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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
The Praying - Etching after Rembrandt - 19th Century
By D'Après Rembrandt
Located in Roma, IT
The Praying is an etching 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 edition of ...
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19th 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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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by G. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is anetching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions exce...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Roman Temple - Etching by Isidoro Frezza - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Isidoro Frezza in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Oil Lamp - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good conditions with some cuts on margi...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Anatomy Studies after Guido Reni - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies after Guido Reni is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight foxing. Signed in the plate. The etching was realized for the anato...
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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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Pan and Nude - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pan and Nude 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 fol...
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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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Spiaggia detta La Regola - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - 1747
Located in Roma, IT
Spiaggia detta La Regola is original black and white etching realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Beautiful etching representing a glimpse of Rome. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. ...
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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Beggar Man and Beggar Woman - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Beggar Man and Beggar Woman Conversing is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1630. Thi...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Casino della Villa Patrizi Fuori - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Casino della Villa Patrizi Fuori di Via Pia is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Goo...
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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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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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Telephe guéri, from "Le Temple des Muses"
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the myth of Telephus and his healing. Plate with fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple des Muses...
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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight folding and a yellowish stain on the right margin. Signed in the plate. The etching ...
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18th Century 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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Cupid In Three Frames - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid In Three Frames from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching belon...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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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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La Fuite - Original Etching by Marcel Roux after J.F. Millet - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
La Fuite is an original print in etching technique on ivory paper, realized by Marcel Roux, a French engraver and sculptor, after J.F. Millet (French Pain...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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

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Ancient View of Benares - Original Lithograph - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Benares is an original modern artwork realizedin the first half of the 19th Century. Original Black and White Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower ma...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

Porta S. Paolo - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Porta S. Paolo is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions and aged margins...
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Late 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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Ancient Roman Still Life - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Cesarano and Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the pla...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Avanzi delle rovine della Villa... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1826
Located in Roma, IT
Avanzi delle Rovine della casa del console Ventidio Basso, non molto lungi da Quintigliolo nella Valle verso Tramontana in Tivoli. Image dimensions: 36x46 cm. From the collection “L...
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1820s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Chiesa di S. Marcello - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S. Marcello is a black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions and aged margins wi...
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Late 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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The Tree - Lithograph - Mid-20th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Tree is a lithograph print on ivory-colored paper realized in the mid-20th century by an anonymous artist. Good conditions. The artwork is created through strong and quick stro...
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Mid-20th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

The First Oriental Head - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The First Oriental Head is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1635. This wonderful piece of art belongs to an ed...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Saint Efraim the Hermit - Etching by Johannes Sadeler - Late 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Etching and burin realized by Johannes Sadeler in the late 16th Century. The work depicts Saint Efraim in contemplation. Very good condition except for a missing part on top left s...
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Archangel - Original Lithograph - Early 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Archangel is an original modern artwork realized in Germany in the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin in Capit...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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

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Monastero e Chiesa dell'Immacolata- Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Monastero e Chiesa dell'Immacolata is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Rome. Si...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Letter P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter P 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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Guardian Angel - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Guardian Angel from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. G...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Landscape with Monuments and Figures - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (origina...
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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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Ancient View of Mons - Etching by G. Braun and F. Hogenberg - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Mons is an original etching realized by George Braun and Franz Hogenberg in the Late 17th Century, as part of the famous Series "Civitates Orbis Terrarum" (Atlas of t...
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16th 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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Roman Temple Fresco - Etching- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized in the 18th Century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good conditions. T...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait in Fur Cap is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belong...
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Engraving

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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Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter A - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet A,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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The Bohemians
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Callot (1592-1635), The Bohemians, the set of four etchings touched with burin, 1621. Reference: Lieure 374 (second state of four); Lieure 375-77 (second state of two). In ve...
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1620s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Oil Lamp With Bird - Etching by Marcantonio Iacomino - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp With Bird from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Marcantonio Iacomino in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some fox...
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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El Caballo Raptor - Original Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
El caballo raptor - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 1...
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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Principi Etruriae Duci - Etching by Charles Simonneau - Late 1600
By Charles Simonneau
Located in Roma, IT
Principi Etruriae Duci is an original artwork realized by the French artist Charles Simonneau in the second half of the XVII Century. Original Etching on paper. D'aprés Charles Le B...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter N - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet N,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th century. Good ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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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 Fresco - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by F.Martano in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower right Good co...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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

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Lo Mismo en Otras Partes - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863
Located in Roma, IT
Lo Mismo en otras partes is an original artwork realizedb by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810. Original Etching on paper. The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los Desastres de...
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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

Profilo d'una Sedia Curule di Marmo
Located in Roma, IT
Etching of the serie “Vases, candelabras, gravestones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments”, made and etched by Piranesi, published in the year 1778 by his son Francesco. Very fine etching, “Profile of the curial chair...
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1770s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter B - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet B,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter P - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet P,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century 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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Antiquities of Herculaneum-Letter N - Etching by Giovanni Mignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum  - Letter of the Alphabet N,  from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet A, 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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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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