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
Still Life - Etching by Giacomo Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giacomo Casanova in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching belongs to ...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
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...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Artifacts - Etching by Carlo Cataneo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Artifacts is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Cataneo in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some foxing an...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ranch With Leaves - Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ranch With Leaves is an Etching realized by Vincenzo Aloja (1768-1817).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Roman Inscriptions in Herculaneum - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Inscriptions in Herculaneum, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anetching realized by Filippo de Grado in the lat...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Roman Temple With Sphinx, Siren - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
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...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Escalade Festival in Geneva
Located in Genève, GE
Work on canvas
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
Ancient Roman Boats - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching be...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Seascape with Monument and Figures - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape With Monuments is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le A...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco from Herculaneum- Etching by Raffaele Barone - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Raffaele Barone in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good c...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Pompeian Styles Wall Painting - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Styles Wall Painting from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Billy in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions and aged.
...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Erato, The Muse of Lyric - Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Erato, The Muse of Lyric from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Medusa Head And Roman Garden - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Medusa Head And Roman Garden from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with som...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Charles III, King of Spain - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Charles III, King of Spain is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen after Camillo Paderni in the 1760s.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions ...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Landscape - Etching by Various Authors - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Landscape from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century.
...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet I, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Good conditions.
The etching belon...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Female Portraits - Etching After Annibale Carracci - 17th Century
By Annibale Carracci
Located in Roma, IT
Female Portraits is an original artwork realized after Annibale Carracci (Bologna, 1560 - Roma, 1609).
Etching on paper. Good conditions.
The print is signed "Anib. Carrache in." in the bottom left corner while "De Poilly...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Paper, Etching
The Fury of Achilles- Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Minerva Repressing The Fury of Achilles from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good condition...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Tragedy Masks Pompeian Fresco - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tragedy Masks Pompeian Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century.
Monogrammed on th...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Lovingly - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lovingly from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some foxing and folding...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Asclepius God, Flora Goddess and Cupid - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Pan Teaching Daphnis To Play from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Cataneo in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Hercules Labors - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hercules Labors from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some folding.
T...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Jars - Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Jars 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 belo...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
GENGHIS KHAN - Italian School - Oil on Canvas Italian Figurative Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
GENGIS KAN - Maximilian Ciccone - Italia - Oil on canvas cm.210x120.
In this majestic oil on canvas painting the Artist Ciccone portray the Mongol leader and ruler Genghis Khan...
Category
2010s Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet Q, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Good conditions.
The etching belon...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet T, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Good cond...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet U, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Good conditions.
The etching belon...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Good conditions.
The etching belon...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Still Life - Etching by Niccolò Cesarano - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Niccolo Cesarano in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching F. Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions....
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Boats - Etching Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Boats from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is anetching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate....
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Still Life with Squash, Gourds, Stoneware, and a Basket with Fruit and Cheese
Located in New York, NY
Provenance:
Selma Herringman, New York, ca. 1955-2013; thence by descent to:
Private Collection, New York, 2013-2020
This seventeenth century Spanish still-life of a laden table, known as a bodegón, stands out for its dramatic lighting and for the detailed description of each object. The artist’s confident use of chiaroscuro enables the sliced-open squash in the left foreground to appear as if emerging out of the darkness and projecting towards the viewer. The light source emanates from the upper left, illuminating the array, and its strength is made apparent by the reflections on the pitcher, pot, and the fruit in the basket. Visible brush strokes accentuate the vegetables’ rough surfaces and delicate interiors. Although the painter of this striking work remains unknown, it is a characteristic example of the pioneering Spanish still-lifes of the baroque period, which brought inanimate objects alive on canvas.
In our painting, the knife and the large yellow squash boldly protrude off the table. Balancing objects on the edge of a table was a clever way for still-life painters to emphasize the three-dimensionality of the objects depicted, as well a way to lend a sense of drama to an otherwise static image. The knife here teeters on the edge, appearing as if it might fall off the table and out of the painting at any moment. The shape and consistency of the squash at left is brilliantly conveyed through the light brush strokes that define the vegetable’s fleshy and feathery interior. The smaller gourds—gathered together in a pile—are shrouded partly in darkness and stand out for their rugged, bumpy exterior. The stoneware has a brassy glaze, and the earthy tones of the vessels are carefully modulated by their interaction with the light and shadow that falls across them. The artist has cleverly arranged the still-life in a V-shaped composition, with a triangular slice of cheese standing upright, serving as its pinnacle.
Independent still-lifes only became an important pictorial genre in the first years of the seventeenth century. In Italy, and particularly through the revolutionary works of Caravaggio, painted objects became carriers of meaning, and their depiction and arrangement the province of serious artistic scrutiny. Caravaggio famously asserted that it was equally difficult to paint a still-life as it was to paint figures, and the elevation of this new art form would have profound consequences to the present day. In Spain Juan Sanchez Cotan...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Temple and Satyr - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Temple and Satyr from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some foxing and fo...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Secondo De Angelis - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching b...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Figures - Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Temple Fresco from Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions.
The etching belongs to...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Still Life - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Lifefrom the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Thomas Alvarez and Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plat...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Still Life - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Geri and Nicola Vanni in the 18th Century.
Signed in the plate.
G...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Still Life - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Azzerboni and Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century.
Signed in the ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Oriental Head - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oriental Head is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs to a late edition...
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19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
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
Materials
Etching
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
Materials
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
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
Ancient Decoration From Antiquities Of Hercolaneum - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Oratij 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
Pan and Nude - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pan and Nude from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some foxing and fol...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum"is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni and Nicola Billy in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions and...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Deities - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Deities from "Antiquities of Herculaneum"is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some foxing and folding du...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Cupids - Etching by Francesco Lavega - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupids from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Lavega in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions and aged.
The etching belong...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Letter of the Alphabet P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet P from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate.
Good condition...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet S, 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
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet Q, 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
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet Q, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
Good conditions.
The etching belon...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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
Materials
Etching
Heracles and Cupid - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Heracles and Cupid from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some folding.
...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Oil Lamp With Horse - Etching by Carlo Pignatari - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp With Horse is an Etching realized by Carlo Pignatari (18th century).
The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antich...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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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