grapes, 8 7/16 x 12 5/8 inches (225 x 320 mm), signed in brown ink in the lower left. With the Henry Scipio Reitlinger oval stamp in brown ink on the verso (Lugt 2274a).
The condition of the image and paper is consistent with age, there is minor toning on the recto and some attenuation of the green pigment. The drawing is laid down to an 18th century laid paper support and has a small pencil notation in the lower right corner (modern), and scattered notations in pencil on the verso of the support (also modern, perhaps auction/accession notes). On the paper support is an ink drawing in red and black of what appears to be the floor plan for the wing of a large building. The drawing is top-up, adhered facing the verso of the drawing. The architectural drawing on the support is visible through to the recto of the composition when the sheets are viewed through raking light. There is a small area of stipple point spotting in brown ink on the verso of the support. Examination under black light shows no indication of repairs or additions, expert or otherwise.
Provenance:
Henry Scipio Reitlinger was born in either 1882 or 1885, attended Kings College...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Graphite
Portrait - Drawing after Baccio del Bianco - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is a Pencil Drawing realized by an Italian artist of 17th and early 18th century, after Baccio del Bianco (1604-1656).
Good condition on a yellowed paper included a blue an...
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Modern 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Antique Birds - 17th Century Hand Watercolor Engraving
Located in Soquel, CA
Antique Birds - 17th Century Hand Watercolored Etching
Antique Birds, from a collection of the Most Rare Birds Drawn and Engraved From Life, A Natural and Rational History of the Di...
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French School 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Watercolor, Engraving
The Adoration -Painting by Giuseppe Assereto - 1630
Located in Roma, IT
The Adoration is an original modern artwork realized by Giuseppe Assereto (died in Genoa in 1650) in the first half of the 17th Century.
Original Oil Painting on Canvas.
A 19th Century style gilded wood frame is included.
The Autograph of the work was confirmed by Camillo Manzitti.
Very good conditions. The frame is in excellent conditions too.
Reference:
C. Marcenaro, Pittori genovesi a Genova nel '600 e nel '700, Genova 1969, pp. 134 ; 135, n. 55.
Z. Wazbinski, Un Quadro Caravaggesco Di Gioacchino Assereto, in Prospettiva, n. 26, 1981, pp. 60 ; 63.
F. R. Pesenti, La Pittura in Liguria. Artisti del primo Seicento, Genova 1986, p. 397, nota 23.
A. Gesino, Tracce di Matthias Stom nel collezionismo tra la Sicilia e Genova, in Caravaggio e i genovesi, catalogo della Mostra a cura di A. Orlando, Genova 2019, pp. 182 ; 195.
The Adoration is an excellent example of the XVII Century Italian Painting. The style of the work denotes the suggestive influence of Assereto father's mature production, when influenced by Mathias Stom (Amersfoort, about 1600 - Sicily, after 1650) expresses dark sensibilities in a southern Italian style. In his works, however, there is an accentuated naturalism and interesting similarities with the production of Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. Gioacchino Assereto died in 1650, while, according to Soprani, he was intent on painting a Last Supper for the oratory...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Oil
Study for Statue - Pencil Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - Early 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study for Statue is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by the architect and engineer Giovanni Fontana (1540-1614).
The state of preservation of the artwork is good exc...
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Renaissance 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
17th Century French sanguine drawing of maiden's harvesting flowers
By (Circle of) Nicolas Poussin
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Circle of Nicolas Poussin (French, 1594-1665)
Maiden’s harvesting flowers
Sanguine on paper
8. ¾ in. (22 cm.) tondo
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
Planimetry of the Vatican - China Ink After G.L. Bernini - Mid-17th
Located in Roma, IT
Planimetry of the Vatican After G.L. Bernini is an original China Ink realized by an unknown artist in mid-17th century.
Good condition except for some spoiled yellowed paper on mar...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew - Drawing - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew is a precious original drawing (black and red chalk, pen and China ink on laid paper, laid down on canvas) realized by...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
The Torture of Saint Concordia
By Domenico Piola the Elder
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Circle of Domenico Piola (Genoa 1627 – 1703)
The Torture of Saint Concordia
Black chalk, brown ink and brown wash on two sheets of paper, 40.5 x 42 cm
Provenance:
Estate of James I...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink
Annunciation Scene
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Pierre-Mathieu Ogier (active between 1676 and 1709)
Annunciation Scene
Engraved copper plate, dated 1691
17.5 x 11.2 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, France
This engraved copper...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Copper
Old Master French Sanguine Drawing of Hercules
Located in Pasadena, CA
Old Master, French School red chalk drawing on paper
Done in Sanguine on paper the nude appear like Hercule . The feel and look of the works while academic studies are very detailed ...
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Archival Paper
Saint Jerome in the Desert, Prague school sanguine drawing
Located in New York, NY
Saint Jerome in the Desert Prague school sanguine drawing.
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Old Master Drawing, Baroque, Jacob de Wit, Allegory of Victory, Putti, Ships
By Jacob De Wit
Located in Greven, DE
Two putti with symbols of war and victory (cannons, cannonballs, armour, anchor, lion's head, laurel branch/ olive branch, flag, staff with helmet) in pediment triangle.
Probably a d...
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Crayon
Italian School, Nicolo Grassi, 18th, Worship of Venus, The Venus Sacrifice, Amor
Located in Greven, DE
Italian School, 18th Century, Circle of Grassi,
This old master drawing is drawn in the late-Baroque or Rococo style.
It depicts a woman worshipping Venus/ preparing a sacrifice for ...
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Handmade Paper
Old Masters Chalk Drawing, 17th Century Italian Sanguine on Paper
Located in London, GB
Sanguine chalk on paper
Image size: 7 x 8 1/2 inches (18 x 22 cm)
Acid free cut-out mount
This 17th century drawing depicts a reclining woman with her back.
The Sanguine chalk that...
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Italian School 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
Untitled-055 Pastel Figure by Hans Burkhardt
Located in Hudson, NY
Hans Burkhardt frequently used live models for his figural pastels, which he maintained an interest in throughout his long career.
Untitled (1972)
Pastel on paper
25" x 20"
Signed a...
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American Modern 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pastel
Francesco Furini Sanguine Drawing before 1642
Located in Florence, IT
Preparatory Drawing (sanguine on paper, 42 x 28 cm) by Francesco Furini for the making of the Saint Sebastian, ordered by the prince Lorenzo de' Medic...
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Color Pencil
Angels in Adoration
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Private Collection, USA.
This drawing is by Ercole Procaccini the Younger, who represents the final generation of painters in the storied Procaccini family. The son of C...
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Baroque 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Chalk
The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, a preparatory drawing by Alessandro Casolani
Located in PARIS, FR
This powerful pen and brown ink wash drawing is a study for an altarpiece depicting The Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew. Signed and dated 1604, it was painted at the end of his life b...
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Old Masters 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Ink, Pen
Thomas Lawrence Self Portrait English Drawing 17th century pencil paper
Located in Florence, IT
This small sketch, pencil on paper, can be attributed to Sir Thomas Lawrence, as also reported in the label on the frame (Sir Thomas Lawrence Painter of the Royal Academy).
Due to r...
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Other Art Style 17th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper, Pencil
