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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Portrait of a Levantine Merchant, 18th Century. Italian school.
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a Levantine Merchant, 18th Century
Italian school.
Oil on canvas.
Circle of Giuseppe Nogari (1699-1763)
Dimensions with frame cm 71 x 5...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$1,925 Sale Price
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French School of the 18th Century : Mythology, Bacchanalia - Oil on canvas
Located in Paris, IDF
French School of the 18th century
Mythology : Bacchanalia
Oil on canvas
Unsigned
On canvas 43 x 34 cm
Presented in a gilded carved wooden frame 58 x 49 cm
Very good condition, smal...
Category
Academic 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
Cain & The Death Of Abel, 18th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Cain & The Death Of Abel, 18th Century
School of William Blake (1757-1827)
Circa 1790 English School depiction of Cain and the Death Of Abel, oil on canvas. Rare biblical depiction...
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18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$5,608 Sale Price
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Portrait Notable Hudson 18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master England
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Thomas Hudson
(Devon 1701 - London 1799)
Portrait of a Notable in his Study
Oil on canvas
124 x 102 cm.
In antique frame 142 x 120 cm.
This fascinating portrait is a valuable te...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,388 Sale Price
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Baroque Florentine painter - 17th century figure painting - Crucifixion
Located in Varmo, IT
Tuscan master (17th century) - Raising of the cross.
52 x 45.5 cm without frame, 69 x 62.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on wood, without frame (not...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$4,814 Sale Price
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Italian Madonna and Child 18th Century
Located in New York, NY
Good condition overall. With beautiful carved wooden frame.
All of our works are covered by our own guarantee of authenticity which covers the work for its lifetime of ownership wit...
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Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
A Mediterranean harbour scene in a Capriccio landscape
Located in Taunton, GB
A Mediterranean harbour scene with figures and ships before a Capriccio landscape.
Oil on Canvas
In a gilded frame
10 ½ x 19 ½ inches
26.6 x 49.5 cm
ABOUT THE ARTIST:
Adriaen van d...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
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
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
17th Century by Il Padovanino Mary Magdalene or Young Woman Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Alessandro Leone Varotari, known as Il Padovanino (Padua, Italy, 1588 – Venice, Italy, 1649)
Title: Mary Magdalene or Young Woman
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: Without frame 50.5...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Madonna and child with angels, circle of Joos Van Cleve, 16th c. Antwerp school
By Joos van Cleve
Located in PARIS, FR
Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist and angels
Circle of Joos Van Cleve (1485 – 1541)
16th century Antwerp school
Oil on oak panel
Dimensions: h. 32 cm (13 in.), w. 28.5 cm...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil
Portrait of a Cleric - British 18th century art Old Master oil painting
By Joseph Highmore
Located in London, GB
This fantastic portrait oil painting is attributed to British Old Master Joseph Highmore and was painted in 1770. The half length standing portrait is of a Cleric, dressed in his wig...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,290 Sale Price
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Portrait of Senator Bartolomeo Panciatichi by Santi di Tito (1574)
Located in PARIS, FR
This recently rediscovered portrait of Santi di Tito depicts a Florentine senator, with a letter in his hand indicating that the painting was executed in 1574 when the sitter was 66 years old. On the basis of these clues, it is tempting to view it as a portrait of Bartolomeo Panciatichi, who was painted some thirty years before by Bronzino (1503 - 1572). While the treatment of the hands recalls the Florentine tradition of Mannerist portraits, the comparison with Bronzino's portrait illustrates Santi di Tito's search for greater realism, despite the stereotyped composition.
1. Santi di Tito, Counter-Reformation painter and portraitist
Santi di Tito was the great painter of the Florentine Counter-Reformation. He proposed a new artistic language that broke away from Mannerism.
Little is known about his training in Florence (perhaps alongside Bronzino or Baccio Bandinelli), but this period of training enabled him to join the Company of Saint Luke, the guild of Florentine painters, in 1554. Between 1560 and 1564, Santi di Tito spent time in Rome, where he frequented the workshop of Taddeo Zuccari. This stay had a fundamental influence on his work, thanks to the discovery of the late work of Raphael, but also his encounters with the painters Francesco Salviati and Federico Barocci.
Around 1565, Santi di Tito returned to Florence, where he remained until the end of his life, dividing his talents between the creation of important religious paintings and countless portraits. He became one of the city's leading painters, distinguishing himself, in particular, in the creation of large religious compositions in which the spirit of the Counter-Reformation was reflected.
