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Period: 17th Century
The Zodiac II Leo - 1975 - Grabado firmado a lápiz
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Firmado a lápiz por el artista en la parte inferior y con el tiraje, este en concreto es un E/A (epreuve d'artiste)
Se presenta enmarcado con su marco original de la época (he puest...
Category
Abstract 17th Century Art
Materials
Engraving
Hieronymus FRANCKEN III - The Denial of Saint Peter, 17th c. Antwerp school
Located in PARIS, FR
Hieronymus FRANCKEN III (Antwerp 1611 - 1671)
17th century Antwerp School
The Denial of Saint Peter
Oil on panel, dim. h. 53 cm, l. 76 cm
Framed, h. 82 cm, l. 106 cm
Sold with the ...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Saint Catherine Portrair Guido Reni Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Guido Reni (Bologna 1575 - 1642) Workshop of
Saint Catherine of Alexandria
(full details LINK)
Oil on canvas
Measurements (cm): 96 x 73 - with frame 112 x 88
This splendid work dep...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Fine 17th Century Flemish Baroque Oil Painting Roman Charity Large Wood Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roman Charity
Flemish Baroque period, first half 17th century
circle of Peter Paul Rubens
oil on wood panel, framed
framed: 24.5 x 30 inches
panel: 20 x 26 inches
Provenance: Private...
Category
Baroque 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Martyrdom of Saint Stephen- Painting attr. to Vincent Adriaenssen- 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with martyrdom of Saint Stephen is an old master artwork realized in 17th century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes coeval gilded frame cm. 148x196.
The artwork is attributed to Vincent Adriaenssen called il Manciola (Antwerp, 1595 - Roma, 1675)
Among the painters who worked in the first half of the seventeenth century it is possible to indicate only the Neapolitan Scipione Compagno (1624-1680) as the author of scenes of martyrs set within a landscape or a view such as, for example, the Martyrdom of Saint Stefano recently hesitated at the Ansorena in Madrid on June 16, 2021. It should be noted, however, that the landscape represented in the painting examined here, characterized by luxuriant vegetation, meticulously represented "in the Flemish style", shows differences with the typical settings of the paintings di Compagno, characterized above all by urban views, visionary architectures or rather arid vegetation. Even the refined figures, so elongated and lanky, represented in our painting, in particular the group of knights in the foreground on the right, are not reflected in the production of the Neapolitan painter. These elements, to which we add the depiction of the Eternal Father amidst the clouds and the detail of the dog in profile in the foreground, instead recall a painter mainly known as a battle soldier, but who was also the author of many works depicting episodes from ancient Rome set within luxuriant landscapes, or rather Vincent Adriaenssen known as Manciola, a painter from Antwerp whose figure has been shed light thanks to recent studies. The group of horsemen represented to the right of the examined painting is, in fact, comparable with other groups on horseback present in numerous works by Manciola such as, for example, in the Triumph of Caesar (Rome, Babuino, 23-03-2010; formerly Florence, Collection Privata, 2006), while similar elongated and somewhat lanky figures, dressed in red, yellow, blue and white, can be found in the three paintings conserved at the Cassa di Risparmio di Pesaro, which in the past were erroneously attributed to the Umbrian painter Francesco Allegrini...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
17th C Dutch Old Master Ink & Wash Painting Biblical Figures Rembrandt Pupil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure being Comforted (Job?)
circle of Willem Drost (Dutch 1633-1659) *See notes below
ink and wash drawing on paper (Arms of Amsterdam watermarked)
Dutc...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Ink, Watercolor
Old Master Portrait of a Gentleman - British 18th century oil painting
By Michael Dahl
Located in London, GB
This stunning 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to Swedish born, England based artist Michael Dahl. Painted circa 1690 it is a sumptuous half length portrai...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait Of Philadelphia, 17th Century Probably Philadelphia Carey Of Aske Hall
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Philadelphia, 17th Century
Probably Philadelphia Carey Of Aske Hall, Richmond, North Yorkshire, English Courier & Lady In Waiting to Princess Elizabeth
Studio Of Sir Pe...
