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.
Find a collection of Old Masters prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors and other art on 1stDibs.
Suite of 12 Views of Italy
By Franz Weirotter
Located in New York, NY
Franz Weirotter (1730-1771), Suite of 12 Views of Italy, etchings, 1759 [most signed in the plate by Weirotter]. Reference: Nagel 5. 10 printed in pairs on one sheet; one on a small...
Etching
La Pompe Notre Dame Etching, Old Masters Style, Circa 1850
Located in Roma, IT
This original etching is titled and dated on plate. Monogram of the artist "MC" on higher right margin. Edition of 30 prints, 9 State. Very good conditions. Charles Méryon was a Fre...
Etching
Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew - Drawing - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew is a precious original drawing (black and red chalk, pen and China ink on laid paper, laid down on canvas) realized by...
Charcoal, Ink, Watercolor
$1,402
Study of Faces - Etching by Stefano Della Bella - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Study of faces is an original old master artwork realized by Stefano Della bella in 17th Century. Black and white etching. The etching is divided in 2 panes, the measures of them fr...
Etching
Hand Colored 18th Century Homann Map of Austria Including Vienna & the Danube
Located in Alamo, CA
"Archiducatus Austriae inferioris" is a hand colored map of Austria created by Johann Baptist Homann (1663-1724) and published in Nuremberg, Germany in 1728 shortly after his death. ...
Engraving
A Hand Colored 17th Century Janssonius Map of Prussia: Poland, N. Germany, etc.
Located in Alamo, CA
An attractive hand-colored copperplate engraved 17th century map of Prussia entitled "Prussia Accurate Descripta a Gasparo Henneberg Erlichensi", published in Amsterdam by Joannes Janssonius in 1664. This very detailed map from the golden age of Dutch cartography includes present-day Poland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and portions of Germany. This highly detailed map is embellished by three ornate pink, red, mint green and gold...
Engraving
$268
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century
By Nicolò Vanni
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the plate...
Etching
Ancient View of Novgorod - Original Lithograph - First Half of 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Novgorod is an original modern artwork realized in Germany in the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower central margin: N...
Lithograph
Map of Antwerp - Etching by G.Braun and F. Hogenberg -Late 16th century
Located in Roma, IT
This Map of Anverpia is an original etching hand colored realized by George Braun and Franz Hogenberg as part of the famous Atlas "Civitates Orbis Ter...
Etching
$512Sale Price|25% Off
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by G. Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate, on the lower lef...
Etching
CHILD -Italian School - Figurative - Italy Oil on canvas Painting
Located in Napoli, IT
CHILD - Oil on canvas cm.70x50, Tonino Manna, Italy 2002 Frame available on request from our workshop. in this wonderful painting we admire a girl in a white dress who takes care of ...
Canvas, Oil
Philosopher Standing with Two Figures - Original Etching by G.B. Tiepolo
Located in Roma, IT
Extremely beautiful Artist's proof. Sixth Sheet from “Vari Capricci”, the most important series by Giambattista Tiepolo including 10 etchings (un...
Etching
Ancient View of Caucasus - Original Etching - Mid-19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Caucasus is an original modern artwork realized in Germany in the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower m...
Etching
French school 18th Century, A mytholological scene with a couple, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French school 18th Century, A mytholological scene with a couple, Pen and brown ink, brown ink wash on paper 11.5 x 11.5 cm, diameter of the main scene : 10,5 cm in a modern frame under glass : 33.5 x 33.5 cm This drawing by a particularly talented 18th-century artist - as yet unidentified - is notable for its mastery of pen and wash...
Ink
La Femme Muse /// Allegorical Symbolism Romantic Old Masters European Drawing
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Unknown (Likely French, 18th Century) Title: "La Femme Muse" *No signature found Circa: 1780 Medium: Original Pastel Drawing on heavy laid paper Framing: Recently beautifully...
Pastel, Laid Paper
18th Century French School, Studies for frontispices, two drawings
Located in Paris, FR
18th-century French school, Two studies for frontispieces, pen and black ink on paper 13 x 8.5 cm each framed: 27.5 x 22 cm each These two drawings, which are particularly delicate...
Ink
$327
A Peasant Calling Out - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
A Peasant Calling Out: "tis vinnich kout" (It's biting cold) is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This w...