In 1568, Santi di Tito became a member of the Confraternity of Saint Thomas Aquinas...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Poplar, Oil
17th century English portrait of a lady
By Willem Wissing
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a lady attributed to William Wissing, half-length, wearing a pearl necklace and an amber gown adorned with jewels to the bodice and sleeves, wit...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Painting Landscape with Figures late 1700s early 1800s
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on Canvas. Italian school of the late 1700s-early 1800s.
The romantic-taste landscape sees a river flowing between rocky banks topped by leafy trees; on the bank, in the left for...
Category
Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,349 Sale Price
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Madonna Scarsella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Raffaello Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ippolito Scarsella, known as Lo Scarsellino (Ferrara, around 1550 - 1620) workshop
Altarpiece depicting the Madonna and Child, St. James the Greater and the donor in armour
Technique: oil on panel
Measurements: 93 x 72 cm./with frame 109 x 86 cm.
Provenance: Prato, Farsetti, auction of 28.10.2016, lot 261 (link)
A majestic Madonna in Glory occupies the upper register of the canvas, seated on a blanket of iridescent clouds surrounded by angels, flanked by a cherub who scatters flowers contained in a cornucopia towards the infant Christ as a sign of abundance, naked and supported with both hands from the mother.
In the lower part of the composition stands the figure of San Giacomo Maggiore, one of the twelve apostles, standing on the right side of the altarpiece, represented dressed in a humble tunic; one arm holds the open Gospel book, while the other holds a cross pilgrimage staff.
A particular aspect of the table is the presence in the central part, to indicate its importance, of the figure of the donor, kneeling on a cushion, with his hands joined in prayer and his face observing the Virgin in an attitude of devotion, while on the opposite lectern is placed a prayer book; depicted with the features of a young leader in armor, with a sword and a rich iridescent red cloak, elements which, combined with his authoritarian composure, enhance his ennoblement.
Unlike the medieval altarpieces, the knight is here included in the space of the painting and has proportionate dimensions to those of the other characters, returning to all intents and purposes in the sacred scene, with a pose that cannot but evoke the detail of the 'Montefeltro altarpiece' made by Piero della Francesca for Federico da Montefeltro, kneeling in front of the sacred group in the guise of a leader.
On the right, the view recedes into depth highlighting the background of an urban landscape set on a hill behind which a mountain range stands out, with the peculiarity of the arched aqueduct that runs along the entire landscape. Presumably among these expanses were the donor's own possessions and his hometown.
It is a quality table, imbued with the late Mannerist style still resistant in the second half of the 16th century, characterized by a 'sweet and affable religiosity, rendered through a manner of studied simplicity and grace', which highlights the unmistakable stylistic and chromatic connotations of the produced...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$10,630 Sale Price
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17th Century By Guidotti aka Cavalier Borghese Salomé and the Baptist Oil/canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Cavaliere Paolo Guidotti, also known as il Cavalier Borghese (Lucca, Italy, 1559 - 1629)
Title: Salomé and the Baptist
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 90 x 68.5 cm -...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
See Landscape Night Naval Battle Mercanti 17/18th Century Paint Oil on copper
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ilario Mercanti, known as ‘lo Spolverini’ (Parma, 1657 - 1734)
Scene of a night-time naval battle
oil on copper (oval) 59 x 74 cm - with frame 83...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$7,385 Sale Price
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An Architectural Capriccio with the Preaching of an Apostle
By Giovanni Paolo Panini
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Santambrogio Antichità, Milan; sold, 2007 to:
Filippo Pernisa, Milan; by whom sold, 2010, to:
Private Collection, Melide, Switzerland
De Primi Fine Art, Lugano, Switzerland; from whom acquired, 2011 by:
Private Collection, Connecticut (2011-present)
Literature: Ferdinando Arisi, “Ancora sui dipinti giovanili del Panini,” Strenna Piacentina (Piacenza, 2009): pp. 48, 57, 65, fig. 31, as by Panini
Ferdinando Arisi, “Panini o Ghisolfi o Carlieri? A proposito dei dipinti giovanili,” Strenna Piacentina, (Piacenza, 2010), pp. 100, 105, 116, fig. 101, as an early work by Panini, a variant of Panini’s painting in the Museo Cristiano, Esztergom, Hungary.
