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.
Find a collection of Old Masters prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors and other art on 1stDibs.
Photo of the Great Comedian - Original Photo by Ermete Novelli - 1887
Located in Roma, IT
Photo of the Great Comedian is an original work by Ermete Novelli. A wonderful photo on ivory-colored cardboard with autographed dedication. Signed in pen on the lower right. In ad...
Photographic Paper
Classical Marble Bust in Profile
By Robert Funk
Located in Miami, FL
This is a photograph. The Mutted cool and warm greys with desaturated color hair accents update a familiar subject. Signed, dated, numbered lower right, recto 3/15, unframed, ot...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
$4,000Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.5 in W 44.1 in
Black and White Photography by Cuban Photographer René Peña, Self Portrait
By Rene Peña
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Limited Edition Series. Black and White Photography by Cuban Photographer René Peña, Self Portrait René Peña (Rene de Jesus Pena Gonzalez) is a self-taught photographer born in Hava...
Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
$3,846
H 41.74 in W 41.74 in D 0.08 in
" Leopard #1 ”- Animal signed limited edition contemporary fine art print, black
By Tim Platt
Located in Sant Cugat del Vallès, Barcelona
" Leopard #1 ” - Signed limited edition archival pigment print - Edition of 10 A series of studio portraits of a panther, or black leopard. Panthers are more commonly known thes...
Color, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Giclée, Pigment, Archival Pig...
$1,600
H 30 in W 20 in
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
This was from Muse X publishers. It came in a plastic bag signed Emily Cheng. (the plastic bag is not included) It is on Fuji crystal photo paper. It depicts two Asian faces in a cub...
Photographic Paper, C Print
$1,600
H 30 in W 20 in
Faces, Vintage Color Photograph Digital Photo Collage Print Asian American
By Emily Cheng
Located in Surfside, FL
This was from Muse X publishers. It came in a plastic bag signed Emily Cheng. (the plastic bag is not included) It is on Fuji crystal photo paper. It depicts two Asian faces in a cub...
Photographic Paper, C Print
$1,850
H 31 in W 31 in D 0.1 in
"Matrix" Black & White Photograph 31" x 31" in Ltd. Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian
Located in Culver City, CA
"Matrix" Black & White Photograph 31" x 31" in Ltd. Ed. 1/7 by Olha Stepanian Printed on Epson Professional Paper Signed and numbered by the artist Comes with COA issued by the art...
Photographic Paper
$2,400
H 17.75 in W 16 in
"Or Chid - Smear" - Southern Portrait Photography - Drag Queen
By Jerry Siegel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Portrait photographer, Jerry Siegel's most recent body of work titled "REVEAL" is about transformation. "We live in a world of costumes - presenting ourselves how we want others to p...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
$2,400
H 17.75 in W 16 in
"Queen Farrazz - Positivity" - Southern Portrait Photography - Drag Queen
By Jerry Siegel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Portrait photographer, Jerry Siegel's most recent body of work titled "REVEAL" is about transformation. "We live in a world of costumes - presenting ourselves how we want others to p...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
$421
H 21.66 in W 27.56 in D 1.38 in
Wendy Resting, Las Vegas - Contemporary Portrait Color Photography
Located in Cambridge, GB
'Wendy Resting', from Richard Heeps 'Man's Ruin' Series. This contemporary portrait is part of a sequence of artworks photographing Wendy at the Rockabilly Weekender, Viva Las Vegas....
Photographic Paper, C Print, Color, Silver Gelatin
$2,400
H 17.75 in W 16 in
"Nicole Paige Brooks" - Southern Portrait Photography - Drag Queen
By Jerry Siegel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Portrait photographer, Jerry Siegel's most recent body of work titled "REVEAL" is about transformation. "We live in a world of costumes - presenting ourselves how we want others to p...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
"Or Chid" - Southern Portrait Photography - Drag Queen
By Jerry Siegel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Portrait photographer, Jerry Siegel's most recent body of work titled "REVEAL" is about transformation. "We live in a world of costumes - presenting ourselves how we want others to p...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet
$3,803
H 16 in W 20 in D 0.1 in
Lounging in Bermuda - Limited Edition Estate Stamped Color C-Type 16 x 20 Print
By Slim Aarons
Located in Brighton, GB
Lounging in Bermuda by Slim Aarons 16" x 20" print. Limited Edition Estate Stamped Print. Edition of 150. Printed Later. "Lounging in Bermuda" is a Limited Edition Estate Stamped D...
C Print, Photographic Paper, Color, Digital
$2,400
H 17.75 in W 16 in
"Jaybella Banks" - Southern Portrait Photography - Drag Queen
By Jerry Siegel
Located in Atlanta, GA
Portrait photographer, Jerry Siegel's most recent body of work titled "REVEAL" is about transformation. "We live in a world of costumes - presenting ourselves how we want others to p...
Photographic Paper, Inkjet