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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Still Life with Oysters - The earliest known still life in Swedish art history
Located in Stockholm, SE
This previously unpublished painting was first securely attributed to Govert Dircksz Camphuysen in 1944, following an examination at the Nationalmuseum in Stockholm during which the ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Wood Panel
Rare 18th Century English Still Life of Grapes, Peaches and Strawberries
Located in Harkstead, GB
A rare and most attractive still life by William Jones of Bath. The sumptuous textures of the peaches, grapes and strawberries contrasting with the dark background. A really handsome...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Feast of Belshazzar Huge 17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Feast of Belshazzar
Flemish Old Master, 17th century
oil on canvas, framed in antique giltwood carved frame
framed: 40 x 64 inches
canvas : 34 x 60 inches
Provenance: private col...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
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Oil, Canvas
18th Century Huge Floral Still Life Oil Painting Depicting Bouquet Ornate Urn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bouquet of Flowers
French School, early 1700's period, unsigned
oil painting on canvas, framed in antique gilt frame
framed: 37 x 54.4 inches
canvas: 30 x 47 inches
Provenance: priva...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baroque Italian master - 17th century figure painting - Danae cupid - Oil panel
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian Master (17th century) - Danae.
27 x 43 cm without frame, 34 x 50 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on panel, in a carved and gilded wooden frame from the 17th century (no...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood, Panel
Very Large 1700's Dutch Old Master Oil Painting The Nativity Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Nativity
Dutch Old Master, early 1700's period
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 36 x 27.5 inches
provenance: private collection
condition: very good and sound condition, some scuf...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Circa 1500 Italian Renaissance Oil Painting on Copper St. Francis of Assisi
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
St. Francis of Assisi
Italian School, circa 1500
oil paint on copper, unframed
copper: 6.75 x 10 inches
provenance: private collection, Loire Valley, France
condition: for a work tha...
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Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Copper
17th century Still-life Opulent display of grapes, prunes and a lemon
Located in Aartselaar, BE
17th century Old Master still-life painting depicting an opulent bunch of grapes, surrounded by other fruits including prunes, long radishes and a lemon
Created more than 300 years ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine Early 1700's French Oil Elegant Figures Lady being Dressed Rococo Interior
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, circa 1720's
circle of Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743)
oil painting on canvas
15 x 23 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
Fine depic...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Rococò Venetian painter - 18th century figure painting - Virgin with Child
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (18th century) - Madonna with Child.
44.5 x 37 cm without frame, 54 x 46.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame.
- I...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Grape Seller by Jacob Ochtervelt (Workshop), Oil on Canvas, Period Frame
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jacob Ochtervelt (Workshop)
The Grape Seller
oil on canvas
unframed: 80.7 x 61 cm.; 31 ¾ x 24 in.
framed: 109.5 x 89 cm.; 43 1/8 x 35 in.
Essay:
Th...
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Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th century Dutch Golden age Old Master "The joyous celebration"
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Jacob Ochtervelt (1634–1682)
A joyous celebration with a couple drinking and making merry
This painting is an absolute jewel. The intimate scene by Dutch Golden Age master Jacob O...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Saint John Nepomuk
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Saint John Nepomuk
65 x 50 cm without frame, 78 x 64 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame.
Condition report: Li...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Singer by Candlelight (Dutch School Old Master Genre Scene)
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Beautiful Dutch School painting dating from 17th century. Oil on wood panel measuring 10 3/8 x 14 7/16 inches. Unsigned. No inpainting or conservation.
Depicted is a scene with a beautiful young woman singing...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Still Life Fruit Flowers & Jug
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Fruit in Basket with other objects
Italian artist, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24.5 x 33 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition:...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 18th Century Italian Oil Painting Elegant Figures Rococo Interior Setting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elegant Figures in Interior *see notes below
Italian School, mid 18th century
most likely of Venetian origin
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 10.75 x 11.75 inches
provenance: private ...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Caravaggist Italian painter - 17th century figure painting - Saint Jerome
By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)
Located in Varmo, IT
Caravaggesque painter (17th century) - Saint Jerome.