Category
17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life Arrangement - Dutch Old Master 17thC art oil painting fruit butterfly
By Leendert de Laeff
Located in London, GB
A fine Dutch still life Old Master by Leendert de Laeff which is signed and dated 1664. This oil on canvas on panel depicts a still life of fruit with insects and butterflies. A supe...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman, Doublet & White Ruff, Gloves Inscribed 1624, on panel
By Frans Pourbus the Younger
Located in London, GB
Titan Fine Art presents this exquisite oil on panel portrait depicting a handsome young gentleman in an exuberant black damask doublet. The pose, with one hand holding gloves and the other akimbo, was one that was well-established for gentleman of the upper echelons of society by the time this work was painted. The principle governing portraits at this time was the recording and defining in visual terms of the position of a sitter in society. In addition to brilliant and complex symbols of luxury, they often contained many symbolic elements too; the inclusion of gloves was often used in portraits that celebrated a betrothal as in ancient times gloves were used to seal a marriage contract.
The extraordinary costume of a black shimmering doublet, the brilliant white reticella ruff, and the cuffs edged with lace were immensely costly… this attire proclaims to every onlooker that this is a superior being. The rendering of the reticella lace ruff is exquisite and the artist has recorded the design that runs through the black damask fabric with meticulous attention to detail. The preservation of this black pigment is remarkable considering the age of the work. Black pigments are especially vulnerable to fade and wear over time partly due to environmental condition but also from unprofessional cleaning. This work is an exquisite example from the period.
According to the inscription in the upper right, the gentleman was in his 22nd year of age in 1624. The coat of arms, which is displayed without a crest, may be ‘blazoned’ in the language of heraldry, as: Sable on a Chevron between in chief two Roundels and in base a Billet [or possibly Square] Or three Martlets Sable. In plainer English this means a black (Sable) background, spanned by a gold (Or) chevron, above which are two golden solid circles (Roundels), and below which is a gold rectangle (Billet); on the chevron are three small black birds (Martlets). Martlets are a stylised form of heraldic bird, believed to be based on the swift, which are conventionally drawn with small tufts instead of feet. In Continental Europe it is also conventional for them to be drawn without beaks, as appears to be the case here. The birds in this instance also have a vaguely duck-like appearance.
Five families have been identified with very close armorial bearings to the one in our portrait. They are the (van) Houthem’s (of Brabant), the Prévinaire’s (of Flanders and Holland), and the Proveneer’s (of Liège) and it must be noted that the locations of these families also fit with the painting’s Flemish origins. However the French Grenières’s (of Île-de-France) and the Jallot’s (of Normandy) are the next closest matches and plausible matches, as Frans Pourbus had settled in Paris just a few years before our portrait was painted.
This painting has been assessed by a professional conservator prior to going on sale, and as thus, it can be hung and enjoyed immediately.
Frans Pourbus the Younger...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Rare Hand Colored "Cabane Des Hold" - 1st Ed "Description de l’Univers" C. 1683
Located in Soquel, CA
Rare Engraving "Cabane Des Hold, Terres Artiques, Fig CII," 1st edition "Description de l’Univers, page 281
This rare image depicts the Willem Barentsz expedition of 1597 to Novaya Zemlya, Russia. The engraving, with later hand-coloring, shows the cabin and ship of the Dutch arctic expedition of Barentsz on Novaya Zemlya (Nova Zembla), with the party being attacked (and in some cases apparently eaten) by bears and wolves. Dutch explorer, Willem Barentsz, reached the west coast of Novaya Zemlya in 1594, and in a subsequent expedition of 1596 rounded the northern point and wintered on the northeast coast. Barentsz died during the expedition, and may have been buried on the northern island.
This artwork is a page from a book by 17th century cartographer and engineer, Allain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706), "Description de L'Univers, contenant les differents systêmes du monde, les cartes générals et particulières de la géographie ancienne et modern." Paris: Denys Thierry, 1683.
Presented in an cream colored mat.
Text on verso shown in images.
Mat Size: 11.5"H x 9.07"W
Paper Size: 8.25"H x 5.44"W
Image Size: 5.63"H x 3.75"W
Alain Manesson Mallet (French, 1630-1706) was a 17th century cartographer and military engineer. He started his career as a musketeer in the army of Louis XIV, became a Sergeant-Major in the artillery and an Inspector of Fortifications. He later served under Alfonso VI, King of Portugal...
Category
Realist 17th Century Art
Materials
Paper, Ink, Gouache
Portrait of a monk att. to Pieter Leermans - Oil on canvas 21x40 cm
Located in Geneva, CH
Oil work on canvas sold with frame.