This architectural capriccio is one of the earliest paintings by Giovanni Paolo Panini, the preeminent painter of vedute and capricci in 18th-century Rome. The attribution to Panini has been endorsed by Ferdinando Arisi, and a recent cleaning of the painting revealed the artist’s signature in the lower right. Like many of his fellow painters working in Rome during his day, Panini was not a native of the Eternal City. He first trained as a painter and stage designer in his hometown of Piacenza and moved to Rome at the age of 20 in November 1711 to study figure painting. Panini joined the workshop of Benedetto Luti (1666-1724) and from 1712 was living on the Piazza Farnese. Panini, like many before and after him, was spellbound by Rome and its classical past. He remained in the city for the rest of his career, specializing in depicting Rome’s most important monuments, as well as creating picturesque scenes like this one that evoked the city’s ancient splendor.
The 18th century art historian Lione Pascoli, who likely knew Panini personally, records in his 1730 biography of the artist that when Panini came to Rome, he was already “an excellent master and a distinguished painter of perspective, landscape, and architecture.” Panini’s earliest works from this period still show the evidence of his artistic formation in Piacenza, especially the influence of the view painter Giovanni Ghisolfi (1623-1683). However, they were also clearly shaped by his contact in Rome with the architectural capricci of Alberto Carlieri...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman, 17th Century Dutch Old Masters Oil
Located in London, GB
Circle of Gerard van Honthorst
1592 - 1656
Portrait of a Gentleman
Oil on wooden panel
Image size: 29 x 23 inches
Contemporary gilt frame
Gerard van Honthorst was a Dutch Golden Age...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
A Dog with Dead Game
By Jan Weenix
Located in St. Albans, GB
Jan Weenix
Canvas Size: 32 x 26" (82 x 66cm)
Outside Frame Size: 40 x 34" (102 x 86cm)
This beautiful painting is unsigned but this is not unusual with Jan ...
Category
Dutch School 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$13,249 Sale Price
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Shepherd with Animals and Riders in a Landscape - Dutch 17thC art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb Dutch Old Master oil painting is attributed to Pieter Bodding van Laer. Painted circa 1635 during the Dutch Golden Age the composition depicts a number of figures and ani...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$15,703 Sale Price
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Georgian Victorian Marine Oil Painting Shipping Scene possibly Isle of Wight
Located in ludlow, GB
Georgian or early Victorian Marine Oil on Panel of busy shipping scene with figures on Harbour, possibly the Isle of Wight
A rare gem of a painting, a Georgian era oil painting sho...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Laura Keppel, later Lady Southampton
Located in New York, NY
Inscribed, upper left: “Miss Laura Keppel”
Provenance: Commissioned from the artist and by descent in the Keppel family estate, Lexham Hall, Norfolk, to:
Major Bertram William Arnol...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fine 17th Century Italian Baroque Old Master Painting Waterfalls in Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, 17th century, circle of Salvator Rosa (1615-1673)
Title: Waterfalls in a Landscape
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Size:
canvas: 20 x 24....
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,336 Sale Price
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17th century Flemish seascape - Ships in a mediterranean harbour - seascape
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Where the Sea Meets Home, A 17th-Century Port Seascape by Andries van Eertvelt
Bathed in the warm and vibrant light of a beautiful day, this remarkable 17th-century seascape opens a...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
'Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet' three-quarter-length portrait, oil on canvas
By John Vanderbank
Located in St. Albans, GB
Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet
Canvas Size: 50 x 40" (127 x 102cm)
Outside Frame Size: 58 x 48" (147 x 122cm)
Sir John Wynn, 5th Baronet (1628 – 11 January ...
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English School 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Frances, Viscountess Scudamore in a Silver Dress & Blue Cloak
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Frances, Viscountess Scudamore in a Silver Dress and Blue Cloak c.1709-1719
By Charles Jervas (1675-1739)
This elegant and graceful portrait, presented by Titan Fine Ar...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Portrait of a Man
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
with Leo Blumenreich and Julius Böhler, Munich, 1924
Dr. Frederic Goldstein Oppenheimer (1881-1963), San Antonio, Texas; by whom given to:
Abraham M. Adler, New York, until 1985; thence by descent to the present owners
While old inscriptions on the verso of this panel propose its author to be Hans Holbein and the sitter Sir John More—a lawyer, judge, and the father of Sir Thomas More—this fine portrait has long been recognized to be by a Flemish hand. Max Friedländer gave the painting to Bernard van Orley (1487/1491 – 1541) in 1924, but did not include it in the volume dedicated to the artist in his Early Netherlandish Paintings...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
$52,500
Portrait of a Man with a Rifle
Located in London, GB
Oil on layered paper
Image size: 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches (26.5 x 21 cm)
Contemporary swept frame
This is an eighteenth century portrait of a...
