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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
Ram-Cart Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ram-Cart Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some folding. The e...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Pompeian Style Jar and Pitcher - Etching by Fernando Strina - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Style Jar and Pitcher from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Fernando Strina in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Stabian Seaside Villa - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Stabian Seaside Villa from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etchi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Tragic Mask Pompeian Style - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tragic Mask Pompeian Style from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged. ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ornamental Pompeian Style - Etching by Vincenzo Segoni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ornamental Pompeian Style from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Segoni in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged. ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Roman Temple Fresco - Etching by Isidoro Frezza - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Isidoro Frezza in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some folding...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Roman Temple Fresco - Etching by Giovanni Guerra - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Guerra in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some foldin...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Flood In Ancient Roman Village - Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Flood In Ancient Roman Village from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The e...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ornamental Pompeian Style Fresco - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ornamental Pompeian Style Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions a...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet N, 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 Art

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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. Signed on the plate. Good conditi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Roman Temple Fresco - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some foldin...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Tragedy Masks Pompeian Style - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tragedy Masks Pompeian Style from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Tragedy Masks Pompeian Style - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tragedy Masks Pompeian Style from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged Wit...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamp - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Vincenzo Campana (1730-1806). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercola...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamp - Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Niccolò Vanni (1750-1770). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original tit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Still Life - Etching by Carlo Cataneo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Cataneo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with folding, due to the tim...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Still Life - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life 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 p...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Still Life - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching belongs to t...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Vesta Goddess - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Vesta Goddess from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some foxing and...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Theseus Vanquishing the Minotaur - Etching by Francesco Lavega - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Theseus Vanquishing the Minotaur from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Lavega in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions wit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Faces Of Hercolaneum - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescofrom the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado in the 18th Century. Good conditions. Signed in the lower. Th...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Still Life of Hercolaneum - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an etching realized by Filippo de Grado in the late 18th century. Signed on The plate Good conditions. The etching be...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter of the Alphabet R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet R, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good cond...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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. Good conditions. The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Portrait of Marquard Freher, aged forty-nine
By Aegidius Sadeler
Located in Middletown, NY
Engraving on hand made laid paper, 8 1/2 x 5 7/8 inches (210 x 148 mm), thread margins. An approximately 1-inch vertical repaired tear extends into the image area at the top center ...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

Hercules on Oil Lamp - Etching by Francesco Giomignani - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hercules on Oil Lamp from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Giomignani in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some f...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Roman Wall Motif With Nehebkau - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Wall Motif With Nehebkau and Pegasus from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condition...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Still Life - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen the 18th Century. Signed in the plate. The etching belongs to the prin...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter N is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter R is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Monument With Figure - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Monument With Figure is an Etching realized by Luigi Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter D - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter D is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Monument With Figure - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Monument With Figure is an Etching realized by Luigi Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità d...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Tragedy Masks Pompeian Style - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp With Bat from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some foxing. ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamp With Pegasus, Cupid - Etching by Marcantonio Iacomino - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp With Pegasus, Cupid, and Medusa from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Marcantonio Iacomino in the 18th Century. Signed in the plate. Good co...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamp With Bird and Caesar Bust - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp With Bird and Caesar Bust from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions wit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Pompeian Style Oil Lamps - Etching by Marcantonio Iacomino - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Style Oil Lamps from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Marcantonio Iacomino in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with ag...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamps " Sun and Boat" - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamps " Sun and Boat" from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etch...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Silvanus Roman God On Oil Lamp - Etching by Carlo Pignatari - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Silvanus Roman God On Oil Lamp from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by C. Pignatari in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etc...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamps With Cupid - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamps With Cupid from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching bel...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamps With Cupid and Animals - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamps With Cupid and Animals from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good conditi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Pablo Neruda - b/w photo - 1962
Located in Roma, IT
Pablo Neruda Vintage Photo, b/w photo is realized in 1962. With the stamp of " Scarmiglia, Roma" Good conditions, consumed margins.
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1960s Old Masters Art

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Photographic Paper

Pompeian Style Oil Lamps - Etching by Aniello Cataneo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Style Oil Lamps from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Aniello Cataneo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etchin...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamps With Fighting Soldiers - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamps With Fighting Soldiers from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Half Moon Oil Lamps With Cupid - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Half Moon Oil Lamps With Cupid and Artemis from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condi...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Pompeian Objects With Deity - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Objects With Deity from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and ag...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Decoration - Etching by Marcantonio Iacomino - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Decoration is an Etching realized by Marcantonio Iacomino (18th century). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Man With Lamp - Etching by L. Boily - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man With Lamp from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ludovico Boily in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some folding. The...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Still Life 7 - Etching by Aniello Cataneo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Aniello Cataneo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etchin...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Roman Temple Fresco - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple Fresco 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 folding. T...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Universal Deluge Flemish Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17th Century Landscape
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
The Great Flood Flemish painter active in the 17th century Oil painting on canvas 52 x 70 cm. - In frame 76 x 95 cm This interesting seventeenth-century Flemish painting illustrate...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

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 Art

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Letter of the Alphabet V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet V, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good conditio...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Letter of the Alphabet E - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet E 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 Art

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Cupids - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid and Genni from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged with some foldi...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Roman Temple With Sphinx, Siren - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple With Sphinx, Siren and Centaur from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditio...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Old Masters art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, yellow, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Amand Durand, Giuseppe Vasi, Thomas Holloway, and Vincenzo Campana. Frequently made by artists working with Etching, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Old Masters art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $1,495,000, while the average work sells for $546.

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