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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
Madonna Maria Sassoferrato Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italian
Madonna Maria Sassoferrato Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italian

Madonna Maria Sassoferrato Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Italian

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Madonna with Sleeping Child Follower of Giovan Battista Salvi known as 'il Sassoferrato' (1609 - 1685) Roman painter 18th century Oil on canvas Measurements: canvas 64 x 50 cm, in frame 76 x 62 cm. This delicate depiction of the Madonna in adoration of the Child exhibits all the human dimension and sweetness of the maternal atmosphere: Mary clasps the sleeping child to her in a tender embrace, which touches her cheek, enveloped and protected by the mantle and even a flap of the mother's veil. The pictorial style and composition recall the ambit of Giovan Battista Salvi, the Sassoferrato, who distinguished himself expressly for this subject, with the Virgin immortalised in a humble and strongly earthly pose, depicted with simple white, red and blue colours and delicate plays of nuances on the faces and hands. This iconographic prototype was so successful that it became the painting for countless works destined for devotion during the 17th and 18th centuries, particularly appreciated for private commissions due to its marked gentleness and formal perfection, particularly of the faces. Born in Marchigiano, Salvi developed his activity in Rome, following the dictates of the classicist sacred painting of the Bolognese school of Reni, Carracci and Domenichino, but succeeding in having an autonomous and therefore clearly distinguishable style.  In very good overall condition, there are some small scattered restorations and some unravelling of the painted surface. Framed in a beautiful gilded frame. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: The work is sold with a certificate of authenticity and descriptive iconographic card. We take care of and organise the transport of the purchased works, both for Italy and abroad, through professional and insured carriers. It is also possible to see the painting in the gallery in Riva del Garda...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

17th Century By Johann Carl Loth Saint Mark Oil on Canvas
17th Century By Johann Carl Loth Saint Mark Oil on Canvas

17th Century By Johann Carl Loth Saint Mark Oil on Canvas

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Johann Carl Loth (Munich, Germany, 1632 - Venice, Italy, 1698) Title: Saint Mark Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 65 × 72 cm - with frame 82.5 x 88 cm Not signed Expertise by Professor Dario Succi Publications: Lo studiolo...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Early 18th-Century Russian Icon, Volga Masters (Circle), The Crucifixion
Early 18th-Century Russian Icon, Volga Masters (Circle), The Crucifixion

Early 18th-Century Russian Icon, Volga Masters (Circle), The Crucifixion

Located in Cheltenham, GB

US buyers pay no import tariffs on this item. This exquisite and exceedingly rare early 18th-century Russian Staurotek icon depicts The Crucifixion of Christ with an assemblage of s...

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1720s Old Masters Art

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Gold Leaf

Portrait of William Stonestreet - Dutch Golden Age 17thC art oil painting
Portrait of William Stonestreet - Dutch Golden Age 17thC art oil painting

Portrait of William Stonestreet - Dutch Golden Age 17thC art oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This superb Dutch Golden Age portrait is attributed to circle of Dutch artist Wybrand Simonsz de Geest. Painted in 1666 it is a full length portrait of a young William Stonestreet. He is holding the paw of a clipped little white dog with drapes and clouds beyond. (It was common practise to dress young boys in dresses up to the age of about 6 or 7 when they were 'britched' or wore britches). An excellent example of Dutch Golden Age art that wouldn't look out of place in a museum. Wm Stonestreet 1666, Prebend of Selsely is inscribed top left. Provenance. Berkshire estate. Condition. Oil and canvas, 44 inches by 36 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt frame, 52 inches by 44 inches and in good condition. Wybrand Simonsz. de Geest (16 August 1592 – c. 1661) was a Dutch Golden Age portrait painter from Friesland in the Netherlands. Wybrand de Geest was born and died at Leeuwarden. He learned painting from his father, Simon Juckesz, a stained glass worker. He studied later with Abraham Bloemaert. From 1614 to 1618 he travelled in France and Italy on a Grand Tour. In 1616 he met up with Leonard Bramer in Aix-en-Provence. While in Rome he became a member of the painters' circle known as the Bentvueghels. He earned the nickname 'De Friesche Adelaar', or "the Frisian Eagle". De Geest married Hendrickje Fransdr Uylenburgh in 1622, a niece of Saskia van Uylenburgh...