47 x 73 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of conservation of the p...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Huge 17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Figures Playing Cards
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Card Players
Flemish Old Master, 17th century
based on a version (in reverse) of a painting by Cornelis de Vos (Flemish 1584-1651)
oil on canvas, unframed
Canvas: 39 x 62 inches
...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Attributed to Justus Juncker, Oil on Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Juncker (1703-1763, Germany) Attributed to
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn
Expertise: We would like to thank Dr. Fred G Meijer for his valuab...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Religious Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Saint Monica
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Saint Monica in prayer.
56 x 32 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame.
Condition report: Good state of conservation of the pictorial s...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th-Century Baroque Oil Still Life Flowers Floral Arrangement in an Ornate Urn
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Elaborate Floral Arrangement
French artist, 18th Century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 27 x 34 inches
Canvas: 22 x 29 inches
Provenance: private collection, England
Condition: very...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Giambattista Piazzetta workshop (Italian master) - 18th century figure painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Circle of Giambattista Piazzetta (Venice 1683 - Venice 1754) - San Giacomo Maggiore.
62.5 x 52.5 cm without frame, 72.5 x 62.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a c...
Category
Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Interior Scene with Kitchen - Oil on Canvas - 1659
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated lower left.
Includes a beautiful later wooden frame cm. 137x8x182.
Very Good conditions.
Prov. Christie's London, February 15th 1974, n. 19.
This artwork is shippe...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rare 18th Century English Still Life of Grapes and Peaches
Located in Harkstead, GB
A rare and most attractive still life by William Smith of Chichester. The sumptuous textures of the peaches and grapes contrasting with the dark ba...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Grape Seller - Workshop of Jacob Ochtervelt
Located in Stockholm, SE
Jacob Ochtervelt (Workshop)
The Grape Seller
oil on canvas
unframed: 80.7 x 61 cm.; 31 ¾ x 24 in.
framed: 109.5 x 89 cm.; 43 1/8 x 35 in.
Essay:
This captivating piece, originating from the studio of the revered Dutch artist Jacob Ochtervelt, mirrors the composition of a signed and dated 1669 canvas by Ochtervelt that is presently housed in the Hermitage museum. Its subject, "The Grape Seller" immerses us in a typical 17th-century interior, replete with characters from various strata of society.
At the center, a fruit vendor is depicted bending over to weigh grapes for the buyer. A child hands some of the grapes to her mother to taste, their attentive maid standing by. The backdrop showcases typical Ochtervelt details: a hint of the city visible through the doorway, light filtering in through an overhead window, and a playful dog at their side.
The exquisite quality of the piece is evident in the minutiae, such as the intricate detailing of the mother's earring, which in reality spans only a few millimeters yet boasts impressive attention to detail. Initially, Sotheby's considered this work to be an autograph piece by Ochtervelt. But due to some uncertainty, it was auctioned as Workshop of Jacob Ochtervelt. On the other hand, the esteemed Cabinet Turquin in Paris leans toward attributing the piece directly to Jacob Ochtervelt himself.
The painting is framed in an authentic period frame, which has been delicately restored by Stockholm's Förgyllning och Bildhuggeri. The frame retains its age-old patina and, while in used condition, has minor imperfections adding to its charm.
Another interesting thing worth to mention is the painting's provenance. It was once owned by the 1st Viscount Rothermere (1868-1940), the founder of the Daily Mail and Daily Mirror...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn Attributed to Justus Juncker, Oil on Panel
Located in Stockholm, SE
Justus Juncker (1703-1763, Germany) Attributed to
Scholar Sharpening His Quill Penn
Expertise: We would like to thank Dr. Fred G Meijer for his valuab...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Follower of Jacopo Bassano - 17th century figure painting - Christ mocked
Located in Varmo, IT
Follower of Jacopo Da Ponte, known as Jacopo Bassano (Bassano del Grappa ca. 1510 - Bassano del Grappa 1592) - Christ Mocked.
38.5 x 47 cm without frame, 48 x 58 cm with frame.
