Old Masters Figurative Paintings
OLD MASTERS
Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.
The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.
Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.
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Style: Old Masters
19TH CENTURY CONTINENTAL SCHOOL OIL PAINTING WOOD PANEL STUDY OF A SAINT
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
19th Century Continental School
A study of a saint
Medium ; oil on panel
Size: 26" x 12" inches
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
San Francisco de Asís - Oleo sobre cristal
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Interesante óleo pintado sobre cristal que representa a San Francisco de Asís,
pintado con un estilo Naif.
No esta firmado, solo va titulado.
Se presenta con su marco original de m...
Category
1850s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pops
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure
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Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria
This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy.
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authent...
Category
2010s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Charcoal, Acrylic, Pencil
Elegant Musical Gathering in an Aristocratic Interior
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Attributed to Jean-François de Troy (Paris, 1679 – Rome, 1752)
Elegant Musical Gathering in an Aristocratic Interior
Oil on canvas
46 x 57 cm
Circa 1710–1715
This refined and intim...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Animated fishing scene
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Golden wooden frame
64 x 82.5 x 7 cm
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Raquel. Figurative woman's portraits on abstract background.
Located in Segovia, ES
Raquel. Images of woman on abstract background.
Mixed media on panel.
Measurements: 81 x 65 x 0.5 cm / Framed 103 x 87 x 5 cm
In inches: 31.89 x 25.59 x 0.2 " / Framed 40.55 x 34.25 x 1.97 "
"Raquel" was painted by Goyo in 1999 ( signature and date in right down corner) using a mixed technique. On abstract background that plays with colors, shapes, and volumes, Goyo portrays a beautiful woman's face with a penetrating gaze. There, almost like a collage, an academic female...
Category
1990s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Wood Panel, Mixed Media
CAVALRY BATTLE- Antonio Savisio - Neapolitan School - Oil on canvas Painting,
Located in Napoli, IT
Land Battle - Antonio Savisio Italia 2006 - Oil on canvas diam. cm. 30
Gold leaf gilded and laquered wooden frame cm. 47x47
Maestro Antonio Savisio drew inspiration from the master...
Category
Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Folkstone Bandstand, England 1910 Queen Victoria 100th Anniversary Exhibition
Located in Soquel, CA
Significant and rare historical figurative landscape Folkstone Bandstand painting, with British Battle Cruiser in the background, by Adolph M. Br...
Category
1910s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Linen, Stretcher Bars
CHERUBIM PLAYING - Italian School - Figurative Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
Cherubim playing - Giulio Di Sotto Italia 2004 - Oil on canvas cm. 50 x 100
Gold dilded wooden frame available on request.
The proposed painting represents two putti playing ..
Cle...
Category
Early 2000s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th century portrait , oil on canvas , Baddesley Clinton, by R Dering
Located in York, GB
19th century, oil, Baddesley Clinton THE PHILOSOPHERS MORNING WALK R Dering
Here is a fine painting of Edward H Derring of Baddesley Clinton , a national trust property near solihul...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Excuela española (XVIII) - Virgen con niño - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo
Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco bastante actual
El estado de la obra es aceptable, solo comentar que la ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Hunters by Inn-Door - Original Ink and Watercolor by Dirk Maas (attr.)
By Dirk Maas
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful watercolor by Dirk Maas, a Dutch Golden Age landscape painter.
Provenance: R. Edereimer Print Cabinet, New York (label overleaf).
Good conditio...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Watercolor, Ink
Escuela Rusa (Año 1917) - Óleo sobre tela - Jesucristo con el cáliz
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra va firmada en la parte inferior y fechada del año 1917
Se presenta enmarcada la obra (el marco presenta alguna leve falta)
El estado de la obra es act...
Category
1910s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
INSIDE SCENE - Carlo Passarelli Italian figurative oil on carboard painting
Located in Napoli, IT
INSIDE SCENE - Italian figurative oil on carboard painting, cm.17x29, Carlo Passarelli, 1900s
Category
Early 1900s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - Niño Jesús o Niño de la bola.
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Escuela Española del siglo XVIII.
