Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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
Rônin in the Night, Armed with a Club - Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This magnificent woodcut print signed Toyokuni III represents a Ronin in the night, armed with a club, and was realized by Utagawa Kunisada (1786-1865) in the mid 19th Century.
The ...
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19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Woodcut
Pair of 18Th Century Botanical Engravings
Located in Lake Worth Beach, FL
Pair of rare Botanical Hand Colored Engravings about 1737-1745
Beautifully framed French hand painted mat, in gold leaf frame each print measure 9.5x14.5
Johann Wilhelm Weinmann (1...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Collegio Romano - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Collegio Romano is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Rome.
Signed and titled on ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Interno della Basilica della Fortuna Prenestina - by L. Rossini - 1826
Located in Roma, IT
Interno della Basilica della Fortuna Prenestina
Image dimensions: 40x53 cm.
From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)”, published in Rome, 1826 an artist's proof w...
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1820s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Funeral Ceremony of the king and a monastery of Talapini - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Funeral Ceremony of the king and a monastery of "Talapini"
Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate XXIX
Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8; Passepartout Dim:...
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1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Fountains of Rome; Fontana e castello dell'Acqua
Located in Middletown, NY
Rome: Giovanni Giacomo De Rossi, 1625.
Etching and engraving on cream laid paper, 8 3/8 x 11 1/4 inches (222 x 286 mm), full margins. In good condition with some light yellow discol...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching
Jasminum officinale (Common jasmine) /// Pierre-Joseph Redouté Botanical Flower
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Pierre-Joseph Redouté (French, 1759-1840)
Title: "Jasminum officinale (Common jasmine)" (No. 27 page 93)
Portfolio: Traité des Arbres et Arbustes que l'on Cultive en ...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Engraving
Captain Mazin Rides, and the Marquis Gives the Lesson /// Equestrian Horse Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: William Cavendish (English, 1593-1676)
Title: "Captain Mazin Rides, and the Marquis Gives the Lesson" (Plate 17, Page 76)
Portfolio: Methode et Invention Nouvelle de Dresser ...
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1730s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
John Duke of Somerset /// Medieval Knight Soldier Warrior Sword Spear Pike Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel Rush Meyrick (English, 1783-1848)
Title: "John Duke of Somerset" (Vol. 2, Plate XLIX)
Portfolio: A Critical Inquiry into Antient Armour
Year: 1824 (First edition)
Medi...
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1820s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Engraving, Aquatint, Intaglio, Etching
Set of Two Engravings from Campbell's "Vitruvius Britannicus" /// Architecture
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Colen Campbell (Scottish, 1676-1729)
Titles: "The Plan of this New Design to the Earl of Islay" (Vol. 1, Plate 53) and "This New Design to the Earl of Islay" (Vol. 1, Plate 5...
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1710s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Various Weapons & Implements of War /// Edward Barnard's "History of England"
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Edward Barnard (English, 1717-1781)
Title: "Various Weapons & Implements of War ... Which have been Employed Against the English, by Different Enemies: Now Deposited in the Tower of London"
Portfolio: New Complete and Authentic History of England
Circa: 1785
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Etching on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Alex Hogg, London, UK
Publisher: Alex Hogg, London, UK
Sheet size: 15.38" x 9.63"
Image size: 11.75" x 7.94"
Condition: Slight toning to edges. Has been professionally stored away for decades. It is otherwise a strong impression in excellent condition
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Provenance: private collection - Cheltenham, UK. Engraved by English artist George Walker (1781-1856) after a drawing by English artist William Hamilton (1751-1801). Comes from Barnard's one volume "New Complete and Authentic History of England", (1783, 1785, 1790) (First - third editions), which consists of 105 engravings. Printed in one color from one copper plate: black.
Biography:
Edward Barnard (1717-1781) was an English cleric and academic, provost of Eton from 1764. Barnard was second son of Rev. George Barnard...