Ant...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello
By Balthasar Denner
Located in Bath, Somerset
The sitter, seated in a yellow silk gown trimmed with a pink bow playing the cello, is believed to be the artist Balthazar Denner's eldest daughter Catharina (1715-1744), after his marriage to Esther Winter in Hamburg in 1712. She is also recognisable in another portrait of the Denner family in the Hamburg Kunsthalle, painted circa 1740 by the artist's son, Jacob Denner (1722-1765). Oil on canvas in a period giltwood frame.
Provenance: Private collection, Northern Germany
Professor Helmut Borsch-Supan, Berlin, confirmed the authenticity of the painting after examining it in 2013. The painting will also be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonnée of the artist, by Ute Mannhardt.
Balthasar Denner...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Oil on Canvas Flemish Religious Painting Ecce Homo, 1640
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Splendid Flemish painting from the first half of the 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a moment of the Passion of Christ, an Ecce Homo of remarkable pictorial quality. Ec...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Tavern Interior Drinkers Sloped over Tables
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Tavern Interior
Flemish School, 17th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 13.5 x 18
canvas: 11 x 16 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: very good and sound cond...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Huge 18th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Still Life Fruit in Basket
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Fruit in Basket with other objects
Italian artist, 18th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24.5 x 33 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition:...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns
By (circle of) Pierre Mignard
Located in LA, CA
A very fine Italian 17th century oval oil on canvas "Head of Christ Crowned with Thorns" Circle of Pierre Mignard (French, 1612-1695) within...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas, Wood
Circle Teniers, Flemish Art, Peasants smoking and drinking in a Tavern Interior
By David Teniers the Younger
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...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century oil sketches for a Baroque interior - a pair
Located in London, GB
A FEAST OF THE GODS WITH VENUS AND BACCHUS
Collections:
With Appleby Brothers, London, June 1957;
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1961;
John and Eileen Harris, acquired from the above, to 2015.
Literature:
Jacob Simon and Ellis Hillman, English Baroque Sketches: The Painted Interior in the Age of Thornhill, 1974, cat. no.12 (as by Louis Laguerre);
Elizabeth Einberg (ed.), Manners and Morals: Hogarth and British Painting, 1700-1760, exh. cat., London (Tate Gallery), 1987, cat. no.10 (as by Louis Laguerre);
Tabitha Barber and Tim Bachelor, British Baroque: Power and Illusion, exh. cat., London (Tate Britain), 2020.
Exhibited:
Twickenham, Marble Hill House, English Baroque Sketches: The Painted Interior in the Age of Thornhill, 1974, no.12 (as by Louis Laguerre);
London, Tate Gallery, Manners and Morals: Hogarth and British Painting, 1700-1760, 1987, no.10 (as by Louis Laguerre);
London, Tate Britain, British Baroque: Power and Illusion, cat. no 92, 2020.
CUPID AND PSYCHE BEFORE JUPITER
Collections:
With Appleby Brothers, London, June 1957;
Hazlitt, Gooden & Fox, London, 1961;
Anthony Hobson, acquired from the above, to 2015.
These recently re-united paintings are the most ambitious surviving baroque ceiling sketches made in Britain in the early eighteenth century. From the Restoration until the rise of Palladianism in the 1720s decorative history painting formed the preeminent artistic discipline in Britain. It was a field dominated by Continental artists including the Italian Antonio Verrio and the Frenchmen Louis Laguerre and Louis Chéron...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Pair of Scenes of Celebration with Musicians - Oil on Canvas - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful pair of painting representing scenes of celebrations with musicians, executed by a Master belonging to the school of Giuseppe Bonito (Neaples...
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18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mannerist Italian painter - 16th century figure painting - Christ mocked
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (16th century) - Christ mocked.
18 x 28 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas glued on board, without frame.
Condition report: Good state of conservation of the picto...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Baroque Italian painter - Set of four 18th century figure paintings - Evangelist
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (early 18th century) - Four Evangelists.
25.5 x 19 cm without frame, 29 x 22.5 cm with frame.
