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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
Letter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter V is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (ori...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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

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Etching

Self-Portrait Leaning Forward Bust - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait Leaning Forward Bust is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a l...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Portrait After Raphael - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of After Raphael 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...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Portrait - Original Etching by Paton Thomson - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Paton Thomson (1750 - 1821 ca.). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the L...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748-1827). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love ...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching

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...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condit...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Portrait of After Raphael - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of After Raphael 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...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Landscape fromLiber Veritatis - Original B/W Etching after Claude Lorrain - 1815
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 21 x 27 cm. Liber Veritatis - Plate 162 is a beautiful black and white etching and aquatint on paper realized by the Italian artist Ludovico Caracciolo, after Clau...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Original Etching G. Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Casanova in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good condit...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching on Paper - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ludovico Boily in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on t...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching, Paper

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 with minor foxing. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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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...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Wooden Sculptures Roman Soldiers Rome 18th Century Italy Art Gold
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Wooden sculptures depicting a pair of full-length Roman soldiers Rome, 18th century Carved and gilded wood (walnut?) Dimensions: Maximum height (at lance) 62 cm./ Maximum width: 28 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Gold

The Artist's Mother - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Artist's Mother, Head and Bust is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a l...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Original Etching by G. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescofrom the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions exce...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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

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Etching

Les Cavaliers Autour d'Une Chapelle, Old Masters Etching after Alaert du Hamel
Located in Long Island City, NY
Alaert du Hamel, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1450 - 1506) - Les Cavaliers Autour d'Une Chapelle (Emperor Heraclius entering Jerusalem...), Year: circa 1878, Medium: Heliogravure on...
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1870s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Seascape with Monument and Figures - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascapes With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by Luigi Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title:...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Tribuna della Basilica - Drawing by Giovanni Fontana - 16th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tribuna della Basilica Labicana is an original old master artwork realized in 16th century by Giovanna Fontana. IIvory colored paper attached on an ivory colored sheet (cm 27 x 36.7...
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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Paper, Pencil

Le Moulin du Télégraphe (Nouvelles d'Espagne) - Lithograph by H. Daumier - 1830s
Located in Roma, IT
Image dimensions: 31.5 x 25 cm. Published on: La Caricature, October 16, 1834 Not Signed. It includes passepartout. Good conditions except some mowings.
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1830s Old Masters Art

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Lithograph

The Death of Mireille - Etching by Eugène Burnand - Late 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
The Death of Mireille is an etching realized by Eugène Burnand (1850-1921) in the Late 19th century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with foxing. The artwork is realized thr...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving, Etching

Portrait of Nobleman - Pencil Drawing - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Nobleman is a Pencil and Pastel Drawing realized by an unknown artist of late 18th century. Good condition on a little yellowed paper...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Paper, Pastel, Pencil

Samuel 14 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Located in Roma, IT
Genesis 14 -Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout...
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Early 1600s Old Masters Art

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Etching

The Bathers - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Bathers is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a late edition of the 19th...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Apollo God With his Lyre - Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Apollo God With his Lyre from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Goo...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Les deux tures coifffes d’un turban avec une aigrette (The turban with crest)
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Les deux tures coifffes d’un turban avec une aigrette (The two headdresses of a turban with a crest) Etching, 1618 From: Varie Figure (16 plates) Condition: Trimmed withing the plate...
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1610s Old Masters Art

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Etching

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

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Etching

20th century color lithograph figurative landscape print sepia sketch signed
Located in Milwaukee, WI
"Nicolas Poussin, Homage" is an original color lithograph by Claude Weisbuch. The artist signed the piece in the lower right and wrote the edition numb...
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1970s Old Masters Art

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Lithograph

The Iconography of Pan, Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Iconography of Pan, 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 ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Figure of Breton Woman - Drawing by J. P. Verdussen - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Figure of Breton Woman is a beautiful ink and watercolor original drawing on wire rod and watermarked paper realized at the middle of XVIII century by Jan Peter Verdussen. This ori...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Paper