Total size with frame: 58x39x5 cm
Category
Baroque 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Boeckhorst, Rubens, Saint Ursula, Decorative Old Master, Woman, Baroque, Flemish
By Jan Boeckhorst
Located in Greven, DE
Johann Boeckhorst (Münster 1604 - Antwerp 1668)
Saint Ursula
Oil on canvas, 112 x 86 cm
Provenance:
New York, Christe's, 20.3.1981, lot 88 (as Van Diepenbeeck's circle)
The presen...
Category
Baroque 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
By Philipp Peter Roos, Roman countryside with herds
By Philipp Peter Roos (Rosa di Tivoli)
Located in Milan, IT
Philipp Peter Roos, known as Rosa da Tivoli (Sankt Goar, August 30, 1657 - Rome, January 17, 1706)
Pair of landscapes of the Roman countryside with catkins
(2) Oil on canvas, 22 x ...
Category
Other Art Style 17th Century Art
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 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Charles Ii King Spain Child Del Mazo Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Attributed to Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo (Castile 1611 - Madrid 1667) pupil and collaborator of Diego Velázquez
Portrait of Charles II, King of Spain, as a child (1661 -1700)
Spain, c. 1670 Oil on canvas 68 x 49 cm. - In antique frame 96 x 75 cm.
The analysis of this portrait, and in particular the style with which its features have been outlined, brings us back to the great tradition of the 17th century Spanish school.
The portrait depicts the young King Charles II of Spain, dressed in typical Spanish fashion, the youngest and only son of Philip IV of Spain and his second wife Maria Anna of Austria, as well as the last of the Habsburg dynasty to rule Spain. which portrayed the young ruler in full length at the age of four (dated 1665), dressed in a black suit and cape, and a large feathered...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
17th Century By Giovanni Battista Spinelli Jacob's dream Oil on Canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Giovanni Battista Spinelli (Chieti, Italy, 1613 - Ortona, Italy, 1647)
Title: Jacob's dream
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: without frame 98 x 135 cm - with frame 108 x 145 cm
Expertise by Professor Nicola Spinosa
Publications: From Sacro to Profano. The Giorgio...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Of Richard Jones, 1st Earl Of Ranelagh, 17th Century SIR PETER LELY
Located in Blackwater, GB
Portrait Of Richard Jones, 1st Earl Of Ranelagh, 17th Century
School Of Sir Peter Lely (1618-1680)
Large 17th Century Portrait of Rochard Jones, 1st Earl of Ranelagh, oil on canvas...
Category
17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
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 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Lady in an Elaborate Ruff & Lace Coif c.1610-20, Dutch Old Master
Located in London, GB
This magnificent oil on panel portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, is a splendid example of the sumptuous female portraits that were painted for members of the upper echelons of society during the early part of the 1600’s. The artist has rendered this portrait with meticulous attention to detail and the surface effects of the fine materials. The elaborate lace coif and cuffs are painstakingly delineated, as is the bold black damask, and sumptuous gold decoration of her skirt and stomacher, which is wonderfully preserved and quite remarkable considering the age of the work and the fact that darker pigments are particularly vulnerable to fading and wear. This work with its spectacular depiction of costume is of absolute quality, it can be rated as one of the best works in the artist’s oeuvre and as such it is an important and splendid example of Dutch portraiture.
The Dutch Golden Age of painting was a period in Dutch history, roughly spanning the 17th century, in which Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. Dutch explorers charted new territory and settled abroad. Trade by the Dutch East-India Company thrived, and war heroes from the naval battles were decorated and became national heroes. During this time, The Dutch Old Masters began to prevail in the art world, creating a depth of realistic portraits of people and life in the area that has hardly been surpassed. The Golden Age painters depicted the scenes that their discerning new middleclass patrons wanted to see. This new wealth from merchant activities and exploration combined with a lack of church patronage, shifted art subjects away from biblical genres.
Dress was a key component in portraits, and the exuberant attire reiterates the incredible wealth of this woman. The sitter will have visited the artist’s workshop and inspected examples on display. They would have chosen the size and the sort of composition and on that basis negotiated the price – which would have also been determined by the complexity of the clothing and the jewels that were to be depicted, and by the materials to be used. When all was considered, this portrait would have cost the sitter (or her husband) a substantial sum.