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1660s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

French Old Master Antique Oil Painting For Restoration Figures Classical Landscp
French Old Master Antique Oil Painting For Restoration Figures Classical Landscp

French Old Master Antique Oil Painting For Restoration Figures Classical Landscp

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures in a Classical Landscape French School, 18th/ 19th century oil painting on copper, unframed copper: 4 x 5 inches provenance: private collection condition: the work has paint ...

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19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Girl with Basket of Flowers -British 18thC Old Master oil painting
Portrait of a Girl with Basket of Flowers -British 18thC Old Master oil painting

Portrait of a Girl with Basket of Flowers -British 18thC Old Master oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This charming 18th century Old Master cartouche portrait oil painting is attributed to the circle of Philip Mercier. Painted circa 1740 the composition is a three quarter length portrait of a young girl holding a wicker basket of flowers. She is clothed in a white dress and beautiful blue silk shawl and is situated in a landscape. A very lovely British Old Master portrait oil painting. Provenance. Christies. Condition. Oil on canvas, 30 inches by 25 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in an ornate gilt carved 18th century frame, 38 inches by 33 inches and in good condition. Philippe Mercier (also known as Philip Mercier; 1689-1760) was a French painter and etcher, who lived principally and was active in England. He was born in Berlin of French extraction, the son of a Huguenot tapestry-worker. He studied painting at the Akademie der Wissenschaften of Berlin and later under Antoine Pesne, who had arrived in Berlin in 1710. Later, he travelled in Italy and France before arriving in London—"recommended by the Court at Hannover"—probably in 1716. He married in London in 1719 and lived in Leicester Fields. He was appointed principal painter and librarian to the Prince and Princess of Wales at their independent establishment in Leicester Fields, and while he was in favour he painted various portraits of...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

19th Century Portrait Of A Young Woman Oil On Canvas
19th Century Portrait Of A Young Woman Oil On Canvas

19th Century Portrait Of A Young Woman Oil On Canvas

Located in York, GB

Fine 19th Century Oil on Canvas Portrait of a Young Woman in large gilt gesso frame .unsigned. Identity of the sitter as yet unknown. The artist has managed to capture her ethereal b...

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19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Italian Baroque carved wood Pietà - 18th century devotional sculpture
Italian Baroque carved wood Pietà - 18th century devotional sculpture

Italian Baroque carved wood Pietà - 18th century devotional sculpture

Located in Varmo, IT

Italian sculptor (18th century) — Pietà. 13 x 7 x h 22.5 cm. Full figure in carved, lacquered and painted wood. The group depicts the Pietà according to traditional iconography: t...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art

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Wood, Paint

18th C. Bartolozzi Portrait of Brooke Cobham from a 16th Century Holbein Drawing
18th C. Bartolozzi Portrait of Brooke Cobham from a 16th Century Holbein Drawing

18th C. Bartolozzi Portrait of Brooke Cobham from a 16th Century Holbein Drawing

By Hans Holbein

Located in Alamo, CA

This is an 18th century engraved portrait of Brooke Cobham, a nobleman in King Henry VIII's court, created by Francesco Bartolozzi (1728–1815), after a drawing by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497- 1543) in the 16th century. Holbein was the official artist in the court of King Henry VIII. Bartolozzi used both etching and stipple engraving techniques to create the work which was then was printed in color on pink paper and hand finished with watercolor. It was published by John Chamberlaine in London in 1793 in "The Book of Imitations of Original Drawings by Hans Holbein in the Collection of His Majesty". Sir George Brooke, Baron Cobham (1497-1558) was a prominent member of King Henry VIII's royal court. He became a member of parliament in 1529 and served as a peer in the trial of Queen Anne Boleyn, which resulted in her beheading. He was rewarded for his political and military service to King Henry and Britain with land, castles and former monasteries and was made a Knight of the Garter, a prestigious membership limited to the king and a very limited number of prominent British subjects. As a member of the Privy Council following the death of young King Edward VI (Henry VIII's son), he fell out of favor when he signed a ruling disinheriting both of Henry VIII's daughters, Mary and Elizabeth, in favor of Lady Jane Grey...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving, Etching

