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Old Masters 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
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
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Early 1900s Old Masters Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

17th century portrait of Lady Sarah Cowper, Circle of Michael Dahl
By (Circle of) Michael Dahl
Located in York, GB
Portrait of Lady Sarah Cowper, nee Holled [1644-1720]-Circle of Michael Dahl 17th century,Oil painting on canvas oval,bust-length . She has dark hair tie...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Child Jesus Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Baby Italian Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Lombard painter active in the 17th century Infant Jesus Oil painting on canvas 70 x 82 cm. - In antique frame 78 x 91 cm. This painting depicts an unusual and pleasant iconographic...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

John Sanderson Wells , oil, horses, horse riding country scene
By John Sanderson-Wells
Located in York, GB
A fine oil painting by the renowned artist John Sanderson Wells " Returning from a Country Ride" This painting captures beautifully the image o...
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Early 20th Century Old Masters Paintings

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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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Hastings Castle oil painting seascape 19th century, William Edward Webb
Located in York, GB
Hastings Castle from the beach oil William Edward Webb A fine 19th century oil on canvas painting depicting Hastings Castle from the beach with fishermen and boats housed in a git ...
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19th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

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...
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1910s Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Still Life of Fruit in a Wicker Basket with Bird
Located in London, GB
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen 1664-1730 Still Life of Fruit in a Wicker Basket with Bird Oil on oak panel Image size: 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (21 x 19 cm) Contemporary Dutch ebonised style f...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oak, Oil, Panel

Knight Van Douw Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century Flemish Art Italy
By Simon Johannes van Douw (Antwerp c. 1630 - c. 1677)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
After Simon Johannes van Douw (Antwerp c. 1630 - c. 1677) The stop of a traveler on horseback near a post station Oil painting on canvas 45 x 55 cm In frame cm. 55 x 65 In this pleasant painting, depicting a knight parked near a post station, the Flemish tradition is based on a strong Italianizing sensitivity, especially by observing the setting and its peculiar brightness. The mixture of genres and the particular style of execution make it easy to trace the authorship back to a Nordic author but active in Rome, or strongly influenced by the style in vogue in the Eternal city, between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries: we are referring, in in particular, to a follower of the Antwerp Simon Johannes van Douw. The chromatic elegance and refinement with which he outlines the figures are typical aspects of his painting. The scene takes place outside a cottage, probably a post office for travelers, where a modest family divides the tasks by assisting the knights. We see a young boy who hands water to the horse before he sets off again, the father is preparing to feed him with straw and the mother who instead takes care of the little son. The Italian reminiscences, evident in our painting, have been absorbed by many Northern European authors such as Nicolaes Berchem, Philips Wouwerman or Johannes Lingelbach, all inspired by the leader Pieter van Laer...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Portrait of a Young Boy Thomas Wagstaff - Scottish art 18th century oil painting
Located in London, GB
This superb late 18th century portrait oil painting is attributed to noted Scottish artist Alexander Nasmyth. Painted circa 1790 the sitter is of the Wagstaff family, either Thomas o...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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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...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

17th-18th Century By Benedetto Luti Head of a Girl Oil Pastel on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Benedetto Luti (Florence, Italy, 1666 - Rome, Italy, 1724) Title: Head of a Girl Medium: Oil pastel on canvas Dimensions: without frame 28 x 23.5 cm - with frame 38.5 x 33.5 cm Orig...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil Pastel

Michael Dahl (circle) 17th century portrait of Sir William Cowper
By (Circle of) Michael Dahl
Located in York, GB
Portrait of Sir William Cowper [1639-1706] Circle of Michael Dahl.Oil painting on canvas 17th century oval, bust-length, with a long dark wig, and wearin...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

William Wissing (follower) 19th Century Portrait Queen Mary II
Located in York, GB
A 19th century oil on canvas, portrait of a young woman.This portrait is believed to be of Queen Mary II taken from an engraving of the painting, Halswell Park Sale, 1948, lot no.1323, Housed in a decorative gilt frame.Size overall being 70 x 86 cm high (27.5 x 33¾ inches approx) size of painting 54 x 68 cm (21 x 26 inches approx) To the rear of the portrait is a newspaper cutting of the engraving ,also a typed note regarding the provenance of the painting (see photo) Condition overall is very good, the Canvas has been relined, under UV there are areas of overpaint to bosom.Frame overall very good some minor self coloured losses Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) Mary, born at St James's Palace in London on 30 April 1662,eldest daughter of James, Duke of York (the future James II & VII) , and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Mary's uncle was King Charles II, her maternal grandfather, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, served for a lengthy period as Charles's chief adviser. Mary married William of Orange. Willem Wissing, known in England as William Wissing...
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19th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Late 17th Century By Still-life Italian painter Still life Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
17th Century Still-life Italian painter Title: Still life Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 58 x 136 cm - with frame 71.5 x 150 cm Antique shaped and gilded wooden box...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century Galanti Scenes Van Limborch Rest Hunting Oil on Canvas Green Red
Located in Sanremo, IT
Pair of oval paintings measuring 66 x 89 cm without frame and 90 x 115 cm with coeval frame depicting two gallant moments during a rest from hunting by painter Hendrik Van Limborch (...
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1730s Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of a Gentleman in Doublet & Ruff c.1595; Rare Elizabethan oil on copper
Located in London, GB
Portrait of an Elizabethan Gentleman in a Black Doublet c.1595 Manner of Hieronimo Custodis (died c.1593) Oil on copper This exquisite oil on copper portrait, painted around 430 yea...
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16th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Copper