The colour black was regarded as humble and devout yet at the same time refined and sophisticated and the most expensive colour of fabric to dye and to maintain. Citizens spent fortunes on beautiful black robes. Such uniformity must also have had a psychological side-effect and contributed to a sense of middle-class cohesion; the collective black of the well-to-do burgess class will have given its members a sense of solidarity. The colour was always an exciting one for artists and when this portrait was painted there were at least fifty shades of it, and as many different fabrics and accoutrements. Artists went to great lengths to depict the subtle nuances of the colour and the fabrics and textures and how they reflected light and it was an ideal background against which gold and crisp white lace could be juxtaposed to dramatic effect.
The sitter is either a married women or a widower as is evident by the clothing that she wears and the position, toward her right, it is highly likely that this portrait was once a pendant that hung on the right-hand side of her husband’s portrait as was convention at the time. She wears a vlieger which was a type of sleeveless over-gown or cape worn by well-to-do married women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. Variations with short sleeves or high shoulder rolls are known. Sometimes sleeves were attached with aiglets, and often slits were made to allow belts or the hands to pass through. Three-piece vlieger costumes of this kind were standard items of clothing in portraits of the women of the civic elite in the period 1600-40 and was a variant of the Spanish ‘ropa’ and served as a trademark of well-to-do married burgher women. Girls and unmarried woman, including beguines, wore a bouwen (a dress with a fitted bodice and a skirt that was closed all round) instead. This clear distinction between apparel for married and unmarried women is clear not only from inventories and trousseau lists, but also from contemporary sources such as the Dutch Spanish dictionary published by Juan Rodrigues in 1634. In it, a bouwen is described as a ‘ropa de donzella’ (over-gown worn by a virgin) and a vlieger as a ‘ropa de casada’ (overgown worn by a married woman). It is striking how few women are depicted wearing a bouwen, unless they are part of a group, family or children’s portrait and it can therefore be assumed that independent portraits of unmarried women were seldom commissioned. It is also believed that the clothing worn in these portraits existed and were faithfully reproduced when cross-referenced with the few exact documents. These sources also demonstrate that clients wanted their clothing to be depicted accurately and with this in mind precious garments and jewels were often left in the painter’s studio.
The prominent white lawn molensteenkraag (or millstone ruff) is held up by a wire supportasse and was reserved only for the citizens that could afford this luxurious item that often required 15 meters of linen batiste. The fabulous wealth of this sitter is also evident by the elaborate lace coif and cuffs which have been exquisitely depicted; lace was often literally copied by artists in thin white lines over the completed clothing.
The gold bracelet with jewels is a type that was evidently fashionable as it is seen in a number of portraits during the 1610s and 1620. Clothing and jewellery were prized possessions and were often listed in inventories of estates and passed down from generation to generation. There were a great number of jewellers of Flemish origin working at all the courts and cities of Europe, competing with the Italians, and then the French, adapting themselves to the tastes and positions of their patrons and the raw materials available in the country where they worked. The fashion for jewels “in the Flemish style” succeeded that of the Italian style.
Cornelis van der Voort, who was probably born in Antwerp around 1576, came to Amsterdam with his parents as a child. His father, a cloth weaver by trade, received his citizenship in 1592. It is not known who taught the young Van der Voort to paint, but it has been suggested that it was either Aert Pietersz or Cornelis Ketel. On 24 October 1598 Van der Voort became betrothed to Truytgen Willemsdr. After his first wife’s death he became betrothed to Cornelia Brouwer of Dordrecht in 1613. In addition to being an artist, Van der Voort was an art collector or dealer, or both. In 1607 he bought paintings from the estate of Gillis van Coninxloo, and after an earlier sale in 1610 a large number of works he owned were auctioned on 7 April 1614. Van der Voort is documented as appraising paintings in 1612, 1620 and 1624. In 1615 and 1619 he was warden of the Guild of St Luke. He was buried in Amsterdam’s Zuiderkerk on 2 November 1624, and on 13 May 1625 paintings in his estate were sold at auction.
Van der Voort was one of Amsterdam’s leading portrait painters in the first quarter of the 17th century. Several of his group portraits are known. It is believed that he trained Thomas de Keyser (1596/97-1667) and Nicolaes Eliasz Pickenoy (1588-1650/56). His documented pupils were David Bailly (c. 1584/86-1657), Louis du Pré...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Judith Holding Holofernes' Head - Oil Painting - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Judith Holding Holofernes' Head is an old master artwork realized by an unknown Artist of 17th century.
Oil on canvas.
The painting depicts Judith Holding the head of Holofernes.