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Naturalistic 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Laid Paper
The Tax Collectors attributed to Marinus van Reymerswaele
Located in New Orleans, LA
Marinus van Reymerswaele
c.1490 – c.1546 Dutch
The Tax Collectors
16th century
Oil on wood panel
Marinus van Reymerswaele stands among the greatest and most beloved artists of 16th-century Antwerp. Entitled The Tax Collectors, this oil on board original exudes the technical skill and life-like vibrancy for which the artist is renowned.
In a quiet interior scene, two men sit at a green table covered in coins, jewels, and empty moneybags. While the man in the red turban...
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18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Classical Landscape - French 17th century art Old Master oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb 17th century French Old Master oil painting is attributed to Jean Francois Millet. Painted circa 1670 it is a classical landscape with figures by a bend in a river in the...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$20,190 Sale Price
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17thDutch painting by Tengnagel Jan 1584-1635 - The meeting of David and Abigail
Located in PARIS, FR
Free shipping all Continental US, and all other countries, Europe, Asia etc...
Enhance your space with this captivating vintage painting by Tengnagel Jan (1584-depicting The meeting...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Art, Rococo, Portrait Queen Marie Antoinette France, Oval, Circle Vivien
Located in Greven, DE
French School, Portrait of Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Pastel /oil Pastel on Paper, Rococo, 18th Century. The Pastel is made in the style...
Category
Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Paper, Pastel, Oil
$6,018 Sale Price
75% Off
Virgin of Guadalupe
Located in New York, NY
Signed and dated, lower right, Joseph de la Cruz f.t / Año de 88.
Provenance: Private Collection, Santo Stefano d’Aveto (Genoa), ca. 1960–2022.
This monumental canvas is a rare, signed example of one of the most popular subjects of Spanish Colonial, and particularly Mexican, painting: the Virgin of...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Classical Oil Painting - Diana With Her Attendants in a Grotto
By Abraham van Cuylenborch
Located in London, GB
Abraham van CUYLENBROCH (1620-1658)
Diana With Her Attendants in a Grotto
1651
signed
oil on panel
12.2 in x 15.7 inches, inc. frame;
31 x 40 cm
Provenance:
Sale of Sotheby's Lo...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Bathers by Wooden Pool Carved Wood Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Bathers by the Woodland Pool
Dutch School, 17th century
circle of Cornelis van Poelenburgh (1594-1667)
oil on copper, framed
framed: 13 x 15 i...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$3,680 Sale Price
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Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon
By Joshua Reynolds
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Sir James Hamlyn (1735-1811), MP for Carmarthen, Sheriff of Devon, 18th Century
follower of Sir Joshua REYNOLDS (1723-1792)
Large 18th Century portrait of Sir James Ham...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,365 Sale Price
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Antique Italian painter - 18th century figure painting
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Chrono.
90.5 x 106 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed).
Condition report: Lined canvas. Good state of conservation of t...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$4,810 Sale Price
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Circle of Francesco Battaglioli, Architecture with Swans
By Francesco Battaglioli
Located in Milan, IT
Workshop of Francesco Battaglioli (Modena, c. 1710 - Venice, after 1796)
Baroque palace architecture with elegant staff and swans
Oil on canvas...
Category
Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
18th century portrait painting of a boy with a spinning top on a garden terrace
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of a young boy, full-length in a blue velvet coat and breeches, standing on a stone terrace in a garden landscape, playing with a spinning top. Signed and dated ' Phil. Merc...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Ecce Homo, after Carlo Dolci (1616–1686)
Located in London, GB
Ecce Homo is a superb, striking and emotive Old Master in oil on copper after the renowned Italian Baroque artist Carlo Dolci. The "Ecce Homo" shows the figure of Christ before His c...
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Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Copper
17th Century by Bernardo Strozzi Portrait of a man with white collar
By Bernardo Strozzi
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Bernardo Strozzi, also known as “Il Cappuccino” and “il Prete Genovese”, (Genoa, Italy, 1581 – Venice, Italy, 1644)
Title: Portrait of a man with white collar
Medium: Oil on canvas
D...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Holy Family with Saint John, first half of the 16th century
Located in Milan, IT
Panel depicting the Holy Family with San Giovannino. At the center of the scene is the Virgin, with a red tunic and a blue cloak edged with gold embroidery,...