Nathaniel Hone, portrait of "flora" roman goddess, 18th century
By Nathaniel Hone the Elder
Located in York, GB
I have great pleasure in offering for sale this beautiful portrait, by Nathaniel Hone, the elder. 18th century. The painting is of Ann Anderson, wife...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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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 x 98 cm NB: please note that...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Escuela española (Principios XIX) - Óleo sobre tela - Retrato del Papa Pio VII
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra no va firmada El estado de conservación de la pintura es aceptable, solo comentar que la tela está reentelada Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un antiguo marco en madera p...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Paintings

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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...
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1990s Old Masters Paintings

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Acrylic, Wood Panel

Flowers on White
Located in Belfast, GB
Flowers on White Oil on Board 61 x 50.8 cm 24 x 20 in Regarded as one of Ireland’s most accomplished fine art painters, Martin Mooney was born in 1960, in Belfast, Northern Ireland....
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2010s Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

18th-19th Century By Natale Schiavoni Portrait of the Sister Oil on Cardboard
By Natale Schiavoni
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Natale Schiavoni (Chioggia, Italy, 1777 - Venice, Italy, 1858) Title: Portrait of the Sister Medium: Portrait on cardboard Dimensions: with our frame 14.5 x 12 cm - with frame 22 x 1...
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19th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil, Cardboard

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...
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1830s Old Masters Paintings

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Oil, Board

Portrait of a Man, 17th Century Dutch Oil on Panel Portrait
Located in London, GB
Circle of Cornelis Dusart Dutch 1660 - 1704 Portrait of a Man Oil on panel Image size: 7¾ x 5¼ inches Giltwood frame Cornelis Dusart Cornelis ...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil, Panel

Marshmallows
Located in Belfast, GB
Marshmallows Oil on Canvas 31 1/8 x 31 1/8 in 79 x 79 cm adf0358 "Overtime, French Le-Roy became heavily influenced by the Dutch and Spanish still life painters, particularly the work of Williem Kalf and Luis Melendez. This took his work from a contemporary style to a more traditional genre. This proved popular, leading to more commissioned work, and a second successful exhibition." Irish still life painter David French...
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2010s Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

17th-18th Century By Niccolò Cassana Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Niccolò Cassana (Venice, Italy, 1659 - London, UK, 1714) Title: Portrait of a Gentleman Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 119.5 x 92.5 cm Painting without frame. Expe...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Elise Ansel, Study for After Fools Rush In, Oil on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Oil on Canvas 30.5 x 40.6 cm 12 x 16 in ---- Ansel deconstructs pictorial language and authorial agency in order to excavate and liberate meanings buried beneath the surface of the works from which her paintings spring. Old Master paintings were, for the most part, created by men for men. Abstraction allows her to interrupt this one sided narrative and transform it into a sensually capacious non-narrative form of visual communication that embraces multiple points of view. The title of the exhibition yes I said Yes is carved from the last line...
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2010s Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Self-Portrait - Royal Academy Founding Member, 18th Century
Located in London, GB
Francis Hayman RA 1708–1776 Self-Portrait Oil on oak panel Image size: 8 x 6¼ inches Contemporary gilt frame This newly discovered work is the earliest known self portrait by Francis Hayman, dated to the mid to late 1720’s. The small scale of the portrait gives it a strong sense of intimacy. Whereas clients would often dress themselves in their best clothes for a sitting, Hayman has portrayed himself in informal attire, with his shirt unbuttoned and a wig cap. Born in 1708 to a respectable Devonshire family, his training began at the tender age of ten under the tutelage of the historical painter Robert Brown, who was probably an uncle. By the 1730’s he is known to have been engaged in painting scenery for the popular theatres on Goodman’s Fields and Drury Lane. He established a studio on St Martin’s Lane, and demonstrated his versatility as one of the most important painters of his time in portraits, illustration and history painting. Indeed, he was one of the first English painters deemed to have the skill and proficiency to rival that of the foreign masters, such as Holbein and Kneller, who were brought in by the court to make up for the perceived shortcomings of the native artists. Led by William Hogarth, Hayman and other artists began to create a new movement in the English art world. Thomas Gainsborough was one of his pupils, whom he is said to have introduced to the more lascivious and debauched underbelly of London life. After mostly making his living as an illustrator, in the 1740’s Hayman was commissioned by the proprietor of the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens, Jonathan Tyers, to produce a series of four large celebratory canvases depicting British victories from the Seven Years War. His association with Tyers continued, and over the next ten years he produced a number of large decorative paintings...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oak, Oil Pastel

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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Copper

Pair of Italian 18' century Paintings with Gardens
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian 18' century paintings , oil on canvas with Venetian Palace gardens , antiques sculptures and various figures . Measurements with frame cm 75 x101
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

San Francisco Javier
Located in Miami, FL
Colonial School, Mexico, XVIII Century "San Francisco Javier" Oil on canvas 18 x 14 in.
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Pair of Italian 18' century Paintings with Gardens
Located in Rome, IT
Pair of Italian 18' century paintings , oil on canvas with Venetian Palace gardens , antiques sculptures and various figures . Measurements with f...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Bedouin at Prayer, Orientalist Oil Painting on Panel 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...
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1890s Old Masters Paintings

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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...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Still Life With Flowers By Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer
Located in New Orleans, LA
Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer 1636-1699 French Still Life with Flowers on a Carved Stone Ledge Oil on canvas Impeccable detail and luminous color breathe life into this floral still lif...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Leda And The Swan By Workshop Of Bartholomaeus Spranger
Located in New Orleans, LA
Workshop of Bartholomaeus Spranger 16th Century Flemish Leda and the Swan Oil on panel Retelling one of the most legendary Greco-Roman mythological tales, this exceptional oil on...
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16th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil, Panel

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...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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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...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Paper, Oil, 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...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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