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1780s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Set of Two Engravings from Campbell's "Vitruvius Britannicus" /// Architecture
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Colen Campbell (Scottish, 1676-1729)
Titles: "Plan of the Principal Floor of Wilberry House" (Vol. 1, Plate 51) and "Wilberry House in the County of Wilt" (Vol. 1, Plate 52)
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1710s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Tree, Exhibiting the Various Congregations of the Benedictine Order /// Hollar
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sir William Dugdale (English, 1605-1686)
Title: "Tree, Exhibiting the Various Congregations of the Benedictine Order"
Portfolio: Monasticon Anglicanum: A History of the Abbie...
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1810s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Venere e Amore sui Delfini (Venus and Cupid on Dolphins) /// Old Masters Raphael
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Marco Dente da Ravenna (Italian, 1493-1527)
Title: "Venere e Amore sui Delfini (Venus and Cupid on Dolphins)"
*Monogram signed by Dente in the plate (printed signature) lower left
Circa: 1515-1520 (second state of three)
Medium: Original Engraving on laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: Antonio Salamanca, Rome, Italy
Reference: Bartsch XIV, page 244, No. 324; Passavant VI, page 69, No. 32; Le Blanc, II, page 111, No. 16; Imolesi Pozzi pages 71-72, 113, No. 10
Sheet size: 10.63" x 6.94"
Condition: Thread margins. A strong impression in excellent condition
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Périgueux, France. This work is also sometimes referred to as "Venus and Cupid riding two sea monsters, Cupid raises an arrow in his right hand, two heads representing wind in the clouds above". The engraver's monogram "SR" lower left. Published by Antonio Salamanca (1478-1562) in Rome, Italy with his address printed lower right: "Ant. Sal. Exc.". No watermark found. This engraving is after a drawing by Italian artist Raphael aka Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (1483-1520).
"This engraving by Marco Dente is after a design by Raphael, now lost, used by Giulio Romano for his fresco on the south wall of the Stufetta of cardinal Bibbiena - a small room in the Apostolic Palace, at the Vatican, that originally served as a washroom for the cardinal. The engraving differs from the fresco in some details, such as the cityscape in the background and the two winds above, which may indicate that these elements were present in Raphael's drawing. " - Christie's, London
Biography:
Marco Dente da Ravenna (1493–1527), usually just called Marco Dente, was an Italian engraver born in Ravenna in the latter part of the 15th Century. He was a prominent figure within the circle of printmakers around Marcantonio Raimondi...
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16th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Ardea, Nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786)
Title: "Ardea, Nycticorax (Black-crowned Night Heron)" (Plate 78)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: ...
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1770s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - Late 18 Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana.
Signed on the plate, on the lower right.
Good cond...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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 Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Aquatint
Vesta Goddess and Offering - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Vesta Goddess and Offering from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some foxi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Cadiz Island: A Framed 17th Century Hand-colored Map from Blaeu's Atlas Major
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 17th century hand-colored map entitled "Insula Gaditana Isla de Cadiz" from Johannes (Joan) Blaeu's Atlas Maior, published in Amsterdam in 1662.
The map provides an excellent plan of Cadiz Island on the southwest coast of Spain, with its harbor, fortifications, agricultural fields and several surrounding salt processing areas. Numerous sailing ships of various sizes are included in and around the harbor and bay, including five large sailing ships, as well as twenty-four smaller ships. There is a small compass rose overlying the bay. The bridge to the mainland from the island is shown on the right. There is an extremely ornate and colorful title cartouche in the lower left, with its mythological figures reminiscent of Raphael’s Galatea fresco at the Villa Farnesina in Rome. The vibrant colors are vividly preserved. The master colorist tried to emulate a painting by using various tones to create a three-dimensional effect.
Blaeu's name is present in the plate in the lower right. Blaeu stated in his description of Cadiz: “The main wealth of the islanders consists of salt, which they harvest, and
the tuna fisheries.”
This 17th century hand-colored map is framed in an ornate, partially textured bronze-colored wood frame and glazed with UV protected conservation glass. There is a vertical center fold, as issued. There is a faint crease in the lower right and faint color offset on the left from the right side of the map, resulting from having been in an atlas for hundreds of years. Small foci of paint are present in the upper portion of the left margin and in the left corner margin. The map is otherwise in very good condition.