Engraving
Les Maries pleurant le corps mort de Jesus Christ, Heliogravure
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Les Maries pleurant le corps mort de Jesus Christ, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure on Laid Paper, Size: 9 x 7 ...
Etching
Y se le quema la casa - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Y se le quema la casa is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching on paper. The etching is part of the Third Edit...
Etching, Aquatint
$1,110
Monastero e Chiesa di S.Giuseppe - Etching by G. Vasi - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Monastero e Chiesa di S.Giuseppe is an original etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi. Signed and titled on plate lower margin. Good conditions except for som...
Etching
Battle, Knights on Horses - China Ink and Watercolor by T. Fort - 1840s
Located in Roma, IT
Typical battle scene by T. Fort, in very good conditions and signed by the artist. A very interesting artwork for a connoisseur of the militaria genre! Theodore Géricaul Fort (1810 - 1896), Simeone Fort's son, belonged to the French school of the XIX century; Théodore Fort...
Watercolor, Ink
$759
Four Soldiers, one with Flag - Etching after Salvator Rosa - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This etching, representing Four soldiers, one with flag, is an 18th century copy after Salvator Rosa and it is from the series of capricci with soldiers, called Figurine. The first ...
Etching
Fresco With Pompeian Face Mask - Original Etching by Roccus Pozzi - 18th Century
By Roccus Pozzi
Located in Roma, IT
Fresco With Pompeian Face Mask from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Roccus Pozzi in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some...
Etching
$508Sale Price|25% Off
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the lowe...
Etching
Roman Temple Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions expect some folding a...
Etching
$1,059
Map of Meissen - Etching by George Braun - Late 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This map of Meissen is an original etching realized by George Braun and Franz Hogenberg as part of the famous Atlas "Civitates Orbis Terrarum". The s...
Etching
$5,260
18th Century Architectural Caprice Carlieri School Capriccio Ruins Oil on Canvas
By Alberto Carlieri
Located in Sanremo, IT
This 'Architectural Caprice' (oil painting on canvas, 60 x 50 cm without frame and 70 x 60 cm with frame), consists of the remains of an ancient Roman temple on smooth columns with c...
Canvas, Oil
The Raising of Lazarus, Oil Drawing on Laid Paper, Circa 1650-1659
By Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione, called Il Grechetto (Genoa 1609–1664 Mantua) The Raising of Lazarus Brush drawing in red and brown oil paint, heightened with blue and white, on laid...
Oil, Laid Paper
Dream of Aeneas - Etching after Salvator Rosa - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This etching, representing The Dream of Aeneas, is an 18th century proof after Salvator Rosa (ca. 1663). Signed lower left “S.Rosa” The state of preservation is good. Some foxings ...
Etching
$268
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Niccolò Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the plate....
Etching
The Tribute Money - engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Tribute Money is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized after Rembrandt by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belo...
Engraving
$12,120Sale Price|20% Off
Miracle Saint Francis Cignani 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Felice Cignani (Bologna 1658 - Forlì 1724) The Miracle of Saint Francis of Paola Oil on canvas 165 x 111 cm In frame 182 x 129 cm Work accompanied by an appraisal by Prof. Em...
Oil
La Mort de la Vierge (B99), Heliogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - La Mort de la Vierge (B99), Year: 1878 (of original 1639), Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 9.25 x 7.5 in. (23.5 x 19.0...
Etching
The Kermesse - Original Etching by Cornelis Dusart - 1686
Located in Roma, IT
Signed and dated on the left lower margin of the plate: “Corn. Dusart fe. 1685”. On Netherlandish watermarked paper. Very good conditions. Bartsch n.16. Beautiful etching describes a scene of ordinary peasant’s life. Passepartout included : 47.5 x 56 cm Cornelis Dusart (Haarlem, 1660 - 1704), Netherlandish painter and engraver, apprentice of Adriaen van Ostade, he was accepted by the Corporation of Saint Luca...
Etching
Man at Desk, Wearing Cross - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man at Desk, Wearing Cross and Chain is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1641. This...
Engraving
Portrait of Jacob Cats, poet – engraved by Michiel Nöel Natalis
Located in Middletown, NY
Amsterdam: Francois Halma, circa 1700. Engraving on laid paper, 13 x 7 3/4 inches (350 x 197 mm); sheet 15 3/4 x 9 3/4 inches (400 x 248 mm), full margins. In very good condition wi...