Beggar with a Wooden Leg
Beggar with a Wooden Leg

Beggar with a Wooden Leg

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on handmade wove paper, 3 3/4 x 2 3/4 inches (95 x 70 mm), thread margins. Third state (of five), likely printed early 19th century. In very good condition with light handlin...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching, Handmade Paper

Painting 19th Century Romantic Courtiers Genre Scene
Painting 19th Century Romantic Courtiers Genre Scene

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

Category

1850s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Attributed à H. Francken II, 17th c. Anwerp - The prodigal son among courtesans
Attributed à H. Francken II, 17th c. Anwerp - The prodigal son among courtesans

Attributed à H. Francken II, 17th c. Anwerp - The prodigal son among courtesans

Located in PARIS, FR

The Prodigal Son Among Courtesans Attributed to Hieronymus Francken II (Antwerp 1578-1623) Early 17th century Antwerp school Oil on oak panel, Dimensions: H. 52.5 cm (20.67 in), W. 74 cm (29.14 in) Flemish-style moulded wood frame Frame: h. 78 cm (h. 30.70 in.), w. 100 cm (39.37 in.) This artwork is sold with a certificate of authenticity guaranteeing its origin, date of execution, and attribution to the artist. At first glance, this festive and joyful painting depicts a group of elegantly dressed people dancing to the sound of an orchestra in a richly decorated interior with a wide opening onto a rural exterior. However, the real theme is cleverly concealed by the painter and is only discernible through the artifice of a small scene in the background where we see a half-naked man, in the company of the pigs next to a makeshift shelter. In fact, beyond the pleasant and apparently superficial character of the painting, it is a subject taken from the parable of the prodigal son in the Gospel. The illustrated episode is the prodigal son among courtesans. Even if the viewer's attention is drawn to the central couple (prodigal son embracing a pretty courtesan) doing the dance steps, the artist takes care in a narrative approach of all the groups and ancillary scenes in order to create a rich and varied composition. Thus the musicians seated on a raised platform are depicted with great skill, their faces animated, their clothes abundantly varied. The theme of music, which has always been associated with that of sensuality and physical love, helps to exacerbate licentious pleasures. The merry company dances "Spanish pavane", a slow court dance from the sixteenth century, danced close to the ground by couples arranged in a procession, which was probably introduced to the south of the Netherlands around 1600 during the governance of Albrecht VII and the daughter of the King of Spain Isabella Clara Eugenia in Brussels. The interior of the house is also carefully elaborated, the embossed leather dyes on the walls, the middle sideboard (typical in Francken interiors), where the rich gold and silver crockery is placed in front of the painting "Andromeda chained to the rock and Perseus arriving to rescue her". The inclusion of a contemporary and probably extant pictorial work is also one of the characteristics of the Francken family, among them Frans Francken the Younger...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oak, Oil

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre cartón - Cristo crucificado
Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre cartón - Cristo crucificado

Escuela española (XIX) - Óleo sobre cartón - Cristo crucificado

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra no va firmada La obra se presenta enmarcada con un marco de la época de la pintura (el marco presenta algunas faltas) Medidas de la obra: 87 cm. de altura x 61 cm. de ancho...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Shepherd with Animals in Landscape - Dutch Old Master art pastoral oil painting
Shepherd with Animals in Landscape - Dutch Old Master art pastoral oil painting

