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
$4,768
H 30 in W 60 in D 0.1 in
'Aspens, California' Unique Triptych. Black and White Trees Nature Wild Forest
Located in Penzance, GB
'Aspens, California' Master Edition (Unique artwork, 1 of 1). Archival photographic triptych . Hand signed and numbered. Unframed. _________________ Late afternoon light in Yosemit...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,800
H 12 in W 12 in
"Seagull" Simple Series, Giclee Print, Minimalism, Photograph, Limited Edition
By Hatice Besun
Located in Brooklyn, NY
"Seagull" Simple Series, Giclee Print, Minimalism, Photograph, Limited Edition Creation year: 2016 Dimension: 12 x 12" External Dimension( with white border) : Height: 12.8 in. Widt...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Giclée, Archival Pigment
$1,364
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in D 0.08 in
Reykjanes, Black Lava Beach, Iceland, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,819Sale Price|20% Off
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in
Frozen Birch Tree – Austria – Minimalist Black and White Winter Landscape
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Archival pigment ink print, produced in a limited edition of 7 // Gallery ID: 21368 Fine art prints are produced to order on Hahnemühle Photo Rag Baryta. Each print is stamped on the...
Archival Pigment
$30,697
H 42.13 in W 55.91 in
Sade 'NYC' – Albert Watson, Black & White, Pop, Music, Sade, New York City
Located in Zurich, CH
Albert WATSON (*1942, Scotland) Sade 'NYC', 1992 Archival pigment print 107 x 142 cm (42 1/8 x 55 7/8 in.) Edition of 10, plus 2 AP Print only Drake purchased a series of Albert's...
Archival Pigment
$885
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
$1,819
H 23.63 in W 23.63 in
Wheat Field, Tree Avenue, black and white photography, landscape, fine art
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Archival Pigment
$1,090
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
$1,250
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in
"Asparagus Time" black and white photograph Gerald Berghammer, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to orde...
Archival Pigment
$1,250
H 15.75 in W 15.75 in
Minutes of Silence, mountain lake, black and white photograph, limited edition
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art long exposure waterscape - landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 15. All Gerald Berghammer...
Archival Pigment
$2,046
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in
Abandoned Cars, junkyard, California, USA, black and white landscape photography
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Classic US car in a junkyard in California, USA. Archival pigment ink print, edition of 9. Signed, titled, dated and numbered by artis...
Archival Pigment
$2,546
H 23.63 in W 29.53 in D 0.08 in
Harness Racing, Horse Riding, Beach, monochrome photograph, landscape, limited
Located in Vienna, Vienna
Black and white fine art landscape photography. Archival pigment ink print as part of a limited edition of 9. All Gerald Berghammer prints are made to order in limited editions on Ha...
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,350
H 36 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
"Scotland 0041 BW" Landscape Photography 36" x 44" Edition of 12 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Scotland 0041 BW" 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 tub...
Archival Pigment
$1,350
H 36 in W 44 in D 0.1 in
"Untitled (Nr. 1035)" Black & White Photography 36" x 44" Ed. of 12 by Ben Cope
By Ben Cope
Located in Culver City, CA
"Untitled (Nr. 1035)" Black & White Photography 36" x 44" Ed. of 12 by Ben Cope Unframed - ships rolled in a tube Signed and numbered by the artist. Comes with COA issued by th...
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