Category
Modern 17th Century Art
Materials
Paint, Oil
Flemish Old Master, Study of Donkey Carriage, 17th Century, Sanguine Drawing
Located in Greven, DE
This drawing shows several studies of a donkey with a carriage. Its style is close to Flemish 17th century artists. On the passepartout one reads "Mathias Scheyer/ Jacob Weyer", both...
Category
Baroque 17th Century Art
Materials
Chalk, Handmade Paper
Portrait of Gentleman in Armour by Table & Helmut c.1685 Aristocratic Provenance
By Johann Kerseboom
Located in London, GB
Portrait of a Gentleman in Armour beside a Table with Helmut c.1685
Follower or circle of Johann Kerseboom (d.1708)
This exquisite Grand Manner work, presented by Titan Fine Art, wa...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
"Genre Scene"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Grand 17th-Century Style Genre Scene – Oil on Canvas
A magnificent large-scale oil painting depicting an elegant gathering of noble figures in an architectural setting. This historic...
Category
Realist 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Peasant Family on the Tramp – after Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, 4 5/8 x 3 1/2 inches (118 x 89 mm), thread margins. Laid down to a medium weight laid support, scattered nicks and corner wear. The top and bottom corner...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
Michael Ayrton 'Girl Wringing out her Hair' patinated bronze nude sculpture
Located in London, GB
Michael Ayrton (1921-1975)
Girl Wringing out her Hair
Patinated bronze, 1962
26cm in height
Michael Ayrton was a British artist and writer, renowned as...
Category
17th Century Art
Materials
Bronze
Late 17th-Century Italian School, Architectural Capriccio With Portico
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This late 17th-century Italian oil painting depicts a view with distinctive Italianate architecture including a building with an iconic portico and pediment.
Popular in mid-17th-cen...
Category
Italian School 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
John Speede, Map of the County of Surrey, described and divided into hundreds
By John Speed
Located in London, GB
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John Speed/Speede (1551/2-1629)
The County of Surrey Described and Divided into Hundreds
Engraving with later hand colouring and text to the reverse.
Dated to c.1650
36 x 49 cm
Probably the most famous early English mapmaker, John Speed's early life is somewhat of an enigma. He is believed to have trained as a rolling-press printer, but he was at heart an historian granted a sinecure in the Customs House by Queen Elizabeth to indulge his passion, later becoming a Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. His first maps were historical, of the Holy Land 'Canaan as it was Possessed both in Abraham and Israels Dayes' and of England and Ireland recording 'all their Civill Warres since the Conquest'.
In 1611 he published his 'Hostory of Great Britaine' which he regarded as his magnum opus, but it was the companion atlas 'Theatre of the Empire of Great Britaine' that - as the first printed atlas of Great Britain - sealed his reputation. William Rogers engraved the first map, 'the County Palatine of Chester' in about 1600, but following his untimely death the task of engraving was passed to Jodocus Hondius of Amsterdam.
By 1612 the atlas was complete, the maps famed for their decorative elements. Many have town plans - Britain's first series of such plans - and descriptive text was printed to the reverse until the 1676 edition. Later printings (up until 1770) were issued without this text. By 1627 it has become a part of a world atlas 'Prospect of the Most Famous Parts of the World'. During the 17th century the plates passed through the hands of a series of publishers, the 1676 edition of Thomas Bassett and Richard Chiswell being regarded as its high point with the inclusion for the first time of a series of important maps. For the first half of the eighteenth century they were firmly established in the hands of the Overton family.
This particular edition originally featured in The Theatre Of The Empire Of Great Britaine. It features attractive inset views of the long-since destroyed Richmond...
Category
Realist 17th Century Art
Materials
Engraving
Mid 17th Century British Old Master Oil Painting Portrait of Man in Flemish City
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Thomas Collard (rector of Withycombe, Somerset 1670-1691)
the city depicted in the distance is thought to be Antwerp.
the portrait historically has been thought to be fr...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Portrait Alchemist Hermes Flemish School 17th Century Oil on table Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Flemish Mannerist painter Early 17th century
Portrait of Hermes Trismegistus (Egyptian alchemist who lived in the 13th century BC)
Oil on panel 41 x 33 cm In antique frame 51 x 43 cm
The work belongs to a series of three paintings, together with portraits of the alchemists Geber and Morieno Romano
The painting depicts an alchemist, an ancient figure who has always been shrouded in fascination and mystery due to his perfect blend of science and esotericism, who sought to achieve omniscience, or the highest level of knowledge in all fields of learning.
