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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
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by  G.Furlanetti - 18th Century

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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Etching

Sphinx - Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching - 18th Century

Sphinx - Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Sphinx - Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous Artist in the 18th century. Monogrammed on the p...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Sphinxes from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s

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

Horses and stagecoach winter/snow scene, oil painting, by John Richard Worsdale
Horses and stagecoach winter/snow scene, oil painting, by John Richard Worsdale

Horses and stagecoach winter/snow scene, oil painting, by John Richard Worsdale

Located in York, GB

A fine antique oil painting of horses pulling a stagecoach in snow , by John richard Worsdale (1869-1947) The artist portrays this powerful scene with an extensive view, featuring the stagecoach pulled by 4 horses and a village scene behind with buildings and peopla with another coach behind. oil on canvas, signed lower left, housed in a gilt frame. The size of the painting is approx 74 cms x 49 cms, whilst framed size is 90cm x 67cm. The painting is in very good condition, relined, with only some minor craquelure to the skyline, The frame appears original and is also in good condition with only minor age wear. Provenance: The E. W. Towler Collection, formerly of Glympton Park, Woodstock, Oxfordshire. Eric W. Towler was a remarkable man. He was born in 1900 and left school at the age of 12 to work in a Yorkshire pit and through a lifetime of hard work, self-improvement, luck and a refusal to limit his horizons achieved many of his aspirations. As a Yorkshireman through and through, he believed in ‘spending the brass in his pocket’ and over time he was successful enough to acquire enough ‘brass’ to enable his purchase of Glympton Park and furnish it as a traditional country house with all the trappings – in his case collections of antique furniture...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Il tempio di Nettuno - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - 1760
Il tempio di Nettuno - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - 1760

Il tempio di Nettuno - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - 1760

By Giuseppe Vasi

Located in Roma, IT

English Title: "The Temple of Neptune” Image dimensions: 38.3x53.2 cm. Very Fine Proof, showing an architectural apparatus for firework built by Paolo Posi in occasion of the Chinea Feast in 1760. Signed on plate lower-right margin. Original Title with a detailed capture under the picture. In Good condition, with a light abrasion higher-left corner and some little foxing in margins. Ref: G. Sassoli, Apparati architettonici per fuochi d'artificio, 1994, p. 137, n. 69 Master of Giovan Battista Piranesi...

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1760s Old Masters Art

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Etching

A presumed portrait of Charlotte de Montmorency (1594-1636)

A presumed portrait of Charlotte de Montmorency (1594-1636)

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Inscription ‘Henriette de/ Balzac maitresse/ d’henry 4’ (upper left) Otherwise unsigned The physiognomy of the sitter is close to another anonymous portrait by Dumonstier, more det...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Chalk, Washi Paper

16th Century Chalk Drawing of Bearded Man on Laid Paper, Unsigned
16th Century Chalk Drawing of Bearded Man on Laid Paper, Unsigned

16th Century Chalk Drawing of Bearded Man on Laid Paper, Unsigned

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

FEDERICO BAROCCI (Urbino 1526-35 - 1612) Study of bearded man Black and red chalk, stumping, pastel heightened with white on brown-prepared paper 15 3/8 x 10 5/8 in 39 x 27 cm Unsi...

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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Chalk, Laid Paper

A Ray of Sunlight
A Ray of Sunlight

A Ray of Sunlight

Located in Atlanta, GA

Ruisdael is regarded as the principal figure among Dutch landscape painters of the second half of the 17th century. His naturalistic compositions and style representing massive forms...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century Landscape Oil Painting - Deer by the Banks of a Lake
19th Century Landscape Oil Painting - Deer by the Banks of a Lake

19th Century Landscape Oil Painting - Deer by the Banks of a Lake

By Jacob Thompson

Located in London, GB

Jacob THOMPSON (1806 – 1879) Deer by the Banks of a Lake 1842 oil on canvas 18.9 x 27.6 inches; 22.5 x 31 inches Inc. frame Jacob Thompson (1806–1879) was an English landscape-pa...