Shepherd with Animals in Landscape - Dutch Old Master art pastoral oil painting

By Nicolaes Berchem

Located in Hagley, England

This lovely Dutch Old Master oil painting is attributed to noted Dutch artist Nicholaes Berchem. Painted circa 1665 it is a charming pastoral scene of a shepherd and his animals including sheep, goats, donkey and cows and of course his trusty dog. They are all resting beneath trees while he looks on attentively. The light in the sky and the light and shadows on the animals is beautiful. A really superb example of Dutch Old Master art with great detail. Provenance. Surrey estate. Christies stamp verso. Condition. Oil on canvas, 38 inches by 32 inches and in good condition. Frame. Housed in a complementary gilt frame, 46 inches by 30 inches and in good condition. Nicolaes Pieterszoon Berchem (1620-1683) was a highly esteemed and prolific Dutch Golden Age painter of pastoral landscapes, populated with mythological or biblical figures, but also of a number of allegories and genre pieces. He was a member of the second generation of "Dutch Italianate landscape" painters. These were artists who travelled to Italy, or aspired to, in order to soak up the romanticism of the country, bringing home sketchbooks full of drawings of classical ruins and pastoral imagery. His paintings, of which he produced an immense number, (Hofstede de Groot claimed around 850, although many are misattributed), were in great demand, as were his 80 etchings and 500 drawings. His landscapes, painted in the Italian style of idealized rural scenes, with hills, mountains, cliffs and trees in a golden dawn are sought after. Berchem also painted inspired and attractive human and animal figures (staffage) in works of other artists, like Allaert van Everdingen, Jan Hackaert, Gerrit Dou, Meindert Hobbema and Willem Schellinks. Born in Haarlem, he received instruction from his father Pieter Claesz, and from the painters Jan van Goyen, Pieter de Grebber, Jan Baptist Weenix, Jan Wils and Claes Cornelisz. Moeyaert. According to Houbraken, Carel de Moor told him that Berchem got his name from two words "Berg hem" for "Save him!", an expression used by his fellows in Van Goyen's workshop whenever his father chased him there with the intent to beat him. No trip or Grand Tour by Berchem was documented by Houbraken though he mentioned another story about the "Berg hem!" nickname which came from Berchem's conscription as a sailor; the man in charge of impressment knew him and sent him ashore with the words "Save him!". Today his name is assumed to come from his father's hometown of Berchem, Antwerp. According to the RKD he traveled to Italy with Jan Baptist Weenix, whom he called his cousin, in 1642–5. Works by him are signed both as "CBerghem" and "Berchem". In 1645 he became a member of the Dutch reformed church and married the year after. According to Houbraken he married the daughter of the painter Jan Wils, who kept him on a short allowance, but to finance his collection of prints he would borrow money from his pupils and colleagues and pay them back from the proceeds of paintings that he didn't tell her about. Around 1650 he travelled to Westphalia with Jacob van Ruisdael, where a dated piece showing Burg Bentheim is recorded. Maybe Berchem went to Italy after this trip and before he moved to Amsterdam - he is not clearly documented in the Netherlands between 1650 and 1656. Around 1660 he worked for the engraver Jan de Visscher designing an atlas. In 1661-1670 he is registered in Amsterdam and in 1670 he moved back to Haarlem, but was living back in Amsterdam by 1677, where he died in 1683. He was a popular teacher and his pupils were Abraham Begeyn, Johannes van der Bent, his son Nicolaes, Isaack Croonenbergh, Simon Dubois, Karel Dujardin, Johannes Glauber, Pieter de Hooch, Jacob van Huchtenburg, Justus van Huysum...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Early 19th century English Antique Still life of peaches, grapes, melon outdoors
Early 19th century English Antique Still life of peaches, grapes, melon outdoors

Early 19th century English Antique Still life of peaches, grapes, melon outdoors

By George William Sartorius

Located in Woodbury, CT

Wonderful Early 19th-century Still life of different fruits on an earth bank. Very much painted in the same way as George William Sartorius painted his still lives this piece has al...

