Old Masters Black and White Photography
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
Period: 21st Century and Contemporary
Closure
Located in London, GB
'Closure'
London, United Kingdom 2018
Limited edition of 20.
John Gibson 'Hylas Surprised by the Naiades'
According to Greek mythology, Hylas was the beautiful son of King Thiodom...
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2010s Old Masters Black and White Photography
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Closure
Located in London, GB
'Closure'
London, United Kingdom 2018
Limited edition of 20.
John Gibson 'Hylas Surprised by the Naiades'
According to Greek mythology, Hylas was the beautiful son of King Thiodom...
Category
2010s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Materials
Giclée, Photographic Paper
Louvre, Aile Denon, La Victoire de Samothrace, Paris, France
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 9.
Signature label. Framed work.
A prominent French architectural photographer, Jean-Christophe Ballot’s body of work concerns itself with space: be it cities with urb...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Louvre, Statue I
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 9.
Signature label. Framed work.
A prominent French architectural photographer, Jean-Christophe Ballot’s body of work concerns itself with space: be it cities with urb...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Louvre, Statue III
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 9.
Signature label. Framed work.
A prominent French architectural photographer, Jean-Christophe Ballot’s body of work concerns itself with space: be it cities with urb...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
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Archival Pigment
Louvre, Depois le toit du pavillon de Flore, Paris, France
Located in New York City, NY
Edition of 9.
Signature label. Framed work.
A prominent French architectural photographer, Jean-Christophe Ballot’s body of work concerns itself with space: be it cities with urb...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
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