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Old Masters Figurative Prints

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
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Capital letter C from the Antiquities of Herculaneum - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter C for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. In very good condition, except for some ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Supplicium sceleri Fraenum - Etching by Jacques Callot - 1624/34
Located in Roma, IT
Supplicium sceleri Fraenum (Les Supplices) is an original Etching realized by Jacques Callot in 1624/34. Lettered with name of etcher (bottom right), title and four columns of French verses: 'Voy, lecteur, comme la Justice... Des effectz de la forfaicture'. Good condition included a cream colored cardboard passpartout (40x60 cm). Jacques Callot (1592 – 1635) was a baroque printmaker and draftsman from the Duchy of Lorraine (an independent state on the north-eastern border of France, southwestern border of Germany and overlapping the southern Netherlands). He is an important person in the development of the old master print...
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1660s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Si Son de Otro Linage - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863
Located in Roma, IT
Si son de otro linage is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Ex Libris - Gediminui 650 - Vilniaus Viesoji Biblioteka - Etching - 1950s
Located in Roma, IT
Ex Libris - Gediminui 650 - Vilniaus Viesoji Biblioteka is an original print in etching technique on ivory paper, realized by Bruno Pozzo, in 1950s. Hand-signed on the lower right. ...
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1950s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Animal Figures - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Salmacis et Hermaphrodite - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro,...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

William James Smith - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
William James Smith is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs to a late e...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Seated Beggar and His Dog - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seated beggar and his dog is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a late editi...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Goddess - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some foxing and folding ...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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VEDUTA DI CHIAIA, Antonio Cardon - Stampa su carta con cornice, moderna
Located in Napoli, IT
Hand-colored print of the engraving by Antoine Alexandre Joseph Cardon of the original painting by Gabriele Ricciardelli. Edizioni Pontevecchio. Lily logo and a brush with the inscr...
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1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Greek Coins - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Greek Coins from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado in the 18th Century. Good conditions. Signed on the lower. The...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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18th Century Etching of Ancient Roman Architectural Objects by Giovanni Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
A. Tigna Protensa Super Media Epistylia, B. Praecisiones Tigorum Quaqua Versus Extrinsectus Apparentium, C. Opae Extremitates Tigorum Contintes, Fig. I, plate 88 from "Vasi, Candelab...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Princess Ludovica Maria di Savoia - Etching G. B. Brambilla - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Princess Ludovica Maria di Savoiais an original old master artwork realized by Giovanni Battista Brambilla in 18th Century. Black and white etching. Inscriptions on plate. Good co...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Grazing - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Grazing is an artwork realized in the 18th century. It is an etching after a painting by Giuseppe Zais. Number of plate, author, and titled printed on ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Chiesa e Monastero di S. Maria Annunziata - Etching by G.Vasi -Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa e Monastero di S. Maria Annunziata is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Ro...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Scene - Etching F. Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions wi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Esto sí Que es Leer - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Esto sí que es leer is an original etching realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching on wove paper....
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Saint Francis with the Christ Child - Etching by Pietro Faccini - 17th Century
By Pietro Faccini
Located in Roma, IT
Saint Francis with the Christ Child is an etching print on paper realized by Pietro Faccini (1562-1602) Beautiful proof. Provenance: Collection G.S.S. Laub (Lugt 1221). Ref. Cat. P...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching Vanni Delin - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes is an etching on paper hand watercolored, realized by Niccolò Vanni the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions The etching belongs to the p...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter B is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Portrait of Sculptor John Michael Rysbrack - Mezzotint by John Faber II - 1734
By John Faber II
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Sculptor John Michael Rysbrack, from John Vanderbank is an original mezzotint artwork realized in 1734 by John Faber II (L'Aia 1684 ca. - Londra 1756). Signed and dated ...
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1730s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Mezzotint

Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etchin...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Genesis 7 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Genesis 7 - Old Testament Story is an original Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607ca. Passpartout included 29 x 39 cm The ...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum"is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni and Nicola Billy in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Profile of an Oriental Man - Etching - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of an oriental man is an artwork realized in 17th Century, after HARMENSZ VAN RIJN REMBRANDT, (1606 Leiden - 1669 Amsterdam) Etching on paper. 13 x 12 cm. Slightly stained, heavily trimmed. The motif shows reminiscences of similar motifs of Rembrandt, as well as of Salomon Koninck...
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Self-Portrait with a Scarf Around His Neck-Engraving after Rembrandt- 19th Cent.
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait with a Scarf Around His Neck is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Samuele 8 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Samuele 8 - Old Testament Story is an original Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco after Agostino Carracci. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching N.Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Nicolo Billy in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions e...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Dios la perdone: y era su madre - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Estan Calientes is an original artwork realized by the Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Original etching on paper. The plate is part of the Third Edition of "Los Caprichos" that was published in 1868 by the Calcografia Nacional for the Real Academia. Full edition includes 80 original plates. Plate N. 13. Numbered on the upper corner. Titled on the lower central margin "Estan Calientes" (They feel warm). Excellent conditions. It seems that Goya first...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter C is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Self-Portrait with Plumed Cap - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait with Plumed Cap and Lowered Sabre is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1634. This wonderful piece...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condi...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Capital Letter C - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter C is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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At Prime (Igba Ara) - 21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative, Africa, Linocut
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Unmounted artwork Ships in a well-protected tube from Nigeria Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Tosin Oyeniyi is an intrinsically talente...
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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Canvas, Linocut

Les Alcyons - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Alcyone. Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro, from the volume “Le...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Oil Lamp - Etching by Giovanni Battista Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Giovanni Battista Casanova (1735-1810). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Seascape with Monument and Figures - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape With Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Anticaglie Preso Il Ponte Palatino - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anticaglie Preso Il Ponte Palatino is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lowe...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum" - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various artists in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions except for som...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter L is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Letter A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter A is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust,, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition. Units of measurements typic...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Untitled /// French Ornaments Designs Architecture Jean Bérain Old Master Print
By Jean Bérain
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Jean Berain (the Elder) (French, 1640-1711) Title: "Untitled" (Plate 35) Portfolio: Ornemens Inventez par J. Berain (Ornament Designs Invented by J. Berain) Circa: 1711 (Firs...
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1710s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio, Etching

Ruins of an Ancient Tomb - G. B. Piranesi - 1762
Located in Roma, IT
Ruins of an Ancient Tomb is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1762. Image dimensions: 41.5x56 cm Very precoius and rare lifetime spec...
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1760s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower ...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Gaius Marius Roman General - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Gaius Marius Roman General from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century. Signed on the p...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate, on the lower rig...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Satyr - ìEtching by Various Authors - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Satyr from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum" , is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Correccion - Etching and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Correccion is an original artwork realized by Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching on wove paper. This artwork belongs to the Third Edition published in...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lower rig...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient RomanFresco "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an etching realized by Filippo de Grado in the late 18th century. Signed on The plate Good conditions. The etching bel...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Seated Woman Holding her Shirt - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seated Woman Holding her Shirt is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1658. This wonderful piece of art belongs ...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Pietro Mangini - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Pietro Mangini in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower ...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Map of Dordrecht - Etching by G. Braun/F. Hogenberg - Late 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Map od Dordrecht is an artwork realized by Braun and Hogemberg in the late 16th century. Hand watercolored etching. 40x54 cm. Good conditions. Braun Hoghemberg (1541-1622) was a ...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Apollo Deity-Ancient Roman Art-Original etching by Vincenzo Campana-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Apollo Deity - Ancient Roman Art, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 1...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Giuseppe Adora il Bambino sotto una Palma - Etching by G.D. Tiepolo
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching and burin on wire rod paper. Second and final state, after the numbering. Signed, numbered and dated on the lower left margin of plate. 19° plate from the ser...
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1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching

Old Masters figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters figurative prints available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 20th Century, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add figurative prints created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of yellow, orange and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Amand Durand, Giuseppe Vasi, Vincenzo Campana, and Carlo Nolli. Frequently made by artists working with Etching, and Engraving and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Old Masters figurative prints, so small editions measuring 1.58 inches across are also available. Prices for figurative prints made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $66 and tops out at $350,000, while the average work sells for $308.

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