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1840s Old Masters Art

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Oil

St. Roch Santacroce Paint 16th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious Italy
St. Roch Santacroce Paint 16th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious Italy

St. Roch Santacroce Paint 16th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious Italy

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Francesco di Girolamo da Santacroce (Venice, 1516–1584) Saint Roch Oil on canvas 126 x 68 cm. Framed: 137 x 80 cm. The painting depicts Saint Roch (a companion piece featur...

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16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Mary Beale (circle) Portrait Painting of Sir John Pettus
Mary Beale (circle) Portrait Painting of Sir John Pettus

Mary Beale (circle) Portrait Painting of Sir John Pettus

By (Circle of) Mary Beale

Located in York, GB

A very fine oil on canvas of Sir John Pettus ,circle of Mary Beale 17th century Wearing a red cloak and a black tunic with white collar. His coat of arms to the right.Unsigned Housed in a gilt frame, the size overall being 85 x 74 cm whilst the painting is 76 x 63.5cm In overall excellent condition. There is a wealth of history about the sitter online , below is a brief resume John Pettus Sir John Pettus (1613–1690) was an English royalist, politician and natural philosopher. Pettus was an expert on metallurgy and became a deputy governor of the royal mines in England and Wales under Charles I and II. He is known for the first English translation of the work of the German metallurgist Lazarus Ercker. Pettus’s grandfather was a wealthy Norwich merchant ,he purchased the manor of Rackheath in 1590 and represented the city in 1601 and 1604-10. Although a younger son, Pettus inherited the manors of Chediston and Wenhaston, He married well; but even before the Civil War most of his estate was mortgaged, and his wife’s expectations were never realized, owing to her father’s misfortunes as leader of the City Royalists. Pettus became a servant to Charles I, and took part in the farcical royalist attempt on Lowestoft in March 1643, but was exchanged after nearly a year in prison. It is unlikely that he resumed command of his regiment, such as it was, since he ‘continued inoffensive till the taking of Bristol’ by the New Model Army...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

17th century By Dutch Maestro Still life with bird, carp & lobster Oil on canvas
17th century By Dutch Maestro Still life with bird, carp & lobster Oil on canvas

17th century By Dutch Maestro Still life with bird, carp & lobster Oil on canvas

Located in Milano, Lombardia

17th Century Dutch Maestro Title: Still life with bird, carp & lobster Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 116 x 97 cm - with frame 153 x 133,5 cm Antique frame "a casset...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Resurrected Christ appearing to his Mother, the Virgin Mary
Resurrected Christ appearing to his Mother, the Virgin Mary

Resurrected Christ appearing to his Mother, the Virgin Mary

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Resurrected Christ appearing to his Mother, the Virgin Mary Woodcut, 1471-1472 Unsigned (as issued) The resurrected Jesus, holding a banner with a cross, appearing to Mary while she ...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Art

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Woodcut

17th Century Oil Painting Still Life: Turtles & Fish with a Ship in Stormy Seas
17th Century Oil Painting Still Life: Turtles & Fish with a Ship in Stormy Seas

17th Century Oil Painting Still Life: Turtles & Fish with a Ship in Stormy Seas

Located in London, GB

A Still Life of Turtles, An Eel, Pike, Lobsters and other Fish on the Shore, A Ship in the Stormy Seas Beyond Signed and dated lower left 1640 Inscribed with inventory number lower right: no. 44 Oil on canvas Framed 29.5 x 37.9 inches Provenance Anonymous sale, London, Sotheby's, 15 April 1999, lot 87, (as 'Circle of Giuseppe...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Old Colonial
Old Colonial

Old Colonial

Located in Sheffield, MA

Frederick Almond Zimmerman American, 1886-1974 Old Colonial Oil on canvas 25 by 25 in, w/ frame 32 ½ by 32 ½ in Signed lower right Inventory Number: 01867 Landscape painter. Born ...