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1810s Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rebecca at the Well

Rebecca at the Well

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: Dr. James Henry Lancashire, Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts, by 1925; probably by descent to: Private Collection, Cumberland Foreside, Maine, until 2018 This unpublished panel is a characteristic work of the Master of the Apollo and Daphne Legend, an anonymous Florentine painter in the circle of Bartolommeo di Giovanni, Domenico Ghirlandaio, and Sandro Botticelli. The artistic personality of the Master of the Apollo and Daphne Legend was independently recognized by Everett Fahy and Federico Zeri at roughly the same moment in time. Fahy originally dubbed this artist the Master of the Ryerson Panels but later adopted Zeri’s name for the artist, which derives from his eponymous works from the Samuel H. Kress collection (Figs. 1-2). Fahy posited that the artist was most likely a pupil of Ghirlandaio active from roughly 1480 to 1510, and that he may be identifiable with one of Ghirlandaio’s documented pupils to whom no works have been securely attributed, such as Niccolò Cieco, Jacopo dell’Indaco, or Baldino Baldinetti. The present painting was first attributed to this master by Everett Fahy in 1989, who became aware of its existence only after publishing his definitive studies on the artist. The surviving body of work by the Master of the Apollo and Daphne Legend is largely composed of series of panels treating the same theme. In addition to the works illustrating the legend of Apollo and Daphne, there are also series on the themes of Susanna and the Elders and the story of Saint Joseph, among others. The subject of the present panel is drawn from Genesis 24, the story of Isaac. It is possible that our painting relates to another work by the artist depicting the Sacrifice of Isaac formerly in the collection of E. A. McGuire in Dublin, Ireland (Fig. 3), and that these two panels were originally part of a decorative scheme based on the story of Isaac. Although the Master’s paintings of this type have traditionally been considered painted fronts of wedding chests, known as cassoni, the scale of these paintings and the fact that they are often part of a series indicates that they are more likely spalliera panels—paintings set into furniture or the wainscoting of a room. The biblical episode depicted in this painting centers on the theme of marriage, which suggests that this work was likely commissioned for the domestic interior of a newly married couple. The Master has transcribed into paint even the minute details of this Old Testament story, in which Abraham sends a servant to travel by camel to the land of his father and seek out a wife for his son Isaac. The servant is here shown at the well...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Tempera, Wood Panel

Nicolas de Largillière - Portrait of a Lady, Paris, circa 1695
Nicolas de Largillière - Portrait of a Lady, Paris, circa 1695

Nicolas de Largillière - Portrait of a Lady, Paris, circa 1695

By Nicolas de Largillière

Located in PARIS, FR

Nicolas de Largillière (Paris, 1656-1746) Portrait of a lady, circa 1695 Oil on canvas (relined): 76 x 61 cm Framed: h. 97 cm, l. 82 cm To be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonné of the artist by Dominique Brême, director of museum of Sceaux and artist specialist. Our work presents a majestic French aristocrat against the backdrop of a twilight landscape. The face seen from the front, the body turned three-quarters, the young woman is portrayed half-length, revealing her slim belted waist. The elongated face with rosy cheeks, almond-shaped eyes, straight nose and strong chin, solemn expression, the young woman sketches...

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1690s Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Saint Simon, from Christ and the Apostles
Saint Simon, from Christ and the Apostles

Saint Simon, from Christ and the Apostles

By Ludolf Ludwig Businck

Located in Middletown, NY

Chiaroscuro woodcut on cream laid paper, printed from three blocks in black, olive-green, and yellow ochre, 8 3/16 x 6 1/4 inches (207 x 157 mm), thread margins. Some scattered light discoloration throughout, lightly backed with laid paper, however the sheet retains translucence when viewed through raking light. Trimmed at or near the margin. Archivally sound small repaired corner tear, upper right, with a very minor (1/4 inch) vertical edge split in the center top margin, above the figure's head. All condition issues are consistent with age, and present an exceptionally good example of this truly remarkable work. With the collector's stamp of Friedrich August II, King of Saxony, last King of Poland (1797-1854), Dresden, on the right corner, recto (Lugt 971). This work likely appeared in a well-known posthumous sale of Friedrich August II's private collection, which was handled by C.G. Boerner, and took place in Leipzig, on May 7-9, 1928, presumably this print was presented as lot 1551. [Stechow 16] Ludolph Busïnck was born at Hann, Germany around 1590. By about 1620 he was actively working as a printmaker in Paris, collaborating with publisher and celebrated cartographer Melchoir Tavernier. Busïnck may have studied printmaking in the Netherlands, evidenced by the influence of Dutch printmaker Hendrick Goltzius we see in the bold woodcuts he produced in France. Busïnck was the first printmaker to create chiaroscuro woodcuts in France, a technique originated by German artist Hans Burgkmair...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Woodcut