Category
Other Art Style 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$35,050 Sale Price
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Portrait Noble Man Ceresa Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Italy Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Carlo Ceresa (San Giovanni Bianco 1609 - Bergamo 1679) attributable
Full-length portrait of Giacomo Pesenti
Oil on canvas (206 x 121 cm - in frame 212 x 133 cm.)
This fascinating portrait, portraying a full-length gentleman and datable to the 17th century, illustrates the stylistic and compositional details typical of the pictorial production of the Lombardy area, Bergamo in particular. This reference is reflected in elements such as the natural light, the sober and austere setting and, above all, the subtle psychological characterisation of the face.
We are inclined to identify the hand of portrait painter Carlo Ceresa, one of the most illustrious Bergamasque figure painters of the 17th century, capable of developing a style of intense realism and acute psychological investigation. In his works, and our portrait perfectly reflects his canons, an extraordinary naturalistic imprint, great realism and remarkable essentiality are evident.
Those traits of severity, moral rigour and austerity typical of his portraiture find a perfect balance here: never courtly or rhetorical, his portraits are profoundly linked to the concept of counter-reform. Immortalising the main personalities of the time, he established himself as a point of reference for the Bergamasque aristocracy, from the Vertova to the Pesenti to the Secco Suardo.
The subject of the portrait is Giacomo Pesenti, here immortalised life-size in a rigorous black suit, his left hand resting on a table, on which is placed the necessities for writing and a manuscript, and his right hand, with a sealed ring on his little finger, abandoned along his side while he holds his gloves.
He wears a suit of incredible rigour, dressed as befits a man of his high social standing, while the sharp light focuses on his face, with an intensity that seems to be accentuated by the reflection of the white collar, with its sharp profile.
For Ceresa, it is not the richness of the garment that gives value to the person portrayed, it is the need to give feeling and bring out the character of the person, and this he succeeds in marvellously, aided by his ability to capture the essence of the person and return it to us in painting through the face and light used as a strong expressive element.
In fact, the image highlights that 'counter-reformed' composure typical of the portraiture of painters active in this area and era, adhering to a verism...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$12,314 Sale Price
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Pontefract Castle, 17th Century Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601)
Located in Blackwater, GB
Pontefract Castle, 17th Century
after the engraving by Joris Hoefnagel (1542-1601)
Large 17th Century view of Pontefract Castle, West Yorkshire, oil on canvas taken from the 16th C...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$14,020 Sale Price
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18th CENTURY FRENCH GRAND TOUR WATERCOLOUR - ROMAN MONUMENT ST. REMY PROVENCE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century
Title: The Roman Ruins at St. Remy de Provence, France. Inscribed verso to the frame: ‘Ruins at Roman Monument...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Watercolor
Portrait Of Lorenzo Suarez 5th Count Of Corona 16th Century - Antonis Mor
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Lorenzo Suarez, 5th Count Of Corona, 16th Century
School of Antonis Mor (1517-1577)
Large Spanish School Old Master portrait of Lorenzo Suarez, Count of Corona, oil on ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$12,338 Sale Price
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Portrait of William Henry Kerr, Earl of Ancram, 4th Marquess of Lothian
Located in London, GB
James Fellowes
Flourished 1719 - 1750
Portrait of William Henry Kerr, Earl of Ancram, 4th Marquess of Lothian
Oil on canvas, signed & dated 1747
Image size: 29 1/2 x 24 1/2 inches (75 x 62 cm)
Original gilt wood frame
William Henry Kerr was born a member of the Scottish peerage to William, third Marquess of Lothian, and his first wife Margaret, daughter of Sir Thomas Nicholson of Kemnay, first Baronet. William was styled Master Jedburgh until 1722, when his father was elevated to a Marquessate, after which he was referred to as Lord Jedburgh until 1735. Following his father’s military footsteps, on 20 June 1735 Ancram was commissioned as a cornet to the regiment (11th Dragoons) of his grand-uncle, Lord Mark Kerr. Ancram married Lady Caroline...
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Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
View of Ponte Milvio in Rome
Located in Roma, RM
Northern painter active in Rome in the second half of the 17th century, View of Ponte Milvio
Oil painting on canvas 73 x 97 cm in coeval Roman Salvator Rosa frame.