Among the great goals of alchemy was the search for the elixir of eternal life or the transformation of base metals into gold, a practice that was believed to be achievable through the “philosopher's stone”.
The alchemist, with his secret practices and knowledge, is therefore a figure described as straddling the line between scholar and magician, capable of extraordinary transformations, well represented here by a Flemish Mannerist painter active between the 16th and 17th centuries.
In our case, it is, in particular, the portrait of Hermes Trismegistus, a legendary figure from the Hellenistic age, sometimes considered a deity (identified by the Greeks with the Egyptian god Thoth) and sometimes a man, considered the founder of alchemy and the master of all occult sciences, as well as of the philosophical current known as Hermeticism.
Venerated as a master of wisdom, he is believed to be the author of the “Corpus Hermeticum”, a collection of writings, mainly in Greek, containing philosophical, theological and magical teachings, considered to originate from ancient wisdom. The alchemist holds an unrolled parchment in his hand, on which we can read the phrase “quod est superius est sicut quod inferius et quod inferius est sicut quod est superius”, taken from the Emerald Tablet...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Panoramic View of an Estate on the edge of the Sonian Forest (near Brussels)
Located in PARIS, FR
This museum-sized painting takes us over an estate on the outskirts of the Sonian Forest near Brussels, temptingly identified as the Ter Coigne estate in Watermael (of which only some heavily modified buildings remain today).
This gigantic "bird's eye view" is certainly a workshop painting, executed around 1650 by several artists under the supervision of Lucas van Uden...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Linen, Oil
The Beheading of the King of England; Enthauptung des Königs in England
Located in Middletown, NY
The execution of Charles I (1600-1649) at Whitehall, January 30th 1649, in front of the Banqueting House. The executioner holding the head of Charles up to the crowd below.
Engravin...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Engraving, Laid Paper
FINE 17th CENTURY ITALIAN OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING - FIGURES GARDENING LANDSCAPE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
"The Working Landscape"
Italian School, 17th century
oil painting on canvas, framed
canvas: 42.5cm x 60cm
framed: 50.5cm x 68cm
Fine quality Italian Old Master oil painting on can...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Jeux de boules - Near the City Gate
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper, 6 7/8 x 10 7/8 inches (175 x 275 mm), thin margins. Some minor surface soiling and paper tape residue in four areas along the top sheet edge, verso, othe...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Laid Paper, Etching
Portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford
Located in London, GB
A three-quarter length portrait of Anne, Lady Russell, later Countess of Bedford (1615-1684), in a blue dress. Attributed to Sir Anthony Van Dyck.
Anne C...
Category
17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
"Paulownias and Chrysanthemums " By Sakai Hōitsu
Located in Clinton Township, MI
Lithograph Measures 31.5 x 29 inches.
Good condition, slight crease (pictured on third image).
Category
17th Century Art
Materials
Lithograph
Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher by Rembrandt Van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606–1669 Dutch
Jan Cornelis Sylvius, Preacher
New Hollstein Dutch and Flemish (Rembrandt) 235, state 2/2
Bartsch 280
Printed by Rembrandt
Signed and dated "Rem...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
Column of Antoninus Pius, Rome Italy. Jacobs Lauro 17th century engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Lauro produced a series of engravings of the ancient monuments of Classical Rome with detailed descriptions in Latin below.
180mm by 240mm (plate mark)...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Engraving, Etching
"Classical Landscape with Figures"
Located in Edinburgh, GB
Attributed to Jan Gerritsz. Stockman (1603–1661)
"Paesaggio Classico con Figure" (Classical Landscape with Figures)
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions (Framed): 162 x 146 cm
Dimensions...
Category
17th Century Art
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
17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a Gentleman in Scarlet Robe Holding Flowers c.1675, Oil on canvas
Located in London, GB
Titan Fine Art present this striking portrait, which was painted by one of the most talented artists working in England during the last half of the 17th century, John Greenhill. Gre...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Christ Angels Pietro Da Cortona Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Christ surrounded by angels in the desert
Circle of Pietro da Cortona, born as Pietro Berrettini (Cortona 1597 - Rome 1669)
Oils on canvas (66 x 50 cm. - in frame 80 x 64 cm.)
The ...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Ester before Ahasuerus
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ester before Ahasuerus
Dutch School, 17th century
circle of Rembrandt
oil painting on wooden panel, unframed
panel: 28 x 20 inches
provenance: private collection, London
condition: very good and sound condition for its age though there are old panel splits evident and minor, but stable, paint loss in those areas, as shown in the photos.