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Early 20th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century Holy Family Italian School Madonna and Child Saints Oil on Canvas
17th Century Holy Family Italian School Madonna and Child Saints Oil on Canvas

17th Century Holy Family Italian School Madonna and Child Saints Oil on Canvas

Located in Sanremo, IT

Painting oil on canvas measuring 98 x 75 cm without frame and 105 x 83 cmwith frame, depicting a Madonna and Child enthroned between Saints Defendente and Fermo by the painter Pietro...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

The Lamentation of Christ, 16th Century Oil Old Master
The Lamentation of Christ, 16th Century Oil Old Master

The Lamentation of Christ, 16th Century Oil Old Master

Located in London, GB

Circle of Ridolfo Ghirlandaio 1483 - 1561 Oil on panel Image size: 20 ½ x 16 ½ inches (52 x 42 cm) Handmade contemporary style gilt frame The lamentation of Christ was one of the most popular scenes depicted in European art from the 11th to the 18th century. Depicting the lamentation or pieta from the Italian word for ‘Pity’ of Christ with Jesus’s mother Mary cradling his body. Christ is depicted nude, wearing only a blueish loincloth around his waist, a horizontal scar marking his rib cage. His head and torso are held upright, and his eyes are closed, his right arm lays to his side as does his left. Standing behind him, is the Virgin Mary, outfitted in her traditional dress of a robe with a white veil. She stands behind Christ and bends slightly, looking looking away from Christ to something that has caught her attention, her right hand holding his shoulder. Her left-hand carefully holds his arm. This work is quite unusual with Mary . This stunning work jumps out with its dark background and strong flesh colours. Ridolfo Ghirlandaio was the son of the eminent painter Domenico Ghirlandaio. Following his father’s death in 1494, when he was just eleven years old, Ridolfo is thought to have continued his training with his uncle Davide, who had taken over the Ghirlandaio workshop. Vasari noted that Ridolfo also studied with Fra Bartolommeo...

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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Panel with a Mascaron

Panel with a Mascaron

By Hans Sebald Beham

Located in New York, NY

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Panel with a Mascaron, engraving, 1543 [with the initials monogram and date in the plate]. Reference: Bartsch 231, Hollstein 235. Second state (of 2). ...

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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

17th Century, Old Master Painting, Oil on Canvas, "The Rest with the Horses".
17th Century, Old Master Painting, Oil on Canvas, "The Rest with the Horses".

17th Century, Old Master Painting, Oil on Canvas, "The Rest with the Horses".

Located in Berlin, DE

17th century, old master painting, oil on canvas, "The rest with the horses". Relined canvas. The stretcher was also renewed once. The painting is rather dark, like i.a. on photo n...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Sheep In A Landscape, 19th Century, Follower Of Eugene Verboeckhoven
Sheep In A Landscape, 19th Century, Follower Of Eugene Verboeckhoven

Sheep In A Landscape, 19th Century, Follower Of Eugene Verboeckhoven

Located in York, GB

A fine painting of sheep in a landscape setting follower of the talented Belgium painter of animals Eugene Verboeckhoven. (unsigned)Housed in a 19th century gilt frame. The size overall being 55 cm x 48 cm whilst the painting is 38 x 29 cm. The sheep have been beautifully captured especially their faces. An oil on board study ready to hang Eugene Joseph Verboeckhoven...

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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Baroque silver Vase with Flowers with a Fruit Tray and a Clock by A. Zuccati
Baroque silver Vase with Flowers with a Fruit Tray and a Clock by A. Zuccati

Baroque silver Vase with Flowers with a Fruit Tray and a Clock by A. Zuccati

Located in PARIS, FR

This unpublished composition is a recent addition to Adeodato Zuccati’s catalog. The study of this painting by Gianluca Bocchi, an Italian art historian specializing in Italian still lives, is available upon request. This composition is typical of the productions of Adeodato Zuccati, an Emilian painter...