Ancient oil painting on panel. in wooden frames.
Condition report: In...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Sacra Conversazione, Maria, Christ, Old Master, Religious, Baroque Painting, art
Located in Greven, DE
Attributed to Peter Candid / Pieter de Witte
(Bruges c. 1540 - 1628 Munich)
Sacra Conversazione
Oil on wood, 29 x 37 cm
The painter, sculptor and architect Peter Candid, known in Italy as Pietro Candido, was born in Bruges between 1540 and 1548. In the 1560s he stayed in Florence, where he worked in the workshop of Giorgio Vasari, with whom he collaborated on a number of commissions for the House of Medici. After a brief stay in Volterra, he went to Munich in 1586. For the next 42 years, until his death, he remained court painter to Duke William V...
Category
Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Dutch 17th Century Oil Painting - The Card Game by Ter Borch
By Gerard ter Borch the Younger
Located in London, GB
Gerard ter Borch
The Cards Game
Oil on canvas
14 x 15.5 inches unframed
19 3/4 x 21 1/2 inches framed
Gerard ter Borch (Dutch; December 1617 – 8 December 1681), also known as Gerard Terburg, was an influential and pioneering Dutch genre painter who lived in the Dutch Golden Age. He influenced fellow Dutch painters Gabriel Metsu...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Painting flemish school 18th century oil on panel wood - Interior tavern
Located in PARIS, FR
Nordic school of the 18th century Oil on panel on wood 27 cm x 33 cm (42 x 51 cm with the frame) Old frame in carved and gilded wood Good condition even ...
Category
Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rococò Venetian painter - 18th century figure painting - Virgin child - Italy
Located in Varmo, IT
Venetian painter (18th century) - Madonna with Child.
37.5 x 45.5 cm without frame, 55 x 63 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved wooden frame.
Condition repo...
Category
Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Saint Anthony the Abbot in a Natural Landscape - Flemish School
Located in Firenze, IT
Saint Anthony The Abbot In A Natural Landscape. Flemish School, Late 16th - Early 17th Century
Technique: Oil on panel
Period: late 16th - Early 17th Century
School: Flemish
Dimensi...
Category
Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Giambattista Piazzetta workshop (Italian master) - 18th century figure painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Circle of Giambattista Piazzetta (Venice 1683 - Venice 1754) - San Tommaso.
62.5 x 52.5 cm without frame, 72.5 x 62.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a contempora...
Category
Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Serving - British Old Master 18th century oil painting historical interior
By (Circle of) William Hogarth
Located in London, GB
A superb British Old Master oil painting which is attributed to circle of William Hogarth and was painted circa 1760. This fine oil painting is in ...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
Adoration of the Shepherds by Gillis Mostaert (1534 - 1598) Flemish Renaissance
Located in Knokke, BE
Gillis Mostaert
Hulst 1534 – 1598 Antwerp
Flemish Painter
'Adoration of the Shepherds'
Medium: oil on panel
Dimensions: image size 38,5 x 46,5 cm, frame size 54 x 62 cm
Provenance...
Category
Renaissance 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
Circle of Maratta, Maria and Child, Madonna, Christ, Antique Frame, Old Master
By Workshop Of Carlo Maratta
Located in Greven, DE
Circle of Maratta,
Maria and Child,
in a Roman 18th century hand carved and gilded wooden frame, uncut
Images of the Virgin and Child were for centuries the most common subject for Christian religious...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Interior and pipe smoker
Located in Genève, GE
Work on wood
Brown wooden frame
49 x 58 x 4 cm
Category
Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
A Tavern Interior, 18th Century Old Master, Figurative Oil Painting by Schaak
Located in Greven, DE
A Tavern Interior - 18th Century Old Master, Figurative Oil Painting by Schaak
Little is known about the artist J.S.C. Schaak. He was active in England as a portraitist between 1760-1770. His name indicates his German or Dutch origin. Especially portraits of generals...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Copper
Old Master Style Inn Interior with three men drinking around a table
Located in Woodbury, CT
This 18th-century painting, attributed to Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich (1712–1774), depicts a rustic inn interior, a subject frequently explored by Dutch and German genre painter...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Wood, Oil
Dutch School, late 17th - early 18th century Scene with Cook Peeling Apples
Located in Firenze, IT
Dutch School, late 17th - early 18th century
Scene with Cook Peeling Apples
Oil on canvas, 32 x 26.5 cm
20th-century "a cassetta" frame in black-painted and gilt wood
(48 x 42 cm wit...