The subject of ‘Ester before Ahasuerus’ was narrated by the Bible’s Book of Ester (V: 2-34). Here, the Persian King...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Still Life
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Floris van Schooten (1585/88-1656)
Still Life
Oil on canvas, 121 x 85 cm
Provenance:
Private Collection
Floris van Schooten, a Dutch painter mainly active in Haarlem, is renowned ...
Category
Baroque 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Floral Still Life in Basket - Franco Flemish art Old Master flower oil painting
Located in London, GB
This lovely 17th century Old Master floral oil painting is attributed to the circle of noted Franco Flemish artist Jean-Baptiste Monnoyer. Painted circa 1670 it is a still life of a ...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Portrait of the French Princess, late 17th c. French school
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of the Princess of Conti - Attributed to Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger (1648-1717)
Late 17th century French school
Oil on canvas, h. 100 cm, l. 80 cm
Important Louis XIV ...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Portrait of a young fisherman in a landscape
Located in BELEYMAS, FR
Attributed to Godfried SCHALKEN
(Made 1643 – The Hague 1706)
Young fischer
Oil on panel in one board
H. 32.5 cm; L. 25.5 cm
Around 1670/75
Related works:
- Autograph version with nu...
Category
Dutch School 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Accuratissima Totius Asiae Tabula - Etching by Frederick de Wit - 1680 ca
Located in Roma, IT
This double-page etching with contemporary coloring, entitled Accuratissima totius Asiae Tabula, was realized by the cartographer Frederick de Wit for the famous Atlas published in A...
Category
Modern 17th Century Art
Materials
Etching
Dania Regnum - Etching by Frederick de Wit - 1680 ca
Located in Roma, IT
This double-page etching with contemporary coloring, entitled Dania Regnum [...], was realized by the cartographer Frederick de Wit for the famous Atlas published in Amsterdam in ca....
Category
Modern 17th Century Art
Materials
Etching
Accuratissima Galliae Tabula - Etching by Frederick de Wit - 1680ca
Located in Roma, IT
This double-page etching with contemporary coloring, entitled Accuratissima Galliae Tabula [...], was realized by the cartographer Frederick de Wit for the famous Atlas published in ...
Category
Modern 17th Century Art
Materials
Etching
Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, c. 1690
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV,
Workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, (Paris, c. 1645 - Paris, 1710)
Late 17th century French school, c. 1690
Oil on canvas, h. 100 cm, w. 80 cm
Importa...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Sir Anthony Van Dyck 17th Century Oil Painting Study of a Head of a Man
Located in London, GB
Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641, Flemish)
Study of a Head of Man
Circa 1627-32, Van Dyck’s second Antwerp period
Oil on paper, laid down on canvas
Dimensions 15 x 14 inches (38.1 x 3...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
1600's French Old Master Oil Painting Nude Figures in Landscape Oil on Panel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Nude Figures in Wooded Landscape
French School, 17th century
oil on wood panel, framed
framed: 25.5 x 21.5 inches
board: 20 x 15.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condi...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Venus Bacchus Ceres Paggi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Mythologic
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giovanni Battista Paggi (Genoa 1554 – Genoa 1627)
Venus, Bacchus and Ceres (Parallel title: ‘Sine Cerere et Baccho, friget Venus’)
Oil on canvas
103 x 78 cm. - Framed 125 x 100 cm.
...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
Baroque Italian master - 17th century figure painting - The flight into Egypt
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian Master (17th century) - The Flight into Egypt Appears to St. Francis.
37.5 x 51.5 cm without frame, 71 x 83 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in a carved wooden frame (not sign...
Category
Baroque 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Van Den Bossche Alexander The Great Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century Flemish
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Balthasar Van Den Bossche (Antwerp, 1681 - 1715)
Alexander the Great and Campaspe in the studio of the painter Apelles
The canvas was exhibited in Perugia (Museo di Palazzo della Pe...
Category
Old Masters 17th Century Art
Materials
Oil
17th Century Oil on Panel Flemish Religious Painting Madonna with Child, 1670
Located in Vicoforte, IT
Antique Flemish panel from the first half of the 17th century. Oil painting depicting a splendid Madonna with child inside a niche surrounded by a garland of masterfully painted flow...
Category
17th Century Art
Materials
Oil, Wood