Due in large part to their powerful trade empire, the Dutch became known for cartography in the seventeenth century. This period is considered the Golden Age of Dutch cartography. Their publishing houses produced the highest quality work in Europe, particularly those maps and charts of foreign lands, and Dutch map-making set the bar for cartographic accuracy and artistry into the early-eighteenth century. Some of the most well-known cartographers worked in Amsterdam during this period. Perhaps the most famous of these was the Blaeu family. Willem Janszoon Blaeu, set up shop in Amsterdam. His son, Johannes (Joan), succeeded him upon his death in 1638, continuing in his father’s position as Hydrographer to the Dutch East India Company and selling maps to the public. The Blaeu map presses, located near Amsterdam’s Dam Square...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Saint Antoine, Heliogravure by Albrecht Dürer
Located in Long Island City, NY
Albrecht Durer, After by Amand Durand, German (1471 - 1528) - Saint Antoine, Year: 1873, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 4.25 x 5.75 in. (10.8 x 14.61 cm), Printer: Amand Durand, Des...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Larus, Cinereus (European Herring Gull) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786)
Title: "Larus, Cinereus (European Herring Gull)" (Plate 101)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: Origi...
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1770s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Engraving, Intaglio, Laid Paper
Corvus, Cornix (Hooded Crow) /// Dutch Ornithology Bird Animal Engraving Print
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Cornelius Nozeman (Dutch, 1720-1786)
Title: "Corvus, Cornix (Hooded Crow)" (Plate 106)
Portfolio: Nederlandsche Vogelen (Dutch Birds)
Year: 1770-1829
Medium: Original Hand-Co...
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1770s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
The New Testament /// Old Masters Biblical Religious Engraving Dutch Angel Art
By Michael Burghers
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Michael Burghers (Dutch, c.1647/1648-1727)
Title: "The New Testament"
Portfolio: Holy Bible
*Signed by Burghers in the plate (printed signature) lower left
Year: 1680
Medium: Original Etching and Engraving with recent Hand-Color on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: John Baskett, London?, UK
Publisher: Moses Pitt, Peter Parker, and Thomas Guy, London?, UK
Sheet size (irregular margins): 17.25" x 10.5"
Image size: 14.75" x 9.5"
Condition: Uneven trimming and light edgewear in margins. One small tear entering image lower right which has been skillfully repaired with added backing paper with archival tape from verso. It is otherwise a strong impression in very good condition with strong colors
Very rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Cotswolds, UK. Comes from the 1685 "Holy Bible" portfolio. John Baskett was deemed printer to the King's most Excellent Majesty, for Great Britain and to the University of Oxford. Large unidentified watermark within center of sheet. There is an example of this work in the permanent collection of the British Museum in London, UK.
In the foreground, John the Evangelist, holding a pen and writing...
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1680s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Engraving, Etching, Laid Paper, Intaglio
La Reine Marie d'Angleterre (Queen Mary of England) /// Old Masters Royal Family
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Georges Henri Manesse (French, 1854-1940)
Title: "La Reine Marie d'Angleterre (Queen Mary of England)"
Portfolio: Gazette des Beaux-Arts
Year: 1893
Medium: Original Etching on cream laid paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,500
Printer: Chardon Wittman, Paris, France
Publisher: Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Reference: Sanchez/Seydoux 1893-7
Sheet size: 10.69" x 7.13"
Image size: 7" x 5.25"
Condition: Light discoloration at edges. It is otherwise a strong impression in excellent condition
Notes:
This etching is after a painting from 1554 by Dutch artist Anthonis Mor (c. 1517-1577). Comes with its original tissue cover sleeve.
This etching was published by Gazette des Beaux-Arts. The Gazette des Beaux-Arts was a French art review, found in 1859 by Édouard Houssaye, with Charles Blanc as its first chief editor. Assia Visson Rubinstein was chief editor under the direction of George Wildenstein from 1928 until 1960. Her papers, which include all editions of the Gazette from this period, are intact at the Cantonal and University Library of Lausanne in Dorigny. The Gazette was a world reference work on art history for nearly 100 years - one other editor in chief, from 1955 to 1987, was Jean Adhémar. It was bought in 1928 by the Wildenstein family, whose last representative was Daniel Wildenstein, its director from 1963 until his death in 2001. The review closed in 2002.