Laid Paper, Engraving
Laundry Day Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters Style, 40x30 in
By Bruno Surdo
Located in Chicago, IL
Laundry Day turns an ordinary street façade into a tender meditation on place, routine, and the quiet theater of everyday life. Surdo fixes his attention on a weathered building with...
Canvas, Oil
Portrait Gentleman Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig, 1728 – Rome, 1779) Workshop Portrait of a Gentleman Oil on canvas 135 x 99 cm. – Framed 148 x 113 cm. The portrait of a gentleman presented here ...
Oil
Set of Two Engravings from Campbell's "Vitruvius Britannicus" /// Architecture
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Colen Campbell (Scottish, 1676-1729) Titles: "The Plan of Lindsey House in Lincolns Inn Fields" (Vol. 1, Plate 49) and "Lindsey House in Lincolns Inn Fields" (Vol. 1, Plate 5...
Laid Paper, Engraving, Etching, Intaglio
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust,, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. Good condition. Units of measurements typic...
Etching
Portrait of Julius Caesar - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Julius Caesar is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Know...
Etching
$935
Galesso di Resina Casale - Gouache - by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Galesso di Resina casale is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples. Hand-signed and titled, on the bottom center. Good conditions.
Gouache
The Rest on the Flight into Egypt - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The rest on the Flight into Egypt is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by...
Engraving
Lucrece, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Lucrece, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 8.75 x 5.25 in. (22.23 x 13.34 cm), Printer: Amand Durand, De...
Etching
Glaucus and Scylla - Etching after Salvator Rosa - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This etching, representing Glaucus and Scylla, is an 18th century copy after Salvator Rosa (ca. 1661). Signed lower right “S.Rosa” The state of preservation is very good. Foxings d...
Etching
The Landscape - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The landscape is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belongs t...
Engraving
Polander Leaning on a Stick - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Polander Leaning on a Stick 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 ...
Engraving
Theater Actor in Black Coat on Stage- Woodcut by Utagawa Kunisada - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This figuration of a theater actor in a black coat on stage is the work of the Japanese artist Utagawa Kuniyoshi /1798-1861). The brilliance of the colors, the graphic precision as ...
Woodcut
Two Studies of Children;A Mom... - Etching by Stefano Della Bella - 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This pair of etchings, executed on a single sheet, was realized by Stefano Della Bella in 17th century. Both etchings are signed with initials “SDB fec.” The state of preservatio...
Etching
Charles III, King of Spain - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 1760s
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 ...
Etching
Posing Man Etching, 18th Century, Old Masters Style, Signed Plate
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Man is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing on the margins. Signed in the plate. The etching was realized for the anatomy study “JOMB...
Etching
$350
Ancient Roman Still Life - Etching by Giacomo Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Azzerboni and Casanova in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Fair cond...
Etching
How the American Indigenous Deal with Death - Etching by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 25.5 x 18 cm. How the American indigenous deals with Death is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati. This original prin...
Etching
World Map - Etching by Hubert Nicholas-Jaillot - 1719
Located in Roma, IT
World map is an original modern artwork realized by Hubert Nicholas - Jaillot, printed by Louis Cordier in Paris 1719. Etching on copper The artwork depicts two hemispheres, conti...
Etching
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...
Etching
17th Century Flemish Sculpture of a Religious Figure
Located in Rochester, NY
Antique carving of a saint or martyr. 17th century Flemish hardwood carving. Wonderful wear and rich color.
Wood
$2,500
Family Group, Photogravure by Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Long Island City, NY
Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Bredius, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Family Group, Year: 1906 Date of Original: 1662, Medium: Photogravure, Size: 10 x 14 in. (25.4 x 35.56 cm), Printer: Ab...
Etching
Two Girls - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Two Girls is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized after an etching after Rembrandt by Charles Amand-Durand. This wonderful piece of art belongs to a late edition of the 19th...
Engraving
Ancient View of Kloster Braunau - Original Lithograph - First Half 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Kloster Braunau is an original modern artwork realized in the first half of the 19th Century. Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper. Inscripted on the lower margin in Capital Let...
Lithograph
Grimace - China Ink and Watercolor Drawing - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Grimace is a beautiful brown and black China ink drawing and watercolor on wire rod paper, made by an anonymous artist of the late 18th century. A precious old master's original dra...
Ink, Watercolor