"Niño Jesus Salvador Mundi o Niño de la bola"
Óleo sobre lienzo.
Medidas: 75.5 x 53.3 cm. ; 82.5 x 62.5 x 3 cm. (marco).
C...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Old Master Eglomise Painting of Saint John the Baptist 18th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
18th century continental eglomise painting of St John the Baptist preaching. Eglomise is a method of reverse painting on glass. In a go...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Glass, Paint
Escuela española (XVII) - Niño Jesús Salvador del Mundo
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada
El estado de la obra se puede ver, presenta algunas restauraciones antiguas y algunos repintes
Se presenta enmarcada la pintura con un marco en madera ebaniza...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Escuela española (XIX) - San Francisco de Asis recibiendo los estigmas
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada
La obra se presenta enmarcada (el marco presenta algunas faltas)
Medidas de la obra: 97 cm. de altura x 78 cm. de ancho
Medidas del marco: 106 cm. de altura ...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Figurative Painting. Still-life with a profile portrait, and old instrument
Located in Segovia, ES
Still-life with a profile portrait was painted by Spanish artist Goyo Domínguez in 1994.
Acrylics in a 65 cm by 54 cm wooden panel.
Using a classical style with renaissance reminisc...
Category
1990s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Wood Panel
Des Enfants Traînant Un Chariot Chargé de Fruits
Located in Milford, NH
A fine oil painting with cherubs and a cart of fruit by French artist Leger Cherelle (1816-1867). Cherelle was born in Versailles, France, a...
Category
1830s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
La Sagrada Familia
Located in Miami, FL
José de Páez (1727-1790)
Colonial Mexican painting from the 18th century. Conserved in excellent condition.
"La Sagrada Familia"
Oil on Copper
8 x 12 in
...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
San Francisco Javier
Located in Miami, FL
Colonial School, Mexico, XVIII Century
"San Francisco Javier"
Oil on canvas
18 x 14 in.
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Bedouin at Prayer, Orientalist Oil Painting on Panel by Rudolf Ernst
By Rudolf Ernst
Located in Long Island City, NY
This painting by Orientalist artist Rudolf Ernst depicts a Muslim man in quiet contemplation during prayer. He kneels in solitude in the vast desert as the light fades around him. Ma...
Category
1890s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Diana
Located in London, GB
Studio of Sir Peter Lely
Diana
Oil on canvas
Image Size: 38 x 50 inches (96.5 x 127 cm)
Ornate auricular frame
Provenance
The collection of Mr Campbell
Private Estate
Mary II (16...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of A Gentleman By Frans Hals
Located in New Orleans, LA
Frans Hals
1582-1666 Dutch
Portrait of a Gentleman
(possibly Theodore Blevet)
Oil on panel
“Frans Hals is a colourist among the colourists...Frans Hals must have had twenty-seven blacks...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Study of a dog
Located in Amsterdam, NL
Study of a dog
Oil on paper laid down on panel, 17.5 x 25.5 cm
Provenance
Private collection, the Netherlands
Note:
We are grateful to Mr Fred Meijer for his attribution to Ludolf de Jongh
Ludolf de Jongh was the son of a shoemaker. When his father moved to Rotterdam, the young Ludolf decided to learn art rather than shoemaking and became a pupil of Cornelis Saftleven. Later he studied under Anthony Palamedes in Delft and still later with Jan van Bijlert in Utrecht.
In 1635 he travelled to France with Francis Bacon. Seven years later, in 1642, he returned to the Netherlands when he heard that his mother had fallen ill. He set up a shop in Rotterdam, and his earliest signed paintings date from that year.
According to Houbraken, his travels had caused him to speak French so fluently, that his parents had to learn French in order to speak with him.
De Jongh’s work shows a strong influence from the Utrecht school of Caravaggio admirers, especially Jacob Duck...
Category
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Paper, Wood Panel
The Inappetent Owl - Grotesque Scene with Owl and Swan - Late 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two masterpieces by the Master of the Fertility of the Egg, nearly impossible to find in homogeneous pairs on the private market, both in terms of style and dimensions.
They represen...
Category
Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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