Mary I...
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1890s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Etching, Intaglio
Eagle /// Antique Ornithology Bird Saverio Manetti Italian Watercolor Engraving
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Saverio Manetti (Italian, 1723-1785)
Title: "Eagle" (Plate V - 5)
Portfolio: Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)
Year: 1767-1776
Medium: Original Hand-Colored Engraving on watermarked laid paper
Limited edition: Unknown
Printer: Unknown
Publisher: heirs of Francesco Mouck (Vols. I-III), Gaetano Cambiagi (Vol. IV), Giuseppe Vanni (Vol. V), Florence, Italy
Reference: Ayer/Zimmer page 241; Fine Bird Books page 120; McGill/Wood, page 450; Nissen IVB No. 588
Sheet size: 16.75" x 14.5"
Platemark size: 13.63" x 10.88"
Condition: Some minor surface marks mainly in margins. In excellent condition with strong colors
Rare
Notes:
Provenance: private collection - Haarlem, Netherlands. Engraved and hand-colored by Italian artists Lorenzo Lorenzi (Active: 1750-1780) and Violante Vanni (1732-1776). Latin and Italian texts by Saverio Manetti. Comes from Manetti's monumental five volume "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", (1767-1776), which consists of 600 hand-colored engravings. Unidentified watermark in very center of sheet. Comes with its accompanying information sheet.
Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related. Most of the 60 species of eagle are from Eurasia and Africa.
Manetti's extraordinary "Storia Naturale Degli Uccelli (The Natural History of Birds)", 1767-1776 was commissioned by Maria Luisa, the Grand Duchess of Tuscany. It is a massive 5 book volume set...
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1770s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Watercolor, Engraving, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Intaglio
Christ Crowned with Thorns, from The Passion of Christ
By Hendrick Goltzius
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving on cream wove paper, 8 x 5 3/8 inches (203 x 137 mm), narrow to thread margins. First state (of 2). A fine impression with archival paper adhered at left top and bottom cor...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
17th century etching animal print sketch ram sheep tree black and white signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Ram Eating Bark" is an original etching by Karel DuJardin. DuJardin completed many delicate etchings of rams.
3 3/4" x 7 3/4" art
16 3/8" x 19 1/8" f...
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17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
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 Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Crucifixion: 18th Century Etching by Conrad Metz after Daniele da Volterra
Located in Alamo, CA
"Crucifixion" is an etching and aquatint, printed in brown ink by Conrad M. Metz after a painting by Daniele da Volterra. It was published in London in 1789 in 'Imitations Of Ancient...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching, Aquatint
Palazzo Ruspoli sul Corso - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Palazzo Ruspoli sul Corso is an original etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lower margin.
Good conditions except for worn margi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
View of the Cave known as Bergantino - Etching by G. B. Piranesi - 1762
Located in Roma, IT
View of the Cave known as Bergantino is an etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista Piranesi in 1762.
Very precious and rare lifetime impression. Roman edition.
C...
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1750s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Death Holds an Audience - Etching by G.B. Tiepolo - 1785
Located in Roma, IT
Death holds an audience is an etching realized by Giambattista Tiepolo in 1785.
Death, an old nun with a veiled head leafs through a large book and holds an audience. In front of ...
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1780s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Aegidius Sadeler II Engraving "Petronia, First Wife of Vitellius, Roman Emperor"
By Aegidius Sadeler II
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Aegidius Sadeler II
Petronia, First Wife of Vitellius, from set of Roman Emperors and Empresses, c. 16th-17th century
Engraving
Publisher: Marcus Christoph Sadeler
Sight: 15 1/4 x 10 3/4 in.
Framed: 19 3/4 x 15 1/4 x 1 in.
This image was conceived in the 16th century by Aegidius Sadeler II and published by Marcus Christoph Sadeler. It is unclear when the present version was executed.
Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II[1] (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors. Sadeler was born in Antwerp in the Sadeler family of print dealers and engravers. He was the son of Emmanuel de Sayeleer and the nephew of Aegidius I, Jan I en Raphael Sadeler.[2] He was trained by his uncle Jan I and became a member of the Antwerp Guild of St. Luke in 1589. He was active in Munich the next year in 1590, in Rome in 1593, in Naples and then again in Munich in 1594–1597. From 1597 he settled in Prague where he became court engraver for Rudolf II and made engraved portraits of notables and engravings after artworks there, most notably paintings by Bartholomeus Spranger, Roelant Savery, Hans von Aachen, Giuseppe Arcimboldo, and sculptures by Giambologna and Adriaen de Vries.
His early engravings were mostly faithful copies of works by Albrecht Dürer in the Imperial collection and copies of paintings by notable Italian painters such as Raphael, Tintoretto, Parmigianino, Barocci and Titian or by Northern painters who worked there, such as Paul Bril and Denys Calvaert. In Prague he also engraved portraits of the notables of Rudolf's court, and collaborated with Spranger, Joseph Heintz the Elder, Jacobus Typotius and his friend Anselmus Boece de Boodt (1550-1632), Rudolf II's gemologist and physician.[3]
After Rudolf II died he enjoyed the favour and protection of the two succeeding Emperors, Matthias and Ferdinand II.[4][5] According to Michael Bryan...
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16th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Engraving
Landscape with Monuments and Figures - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by Various Artists (18th century).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original ...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
"Torksey Hall" and "Newark Castle" from "Buck's Antiquities" /// Architecture UK
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Samuel and Nathaniel Buck (English, 1696-1779) and (?-1759/1774)
Title: "Torksey Hall" (Plate 179) and "Newark Castle" (Plate 226)
Portfolio: Buck's Antiquities or Venerable ...
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1720s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by Carlo Oratij - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Ortij in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by Carlo Oratij - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Ortij in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions ex...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresces from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Ancient Roman Decorations - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Decorations from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is a etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditio...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
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Etching
Virgin and Child with the Pear
Located in New York, NY
Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Virgin and Child with the Pear, engraving, 1520. Initials monogram and date in the plate. References: Bartsch 18, Pauli, Hollstein 19. First state (of two). In good condition, on old laid paper with thread margins on three sides, trimmed on the platemark bottom right and bottom, and archival mounting. h: 4.5 x w: 3 in / h: 11.4 x w: 7.6 cm
A very good impression of this rarity.
Hollstein indicates that earlier impressions, such as this one, do not have a scratch above the head of the Virgin.
Beham was one of the Northern Renaissance Little Masters, so called because of their eminence in producing small-scale engravings such as the Virgin and Child with a Pear. Beham was born in Nuremberg in 1500, and may have trained under Durer, though his training is no more certain than that of his younger brother Barthel. He made his first engraving in 1518, and later became known for producing woodcuts as well.
Beham’s Madonna with the Pear has a similar composition but in reverse to Durer’s engraving...
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16th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
Letter of the Alphabet L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet L from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate.
Good condition...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
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 Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching belongs to the...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Pendant Lamp Made of Bronze - Etching by Lorenzo Mangin - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pendant Lamp Made of Bronze is an Etching realized by Lorenzo Mangini (18th century).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “L...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Jan Cornelis Sylvius
Located in Middletown, NY
Heliogravure on cream laid paper, 6 1/2 x 5 1/2 inches (164 x 138 mm), thread margins. Uniform toning on the recto, and scattered light foxing and various notations in purple ink and...
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19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Seascapes With Monument and Figures - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascapes With Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Giuseppe Aloja (1783-1837).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original titl...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Las Rinde el Sueño - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Las rinde el Sueño is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799.
Original etching on paper.
This amazing Etchi...
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1860s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
La Vierge au Poisson (d'apres Raphael), Heliogravure by Marco Dente
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marco Dente, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1493 - 1527) - La Vierge au Poisson (d'apres Raphael), Year: circa 1878, Medium: Heliogravure, Image Size: 10...
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1870s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Ornamental Pompeian Style - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ornamental Pompeian Style With Sphinx from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century.
