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Old Masters Art

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
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Capital Letter S from the Antiquities of Herculaneum - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter S from 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 Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an anonymous Artista in the 18th century. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Bas-Relief - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bas-Reliefs, 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 ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Capital Letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed-Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter 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 st...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 by an anonymous artist in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate on the lo...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roma Fresco - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roma Fresco, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition. Bottom right and left the name of t...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition. Units of meas...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Capital letter A from the Antiquities of Herculaneum - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter A from 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 Art

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Capital Letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed-Etching -18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter 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 st...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues 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 cond...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 lowe...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Capital letter U from Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed-Etching-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter U from 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 Art

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Etching

Capital Letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed-Etching -18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter 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 st...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 18th century. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 18th century. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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. In the lower and middle part there is the inscription "is the si...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: The Italian City Artist/ School: English/ Italian School, late 18th century; a Grand Tour work. Medium: pencil drawing. Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches Provenance: from a priva...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Pencil

Capital letter I from the Antiquities of Herculaneum - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter I from 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 Art

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Etching

Capital Letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed-Etching-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter 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 st...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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 typical of the period in the lower center...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 typical of the period in the lower center...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 Art

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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 typical of the period in the lower center...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 by anonymous artist in the 18th cent...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Bas-Reliefs - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, 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 Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Bas-Reliefs - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bas-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 l...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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FINE 18th CENTURY OLD MASTER CHALK DRAWING - ROMANESQUE FIGURES INTERIOR SCENE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: French School, 18th century Title: Classical figures within an interior. Medium: chalk on paper, mounted. Size: drawing: 11.5 x 13.5 inches Provenance:...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Chalk

Character - Etching - 17th century
Located in Roma, IT
Character is an etching realized by a Flemish artist of 17th century. The little picture is in good conditions except for lack of paper on the edges and left corner. Small inscript...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition. Units of mea...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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17th Century Spanish school oil painting of the Holy Trinity
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
Spanish school, 17th Century The Holy Trinity Oil on canvas laid on board 18 x 12.3/8 in. (48.2 x 31.5 cm.) Framed in a blackwood moulding with gilt slip
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Board, Oil

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

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition....
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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. In the lower and middle part there is the inscription "is the s...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Spanish School 19th century, Santa Justa and Santa Rufina, oil on canvas
Located in Paris, FR
Spanish School of the 19th Century Santa Justa and Santa Rufina Oil on canvas 40 x 27 cm In quite good condition, the paint surface presents numerous crack...
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1840s Old Masters Art

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Oil

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

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

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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 Art

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Diana Goddess - Ancient Roman Art - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Diana Goddess - Ancient Roman Art, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous Artist in the 18th...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Statues of Sheep - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues of Sheep, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous Artist in the 18th century. Monogrammed on the pl...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

"Le Singe" The Monkey Tapestry
Located in Atlanta, GA
Belgian made, Jacquard woven with relief stitch. Fully lined with rod pocket for hanging. Cotton and rayon. Measurements are approximate.
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Late 20th Century Old Masters Art

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Tapestry

Phallus Fascinum in ancient Roman Religion - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized in the 18th century...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Busts - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Busts, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous in the 18th century. Mono...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Various Artists - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by various artists in the 18th century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Capital Letter for Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - End of the 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century after Gaspare Vanvitelli, made by Various Old Masters. In very good cond...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Capital Letter for Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - End of the 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century after Gaspare Vanvitelli, made by Various Old Masters. In very good cond...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient View of Pont Rouge in Saint Petersburg - Original Lithograph - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Pont Rouge in Saint Petersburg is an original modern artwork realized in France in the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Insc...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art

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Lithograph

Ancient View of Caucasus - Original Etching - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Caucasus 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 m...
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Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art

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Large Antique 19th Century Dog Painting of a Poodle Inscribed "Zoraida"
Located in SANTA FE, NM
The name Zoraida in Arabic means "captivating woman" Large Antique 19th Century Dog Painting of a Poodle Inscribed "Zoraida" Oil on canvas, original frame 37 x 29.5 inches This is...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Canvas

Ancient Roman Statues - Etching - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Still Life with Fishes and Oysters - Oil on Canvas - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still life with fishes and oysters is an original oil on canvas realized in the 17th Century by Neapolitan School Master. Impressive in size as well as for its vivid representation o...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Landscape - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape is included two original etching on paper realized by an Anonymous artist of the 18° century. The State of preservation is good, except for some diffused foxing. The art...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Cavalcade of Seiks - Original Lithograph - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Cavalcade of Seiks is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 19th Century. Original Black and White Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Lithograph

River Landscape Village Paint oil on canvas 17th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
River landscape with popular life scene Oil painting on canvas 62 x 98 Framed 74 x 110 cm. We present this vast and harmonious composition, where a characteristic river landscape acts as a stage for an exquisite extract of popular life, set in a small village on the edge of a lush stream. The painting, which presents characters unequivocally linked to the Flemish culture of the second half of the 17th century, shows iconographic and stylistic correspondences, in particular, with the successful production of Adrien Frans Boudewijns (1644-1711) and Pieter Bout (1658- 1719). Aside from the figure of duck hunter...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Canvas

Painting 19th Century Romantic Courtiers Genre Scene
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Courtiers Party in the Park in 18th Century In the Taste of Nicolas Lancret (1690-1743) Oil on canvas Frame gilded with leaves Dim canvas : 73 X 59 cm Dim frame : 100 X 87 cm
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1850s Old Masters Art

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Oil

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. In ...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Roman Medal - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Medal from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. In very good cond...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Sphinxes from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Sphinxes from Ancient Rome, from the Series "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 stains along the margins. In this artwork are represented two sphinxes on the sides and a face in the center. On the lower center of the margin, the typical unit of measurement is shown: Palmo Napolitano and Palmo Romano. On the back, printed writings certainly derived from. Signed on the right and the left lower margins: G.M and Secondo de Angely...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Etching

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