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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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...
Archival Pigment
$3,750
H 30 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
'Awakening' Master Edition Photographic Triptych. Yosemite Mountains Trees Light
Located in Penzance, GB
'Awakening' Archival photographic triptych. Unique Master Edition of 1. Unframed. _________________ Morning light illuminates the layered landscape of Yosemite National Park, Half D...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,350
H 36 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
"Scotland 0044" Landscape Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Scotland 0044" Landscape Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by the artist. Unframed - ships rolled in a tube ...
Archival Pigment
Oak Tree and Monte Cagno Mountains, Terranera, Abruzzo, Italy
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Abruzzo, located in southern Italy, is known as the ‘green region of Europe’ because of the system of parks and nature reserves covering more than one-third of its territory. It has ...
Archival Pigment
Eagle Nest Lake, August 25, 2010, 7:29 AM, New Mexico
Located in Sante Fe, NM
David Gibson is primarily a self-taught photographer. Years of developing and refining his photographic technique have afforded him much recognition. He has also photographed extensi...
Archival Pigment
Carnations, White Vase
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both i...
Archival Pigment
$1,092
H 30 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
'Into The Beyond'. Wild nature mountain panorama sky snow forest landscape white
Located in Penzance, GB
'Into the Beyond' Limited edition archival photograph. Unframed, hand signed and numbered _________________ Painted pools of light dance across the richly layered mountainscape of t...
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$3,510
H 18.9 in W 29.53 in D 0.08 in
Signed limited edition Landscape, Contemporary, Paris France - Pont d' Arcole
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Pont d' Arcole ‘, a bridge of Paris, Fr...
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment
$887
H 20 in W 30 in D 0.1 in
'Last Light' Limited edition photograph. Yosemite Mountains Trees Landscape
Located in Penzance, GB
'Last Light' Limited Edition Archival Photograph. Hand signed and numbered. Unframed. _________________ Dusk throws on her spotlights, casting deep silhouettes and revealing rich la...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Carnation in a Bottle
By Kate Breakey
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Artist Statement For me, an artistic process is an act of investigation – a passionate attempt to establish an understanding of the natural world – a version that incorporates both i...
Archival Pigment
$6,000
H 20 in W 26.6 in D 0.1 in
Roma 2021 M Vaticani 59bn and palazzo massimo 01bn. Figurative Photograph
By Luca Artioli
Located in Miami Beach, FL
Artioli captures beauty through his camera, creating artistic, painterly images by intentionally moving the camera during long exposures. These images represent "the impression" of a...
Black and White, Archival Pigment
$2,500
H 24 in W 20 in
Quimby Farm, Marlborough, NY (Sepia Toned Pigment Print of a Barn and Goats)
Located in Hudson, NY
Quimby Farm, Marlborough, NY, 2018 pigment print on watercolor paper, signed dated and numbered on face 13 X 16 1/4 edition of 25 $1,500.00 24 x 20, edition of 25 $2500 This Black...
Archival Pigment
$3,510
H 18.9 in W 29.53 in D 0.08 in
Paris Pont d'Arcole - Signed limited edition Landscape, Contemporary, France
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
An original signed archival pigment print on Hahnemühle Photo Rag® Baryta 315 gsm paper by Scottish artist Ian Sanderson (1951- 2020) titled ‘ Pont d' Arcole ‘, a bridge of Paris, Fr...
Archival Paper, Black and White, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pigment