Category
Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th century European oil, Christ and his disciples seated around a table.
Located in Woodbury, CT
17th century European oil, Christ and is disciples seated around a table.
An interesting and very unique painting.
Possibly a fragment originally from a piece of furniture.
The s...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
17th Century Genre Painting -- The Pipe Smoker
Located in Soquel, CA
Wonderful genre painting from 18th Century of pipe smoker. Signed lower right edge with monogram "I I E". Oil paint on copper. Condition: good: minor wear/rubbing from frame's rabbet...
Category
Realist 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Copper
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Mythological Painting Rape Of Europa
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 17th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting the mythological subject Rape of Europa of excellent pictorial quality. Painting of...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Baroque Portrait of a gentleman 18th century Italian master by Domenico Parodi
By Domenico Parodi (Genoa, 1672 - 1742)
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are grateful to Prof. Daniele Sanguineti for suggesting the attribution to Domenico Parodi (1672 - 1742). He dates the painting into the period between 1730 and 1740. Domenico Par...
Category
Realist 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Oil on Canvas Musical Instruments Still Life Italian Painting, 1740
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Great Italian painting from the first half of the 18th century. Oil on canvas artwork from the Lombard school depicting a splendid musical still life, of notable pictorial quality. W...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Attributed à H. Francken II, 17th c. Anwerp - The prodigal son among courtesans
Located in PARIS, FR
The Prodigal Son Among Courtesans
Attributed to Hieronymus Francken II (Antwerp 1578-1623)
Early 17th century Antwerp school
Oil on oak panel,
Dimensions: H. 52.5 cm (20.67 in), W. 74 cm (29.14 in)
Flemish-style moulded wood frame
Frame: h. 78 cm (h. 30.70 in.), w. 100 cm (39.37 in.)
At first glance, this festive and joyful painting depicts a group of elegantly dressed people dancing to the sound of an orchestra in a richly decorated interior with a wide opening onto a rural exterior. However, the real theme is cleverly concealed by the painter and is only discernible through the artifice of a small scene in the background where we see a half-naked man, in the company of the pigs next to a makeshift shelter.
In fact, beyond the pleasant and apparently superficial character of the painting, it is a subject taken from the parable of the prodigal son in the Gospel. The illustrated episode is the prodigal son among courtesans.
Even if the viewer's attention is drawn to the central couple (prodigal son embracing a pretty courtesan) doing the dance steps, the artist takes care in a narrative approach of all the groups and ancillary scenes in order to create a rich and varied composition. Thus the musicians seated on a raised platform are depicted with great skill, their faces animated, their clothes abundantly varied.
The theme of music, which has always been associated with that of sensuality and physical love, helps to exacerbate licentious pleasures.
The merry company dances "Spanish pavane", a slow court dance from the sixteenth century, danced close to the ground by couples arranged in a procession, which was probably introduced to the south of the Netherlands around 1600 during the governance of Albrecht VII and the daughter of the King of Spain Isabella Clara Eugenia in Brussels.
The interior of the house is also carefully elaborated, the embossed leather dyes on the walls, the middle sideboard (typical in Francken interiors), where the rich gold and silver crockery is placed in front of the painting "Andromeda chained to the rock and Perseus arriving to rescue her". The inclusion of a contemporary and probably extant pictorial work is also one of the characteristics of the Francken family, among them Frans Francken the Younger...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil
Painted Architectural Capriccio with Figures 18th 18th Century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Second half 18th century.
A portion of a large ruined architectural structure fills the entire scene: a portico topped by a balustrade, overgrown with plants, surroun...
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Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Interior Paintings
Materials
Oil