...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet D - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet D, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Good conditions.
The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by Carlo Oratij - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Ortij in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions except f...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Landscape - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Landscape from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparuli in the 18th Centur...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Hans Bol, the Painter, at the age of 58
By Hendrik Goltzius
Located in New York, NY
Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), engraving, 1593 [with extensive inscription in the plate]. Reference: Bartsch 161, Hollstein 177, second state (of two...
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16th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
The Queen of Great Britain arriving in Portsmouth 25 May 1662 & The Arrival in L
Located in Middletown, NY
Two images of Queen Catharina of Braganza; one before her marriage to King Charles II, the other after, as Queen of Great Britian. Engraved by Matthiäus Merian, father of Maria Sybli...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Laid Paper, Engraving
The Plank Bridge – Landschap met een bruggetje van planken
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on thin cream laid paper with a partial "M" or "W" watermark, 5 x 5 15/16 inches (126 x 150 mm), thread margins. Inscribed in the plate in the upper-right: “Antoni Waterlo fe...
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17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching, Laid Paper
Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, 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 lowe...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Gentleman - Original Etching by James Neagle - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Gentleman is an original artwork realized by James Neagle for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the...
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1810s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Das Troizker Sergiuskloster - Original Lithograph - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Das Troizker Sergiuskloster 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 lowe...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
The Temple of Peace - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Temple of Peace is an original black and white etching realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Good conditions except for the trace of being fold at the middle.
Sheet dimention:42 x 56
The...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Goddess - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 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 Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Ancient Fresco 1 - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Wall Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions...
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18th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Camera sepolcrale
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Camera sepolcrale
Etching 1743
Signed in the bottom left corner
From: Prima Parte, 1743
Second edition: 1750-1778
Watermark: R 37-39
A lifetime impression printed during Piranesi’s life, before the plates are moved to Paris by his sons in the 1790’s
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches
Reference: Robison 20 iii/V
Piranesi In Rome: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive
"Although Piranesi studied architecture in Venice, he never was able to find work in the field other than a few jobs involving remodeling in Rome. While Piranesi was struggling to support his architectural endeavors upon his arrival in Rome in 1740, he spent a short period of time in the studio of master painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) in addition to his apprenticeship with Giuseppe Vasi. The first production of Piranesi’s early years in Rome and a culmination of his training under Vasi, Tiepolo, and his uncle, was the Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive (1743). The Prima Parte was a collection of twelve etchings of imaginary temples, palaces, ruins, and a prison. During this time, Piranesi was still developing the unique style of etching he is known for today, and as such the Prima Parte differs significantly in technique compared to later works. In the Frontispiece of the Prima Parte, Piranesi’s lines are definite and exact with very little flow to them, designed in the form of traditional etching. The detail is immaculate, and yet perspective of the piece is oddly simple and familiar to the viewer. Piranesi’s technique employs miniscule markings and lines, intricately woven together to create a stippling effect. The Prima Parte, described as “rigid” by art historian Jonathan Scott, came to be seen as a stark contrast to his later sketches, which were much lighter and freer. Influenced by the style of Tiepolo, which epitomized the lightness and brightness of the Rococo period, Piranesi adopted some of the more painterly techniques of the masters he apprenticed under. Piranesi made the medium of etching appear as though it was a sketch or a painting, hence a “freer” and more fluid design in his later works. For example, the frontispiece of the Prima Parte read as an etching to Piranesi’s audience, but in his later vedute, the style of etching almost appears to be made of brushstrokes. Moreover, at the same time Piranesi was working on the Prima Parte, he aided the artist Giambattista Nolli. There is a small section of Nolli’s map...
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1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees goats
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Les Chevres (The Goats)" is an original etching by Claude Lorrain. It depicts two pairs of goats and a shepherd watching over them. This etching is also in the collections of the Me...
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1630s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Set of Four Stipple Engravings from "Drawings by Hans Holbein" /// Henry VIII
By Hans Holbein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Hans Holbein (the Younger) (German-Swiss, c. 1497-1543)
Title: "Catherine Howard Queen", "Jane Seymour Queen", "Anna Bollein Queen", a...