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Late 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak
18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak

18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak

By Sir Godfrey Kneller

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller Dutch, (1646-1723) Portrait of a Lady in an Ermine Trimmed Cloak Oil on canvas Image size: 26.5 inches x 22.5 inches Size including frame: 33.5 inches x 29.5 inches A well-executed half-length portrait of a lady painted in a feigned oval, circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller. The use of a feigned oval was a device used in portraiture to give a sense of depth and add an intimacy to the painting, drawing your attention to the sitter. The subject, posed without her wig in the undressed fashion of the day, wears a blue ermine trimmed blue cloak over a white silk robe...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

16th Century Jan van Scorel Portrait of a member of the brotherhood of Jerusalem
16th Century Jan van Scorel Portrait of a member of the brotherhood of Jerusalem

16th Century Jan van Scorel Portrait of a member of the brotherhood of Jerusalem

By Jan van Scorel

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Jan van Scorel (Schoorl, The Netherlands, 1495 – Utrecht, The Netherlands, 1562) Title: Portrait of a member of the brotherhood of Jerusalem Medium: Oil on panel Dimension: without ...

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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

18th Century by Antonio Mercurio Amorosi Portrait Little Girl with Cat
18th Century by Antonio Mercurio Amorosi Portrait Little Girl with Cat

18th Century by Antonio Mercurio Amorosi Portrait Little Girl with Cat

By Antonio Mercurio Amorosi

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Artist: Antonio Mercurio Amorosi (Comunanza, Italy, 1660 - 1738) Title: Portrait of a little girl with cat Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 42 x 31.5 cm – with frame 5...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century Still Life Angelo Rossi Still Life Fruit Guinea Pig Oil on Canvas
17th Century Still Life Angelo Rossi Still Life Fruit Guinea Pig Oil on Canvas

17th Century Still Life Angelo Rossi Still Life Fruit Guinea Pig Oil on Canvas

By Angelo Maria Rossi

Located in Sanremo, IT

Painting oil on canvas measuring 118 x 148.5 cm without frame and 133 x 163 cm with a wonderful contemporary frame depicting fruit and vegetables outdoors with a guinea pig by the pa...

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Late 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

By the Fireside, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Late 19th Century, Signed
By the Fireside, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Late 19th Century, Signed

By the Fireside, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Late 19th Century, Signed

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Edouard Bernard DEBAT-PONSAN (Toulouse 1847 – 1913 Paris) By the Fireside Ink, wash, and gouache on paper 15 3/8 x 15 3/4 in 39 x 40 cm Monogrammed lower right “DP” Provenance Private collection, France This work is a preparatory study related to the artist’s painting Before the Ball...

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Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Ink, Gouache

Portrait Kneller 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Paint English school
Portrait Kneller 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Paint English school

Portrait Kneller 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Paint English school

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Godfrey Kneller (Lübeck 1646 – London 1723) workshop Portrait of William Congreve (1670–1729) English playwright and poet of the Restoration period Oil on canvas 76 x 64 cm - F...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Allegory Sleep Diziani Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Mythological
Allegory Sleep Diziani Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Mythological

Allegory Sleep Diziani Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Mythological

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Gaspare Diziani (Belluno 1689 – Venice 1767) Allegory of Sleep (or of Night) 19 x 39 cm. In a fine frame with Rococo carvings, 37 x 56 cm. Provenance: Hampel Fine Art Auction...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Retrato de una Dama (Portrait of a Lady)

Retrato de una Dama (Portrait of a Lady)

By Fidel Santos

Located in Brooklyn, NY

In this image by Fidel Santos, a crumbling fresco portrait of a beautiful ancient Roman noblewoman is depicted. However, it is Santos' mastery of texture that truly stands out. The d...

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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Art

Materials

Plexiglass, Archival Ink, Mixed Media

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