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Self Portrait Of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 18th Century English School
Located in Blackwater, GB
Self Portrait Of Sir Joshua Reynolds (1723-1792), 18th Century
English School
Large 18th Century English Self portrait of painter Sir Joshua Reynolds, oil on canvas. Excellent qual...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$4,486 Sale Price
20% Off
Italian Baroque portrait of a young boy
Located in New York, NY
Benedetto Luti (17 November 1666 – 17 June 1724) was an Italian painter of the late Baroque period, recognized for his contributions to the Roman and Florentine art scenes. Born in F...
Category
Baroque 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Young Man
Located in London, GB
Pupil of Rembrandt
Portrait of a Young Man
17th Century
Oil on oak panel
Image size: 4 1/4 x 5 inches (11 x 13 cm)
Dutch ebonised frame
This small portrait is of a young man, staring inquisitively out towards the viewer. The realism of his appearance is striking, with great care taken in the depiction of the man’s features - for example, his full lips and the slight bump in the bridge of his nose. The man wears a rich burgundy doublet and a black cap and is adorned with gold accessories, indicating a degree of wealth - it is likely that this is a miniature portrait for a wealthy patron. The warm flesh tones of this painting and the intricate rendering of the man’s curly brown hair demonstrate the artistry of the painter, who has successfully captured the image of youth within his brushstrokes.
Rembrandt’s Pupils
Upon completing his artistic education, Rembrandt opened a studio and began to take students - the first of which were Gerrit Dou and Isaac Jouderville. The studio functioned as an art school, in which materials and guidance were provided - contrary to the studios of his peers, Rembrandt did not offer lodging to his pupils. The families of prospective pupils had to pay Rembrandt 100 guilders (enough for a house at the time) for this artistic education, and the profits from any works produced by pupils under Rembrandt would be paid to the master rather than kept by the student-artist - this contributed substantially to the master’s income.When taking on pupils, Rembrandt looked for those who could already paint, and guided their styles to reflect his. By choosing pupils who were somewhat experienced artists, Rembrandt had an array of painters that could be involved at any stage of assisting with the creation of his works - in this way, Rembrandt’s pupils often functioned as studio assistants as well. In order to perfect Rembrandt’s style, pupils would paint copies of their teacher’s works, sometimes adding their own distinct variations. They would use the same subjects and models as Rembrandt himself, and would accompany him on outdoor trips to paint nature and landscapes. The extensive copying and utilisation of same source materials has rendered Rembrandt’s work and the work of his pupils difficult to differentiate, even in the modern era.At least 50 pupils were taught by Rembrandt, with many continuing on to become his studio assistants. A few graduated into successful artists in their own right - for example, Govaert Flinck...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
$14,301
18th Century French Rococo Period Portrait of Women Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Lady
French artist, Rococo period 18th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 15 x 12.5 inches
canvas: 10.5 x 8.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition...
Category
Rococo 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,070 Sale Price
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Allegory Of Time Stella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Italian
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giacomo Stella (Brescia 1545 - Rome 1630) - Allegory of Time Indicating Truth,
Oil painting on canvas,
192 x 74cm. - in golden frame 198 x 81 cm.
The work is accompanied by a critic...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$8,136 Sale Price
20% Off
An Elegant Hawking Party, A Pair of Paintings
By August Querfurt
Located in Wiscasett, ME
A pair of old master paintings by August Querfurt (1696-1761). Oil on panel, one signed with initials in the lower left. Two scenes depicting hawking parties from the 18th century. I...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Cesta de flores", 17th Century Oil on Canvas, Still Flowers by Juan de Arellano
By Juan de Arellano
Located in Madrid, ES
JUAN DE ARELLANO
Spanish, 1614 - 1676
Cesta de Flores
signed Juan de Arellano (lower lright)
oil on canvas
original period carved, gilt and polychrome...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Scottish Gentleman with Clay Pipe - 18th century art oil painting
Located in London, GB
This atmospheric 18th century portrait oil painting is attributed to a Scottish artist. Painted circa 1790, The painting is a half length portrait of a seated gentleman. He is wearing a blue bonnet, the badge of a Scottish country gentleman and smoking a clay pipe. The way the light catches his hand and face and gleams on his buttons is lovely. The frame is super in that it echoes the button on his jacket. This is an excellent example of an 18th century Scottish portrait...
Category
Old Masters 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oil
$9,814 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Paintings
Materials
Oil
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