Joseph interpreting Dreams - Italian Old Master 17thC religious art oil painting
Joseph interpreting Dreams - Italian Old Master 17thC religious art oil painting

Joseph interpreting Dreams - Italian Old Master 17thC religious art oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This lovely 17th century Old Master religious oil painting is from the Italian School. The subject is Joseph in prison interpreting the dreams of Pharoah's Baker and Butler. The bars...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi
Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi

Basilica of San Lorenzo in Rome: A Framed 18th Century Etching by Piranesi

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Alamo, CA

This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi entitled "Veduta della Basilica di S. Lorenzo fuor della mura" (Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls), published in Rome in 1750 in Piranesi's Vedute di Roma (Views of Rome), This etching depicts the Basilica of San Lorenzo Outside the Walls, which is a Roman Catholic papal basilica and parish church, located in Rome, Italy. The Basilica is one of the Seven Pilgrim Churches of Rome and one of the five "papal basilicas". It was built as a shrine to the martyred Roman deacon St. Lawrence. This Piranesi etching is held by many museums and institutions, including: The Metropolitan Museum, The British Museum, The National Gallery of Art, The Yale University Art Gallery, and The Harvard Museum of Art. This magnificent etching is presented in a brown-colored wood frame and a tan French...

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1750s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Wooded Landscape Waterfall Van Ruisdael Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Flemish
Wooded Landscape Waterfall Van Ruisdael Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Flemish

Wooded Landscape Waterfall Van Ruisdael Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Flemish

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Jacob van Ruisdael (Haarlem 1628-Amsterdam 1682) attributable Wooded Landscape with Waterfall Oil on canvas 74 x 94 cm. - framed 91 x 111 cm. A wooded view crossed by a tumultuous...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Period Italian Signed Landscape
Period Italian Signed Landscape

Period Italian Signed Landscape

By Ugo Gheduzzi

Located in Roma, IT

1910s Italian Signed Landscape Beautiful oil painting on cardboard by the great Bolognese artist Ugo Gheduzzi (Crespellano BO 5 March 1853 - Turin 1925). The light of rare intensity...

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Early 20th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Resurrection Christ Tiziano 16/17th Century paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Resurrection Christ Tiziano 16/17th Century paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy

Resurrection Christ Tiziano 16/17th Century paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy

By Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore 1490 - Venice 1576)

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

The Resurrection of Christ Follower of Tiziano Vecellio (Pieve di Cadore 1490 - Venice 1576)   Venetian school of the late 16th/early 17th century Oil on canvas 108 x 78 cm. - Framed 129 x 99 cm. This jewel of the Venetian school, a work executed between the 16th and 17th centuries by a Venetian artist, illustrates the episode of the Resurrection of Christ: as reported in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 28:1-7) the event is accompanied by an explosion of light and glow, with the figure of Christ rising into the sky. Christ's face, serene and victorious, looks up towards the Light and the Infinite, in contrast to his majestic figure, here constructed with the appearance of a classical sculpture, contrasted by an intensely luminous background. The Risen One firmly holds in His hand the banner (white with a red cross) of the Resurrection, also known as the flag of St. George, which iconographically represents His victory over death, while raising His right hand in a blessing act. With his feet he crushes a snake and a skull, a sign of Christ's triumph over sin and death. The painting belongs to the Venetian school and presents clear reminiscences with the works of Titian Vecellio...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Classical Landscape, Original Glazed Frame, Signed
Classical Landscape, Original Glazed Frame, Signed