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1810s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving, Intaglio
The Wedding among the Indians of Panama - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm.
Wedding among the Indians of Panama; Relatives and friends tilling the couple's soil is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver G...
Category
1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Camera sepolcrale
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Camera sepolcrale
Etching 1743
Signed in the bottom left corner
From: Prima Parte, 1743
Second edition: 1750-1778
Watermark: R 37-39
A lifetime impression printed during Piranesi’s life, before the plates are moved to Paris by his sons in the 1790’s
Condition: Excellent
Image size: 14 5/8 x 9 3/4 inches
Reference: Robison 20 iii/V
Piranesi In Rome: Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive
"Although Piranesi studied architecture in Venice, he never was able to find work in the field other than a few jobs involving remodeling in Rome. While Piranesi was struggling to support his architectural endeavors upon his arrival in Rome in 1740, he spent a short period of time in the studio of master painter Giovanni Battista Tiepolo (1696-1770) in addition to his apprenticeship with Giuseppe Vasi. The first production of Piranesi’s early years in Rome and a culmination of his training under Vasi, Tiepolo, and his uncle, was the Prima Parte di Architetture e Prospettive (1743). The Prima Parte was a collection of twelve etchings of imaginary temples, palaces, ruins, and a prison. During this time, Piranesi was still developing the unique style of etching he is known for today, and as such the Prima Parte differs significantly in technique compared to later works. In the Frontispiece of the Prima Parte, Piranesi’s lines are definite and exact with very little flow to them, designed in the form of traditional etching. The detail is immaculate, and yet perspective of the piece is oddly simple and familiar to the viewer. Piranesi’s technique employs miniscule markings and lines, intricately woven together to create a stippling effect. The Prima Parte, described as “rigid” by art historian Jonathan Scott, came to be seen as a stark contrast to his later sketches, which were much lighter and freer. Influenced by the style of Tiepolo, which epitomized the lightness and brightness of the Rococo period, Piranesi adopted some of the more painterly techniques of the masters he apprenticed under. Piranesi made the medium of etching appear as though it was a sketch or a painting, hence a “freer” and more fluid design in his later works. For example, the frontispiece of the Prima Parte read as an etching to Piranesi’s audience, but in his later vedute, the style of etching almost appears to be made of brushstrokes. Moreover, at the same time Piranesi was working on the Prima Parte, he aided the artist Giambattista Nolli. There is a small section of Nolli’s map...
Category
1740s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Naked Woman on a Mound by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in New Orleans, LA
Rembrandt van Rijn
1606-1669 Dutch
Naked Woman on a Mound
Etching on paper
Etched by Rembrandt
New Hollstein 88, second state of II; Bartsch, Hollstein 198; Hind 43
One of the gr...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Avanzi di un Gran Salone nel piano terra della Villa di Mecenate in Tivoli
Located in Roma, IT
Like G.B.Piranesi, Rossini, well know as the “Piranesi’s heir”, trained as an architect and his etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive structure of the Ancient Rome...
Category
1820s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
Hiroshige Utagawa Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama)
Located in Torino, IT
HIROSHIGE UTAGAWA I, Edo 1797 - 1858
Cherry-blossom Viewing at Asuka Hill (Asukayama hanami no zu), from the series Famous Places in Edo (Edo meisho)
Nishiki-e. Color woodcut, sign...
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1840s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Woodcut
The Mother Seated in an Inn
Located in New York, NY
Cornelis Bega (1631/2-1664), The Mother Seated in an Inn, etching, circa 1660-64. Reference: Hollstein 31, a later impression, second state (of 2). In good condition, trimmed outside...
Category
1660s Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Etching
The New Athenaeum, Waterloo Place - Hand-Colored Engraving after Thomas Shepherd
By Thomas Hosmer Shepherd
Located in Long Island City, NY
Thomas Hosmer Shepherd, After by James Tingle, British (1793 - 1864) - The New Athenaeum, Waterloo Place, Medium: Hand Colored Engraving, Image Size: 3.75 x 5.75 inches, Frame Siz...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Prints and Multiples
Materials
Engraving
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