Hermes, Ancient Roman Statue- Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hermes, 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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ceremonies in the Hudson Bay - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
Located in Roma, IT
Joy in the Hudson Bay as they take a Difonto into a hut – Manner of accompanying him to the hut. Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LIII Image...
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1740s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Julius Caesar Victo - Etching by Jean Lepautre - Late 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Julius Caesar Victorious is an Etching realized by Jean Lepautre (1618-1682). The artwork describes the entry into Rome of Julius Caesar victorious. On the back of the paper the stamp of CHRISTUS PROTECTOR MEUS. Collection of Arenberg (Bruxelles and Westfalia). Jean Le Pautre or Lepautre (baptised 28 June 1618; died 2 February 1682) was a French designer and engraver, the elder brother of the architect Antoine Le Pautre, the father of the engravers Pierre Le Pautre and Jacques Le Pautre, and the uncle of the sculptor Pierre Lepautre. Jean Le Pautre was an apprentice to a carpenter and builder. In addition to learning mechanical and constructive work, he developed considerable skill with the pencil. His designs, innumerable in quantity and exuberant in content, consisted mainly of ceilings, friezes, chimney-pieces, doorways and mural decorations...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Portrait - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a late edition of the 19th ce...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

The White Arab - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The White Arab is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1630. This specimen belongs to an edition of the late 19th ...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Dionysus Bacchus - Etching by Aniello Cataneo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dionysus Bacchus from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Aniello Cataneo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with some folding. ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Virgin on a Winged Cart - Ink and Watercolor - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Virgin on a Winged Cart is a brown-ink drawing with watercolor interventions on paper made by an anonymous artist of the Neoclassical school (Second half of 18th century). From the ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ink, Watercolor

With King's Privilege - Original Etching by Pierre Charles Trémolières - 18th
Located in Roma, IT
With King's Privilege is an Original Etching (chez Huquier) realized by Pierre Charles Trémolières (1703-1739 Paris). The artwork is in good condition on a yellowed paper, included ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Landscape - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape 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 of ...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Roman Fresco - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Fresco With Mythological Animals from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

La Sablière - Etching after C. Corot by G.M. Greux - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
La Sablière is a drawing in etching technique on paper glued on ivory-colored cardboard, realized after Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot (1796-1875) and Gustave-Marie Greux, a sculptor an...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient RomanFresco "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 bel...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching V. Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from Herculaneum from the series of "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Saint Barthelemy, Heliogravure by José de Ribera
Located in Long Island City, NY
Jose de Ribera, After by Amand Durand, Spanish (1591 - 1652) - Saint Barthelemy, Year: circa 1878, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 13.5 x 9.75 in. (34.29 x 24.77 cm), Printer: Amand D...
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1870s Old Masters Art

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Etching

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 typica...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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 after Rembrandt by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful pi...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Portrait of Lebec - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Lebec is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge an...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching G. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditio...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Marinajo del Molo- Watercolor by M. De Vito - 1820 ca.
Located in Roma, IT
Watercolour on paper, 1820 c.a. Hand-titled "Marinajo del Molo" (Sailor of the pier), hand-signed on lower-left margin. Very good conditions. Including an ivory colored cardboard p...
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1820s Old Masters Art

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Watercolor

Obsequio a El Maestro - Etching and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1869
Located in Roma, IT
Obsequio a el Maestro is an original artwork realized by Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching on wove paper. This artwork belongs to the Third Edition p...
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1860s Old Masters Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Ancient Roman Bas-Reliefs - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bas-Reliefs, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the l...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Seascape with Monument and Figures - Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape with Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Niccolò Vanni (1750-1770). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title:...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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

Old Woman Sleeping - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Old Woman Sleeping is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belongs to a late edition of t...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Old Masters art for sale on 1stDibs.

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