Classical Landscape, Original Glazed Frame, Signed

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Grand Tour Study Italian School, 18th century monogrammed, lower right hand corner, Watercolour wash painting on board, glazed frame Framed size: 9 x 11 inches The painting captures...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Watercolor

Excuela española (XVIII) -  Jesús nazareno con la cruz - Óleo sobre tela
Excuela española (XVIII) -  Jesús nazareno con la cruz - Óleo sobre tela

Excuela española (XVIII) - Jesús nazareno con la cruz - Óleo sobre tela

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra no va firmada Buen estado de conservación el de la pintura, solo comentar que la tela está reentelada Se presenta enmarcada la obra Medidas obra: 72 cm x 54 cm. Medidas m...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Fine British Aristocratic Portrait of a Nobleman Lord Jeffreys of Wem
Fine British Aristocratic Portrait of a Nobleman Lord Jeffreys of Wem

Fine British Aristocratic Portrait of a Nobleman Lord Jeffreys of Wem

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Portrait of Lord Jeffreys of Wem British School, 20th century (presumably after an earlier work) oil painting on canvas, framed framed: 30.5 x 24.5 inches canvas: 26 x 20 inches prov...

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20th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art
Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art

Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser) /// Ornithology Martinet Bird Animal Art

By François Nicolas Martinet

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: François-Nicolas Martinet (French, 1731-1800) Title: "Le Harle Femell (The Female Merganser)" (Plate 953) Portfolio: Histoire Naturelle Des Oiseaux *Signed by Martinet in the...

Category

1770s Old Masters Art

Materials

Intaglio, Engraving, Laid Paper, Watercolor

Crucifixion, Bruges school, Flemish, mid 16th century
Crucifixion, Bruges school, Flemish, mid 16th century

Crucifixion, Bruges school, Flemish, mid 16th century

Located in PARIS, FR

Crucifixion, cercle of Adriaen Isenbrandt, mid 16th century School of Bruges, cercle of Adriaen Isenbrandt (actif 1510-1551) Oil on oak panel with its original ebonized frame Dimensi...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Oak, Oil

17th Century by Bernardo Strozzi Portrait of a man with white collar
17th Century by Bernardo Strozzi Portrait of a man with white collar

17th Century by Bernardo Strozzi Portrait of a man with white collar

By Bernardo Strozzi

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Bernardo Strozzi, also known as “Il Cappuccino” and “il Prete Genovese”, (Genoa, Italy, 1581 – Venice, Italy, 1644) Title: Portrait of a man with white collar Medium: Oil on canvas D...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Angelic Cherubs with Classical Figure in Wilderness Finely Painted Preparatory
Angelic Cherubs with Classical Figure in Wilderness Finely Painted Preparatory

Angelic Cherubs with Classical Figure in Wilderness Finely Painted Preparatory

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figure with Cherubim in Wilderness Italian School, 17th century oil painting on wood panel framed 13 x 11 inches condition: overall for its age very good, though the work is most likely a preparatory...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Excuela española (XVIII) -  Virgen con niño - Óleo sobre tela
Excuela española (XVIII) -  Virgen con niño - Óleo sobre tela

Excuela española (XVIII) - Virgen con niño - Óleo sobre tela

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco bastante actual El estado de la obra es aceptable, solo comentar que la ...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Fishes and Oysters - Oil on Canvas - 17th Century
Still Life with Fishes and Oysters - Oil on Canvas - 17th Century

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...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

PORTRAIT OF A GENTLMEN - French School -Portrait Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
PORTRAIT OF A GENTLMEN - French School -Portrait Italian Oil on Canvas Painting

PORTRAIT OF A GENTLMEN - French School -Portrait Italian Oil on Canvas Painting

By Eugenio De Blasi

Located in Napoli, IT

Portrait of a Gentlemen - Oval oil on canvas cm.50x40, Italia, 2006 Eugenio De Blasi Wooden frame available on request The portrait of Eugenio De Blasi is inspired by one of the many portraits painted by Guillam Francois Colson, a French historian painter, who painted portraits of families...

Category

Early 2000s Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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