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Old Masters Nude Sculptures

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
Neoclassical sculpture in Rome- Pair of 19th century Italian scagliola - Figures
Located in Varmo, IT
Pair of scagliola sculptures - Roman figures. Italy, 19th century. 51 x 26 x h 118 cm (left) - 41 x 28 x h 118 cm (right). Entirely in scagliola. Condition report: In good general...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Nude Sculptures

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Plaster

Neoclassical sculpture in Rome- Pair of 19th century Italian scagliola - Figures
Neoclassical sculpture in Rome- Pair of 19th century Italian scagliola - Figures

Neoclassical sculpture in Rome- Pair of 19th century Italian scagliola - Figures, c.1820

Laocoön and his Sons, an exceptional bronze sculpture by Giacomo Zoffoli
Located in PARIS, FR
This exceptional bronze group (unpublished), executed in Rome in the second half of the 18th century, bears witness to the fascination with the Laocoön since its discovery on January...
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1770s Old Masters Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Laocoön and his Sons, an exceptional bronze sculpture by Giacomo Zoffoli
Laocoön and his Sons, an exceptional bronze sculpture by Giacomo Zoffoli

Giacomo Zoffoli
Laocoön and his Sons, an exceptional bronze sculpture by Giacomo Zoffoli, circa 1775 - 1785

Erotic Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm
Located in Miami, FL
Bacchic revelry. A sexy and nude curvaceous young Nymph/Bacchante makes amorous advances to a Herm - whose facial expression reflects her erotic touch. The Herm is stylized where his...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Nude Sculptures

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Marble

Erotic Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm
Erotic Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm

Erotic Sexual Mythological Marble Figural, Nude woman, Bacchante and Satyr Herm, circa 1870- 1890

Nude Male Runner Bronze patinated Classical After the Antique
Located in Miami, FL
Beautifully proportioned and handsome nude male bronze with Roman classically refined features after the Antique . It looks best with a key lighting th...
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20th Century Old Masters Nude Sculptures

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Bronze

Nude Male Runner Bronze patinated Classical After the Antique
Nude Male Runner Bronze patinated Classical After the Antique

Nude Male Runner Bronze patinated Classical After the Antique, 20th Century

Classical Torso (Female)
By Larry Scaturro
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Classical female torso, polished walnut.
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2010s Old Masters Nude Sculptures

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Wood, Walnut

Classical Torso (Female)
Classical Torso (Female)

Larry Scaturro
Classical Torso (Female), 2015

Vanitas Vanitatum
Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT
Numbered and limited to 8 copies Signature: Hand-signed by artist Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery Invoice from the gallery Sculpture: bronze, me...
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Early 2000s Old Masters Nude Sculptures

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Metal, Bronze

Vanitas Vanitatum
Vanitas Vanitatum

Lamagna Ernesto
Vanitas Vanitatum, 2007

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