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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
Oil Lamp - Etching by Niccolò Cesarano - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Niccolò Cesarano (1740-1815). 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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Oil Lamp - Etching by Aniello Cataneo - 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 title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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

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Seascapes with Monuments 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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Veduta degli Avanzi della Villa... - Etching by L. Rossini - 1825
Located in Roma, IT
Veduta degli Avanzi della Villa di Domiziano da altri chiamata le Terme di Pompeo Magno Image dimensions: 46x60 cm. From the collection “Le antichità de’ contorni di Roma (...)” an a...
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1820s Old Masters Art

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

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

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

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

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French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, drawing
Located in Paris, FR
French School 18th Century, Le Rire, Laughter as a form of expression, Titled on the lower right "Le rire N°12" Black chalk on paper 43 x 29 cm In quite good condition, stains vsibl...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Chalk

Ornamental Pompeian Style Fresco - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ornamental Pompeian Style Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli 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

Landscape With Animals - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Animals is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herc...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Landscapes with Monuments and Figures - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape With Monuments and Figures is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (origina...
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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. Good conditions. The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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

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Etching

Seascape With Monument and Figures - Etching by Raffaele Barone - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape With Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Raffaele Barone (18th century). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original ti...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamp - Etching by Aniello Cataneo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Aniello Cataneo (1732-1805). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolan...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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

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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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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 with some foxing. Th...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Bacchus with Thyrsus - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bacchus with Thyrsus And Pan 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 fo...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Group of Astragalos Players - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Group of Astragalos Players from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Billy after Camillus Paderni in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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

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Ancient Fresco 1 - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Wall Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by Carlo Oratij - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Ortij in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions except f...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Victory and Trophies - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Victory and Trophies from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Norlli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions and aged with some ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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

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Etching

Pompeian Styles Wall Painting - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Styles Wall Painting 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 f...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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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Oil Lamps - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamps is an Etching realized by Vincenzo Campana (1750-1787). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercol...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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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

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

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Helle Reaching for Phrixus - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Helle Reaching for Phrixus On His Flying Golden Ram from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil Lamp - Etching by Giovanni Battista Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Giovanni Battista Casanova (1735-1810). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...
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Late 18th Century 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

Seascape with Monument and Figures - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascapes With Monument 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

Seascape with Monument and Figures - Etching by F. Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape With Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Francesco Cepparuli (1750-1767). 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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Oil Lamp - Etching by Giovanni Battista Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Giovanni Battista Casanova (1735-1810). 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

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

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Etching

Seascapes With Monuments 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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Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old MastersIn very...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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

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Ancient Legendary Creatures - Etching Giovanni 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 conditions. T...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by Carlo Oratij - 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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Jupiter and Sacred Eagle On Oil Lam - Etching by Carlo Pignatari - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Jupiter and Sacred Eagle On Oil Lamp from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Pignatari in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil Lamp With Hermes God and Birds - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp With Hermes God and Birds from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty in the 18th Century. Signed on the plat...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Seascape - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascapes 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 Ercolano ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Cupid in Four Seasons - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid in Four Seasons from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Billy 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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Roman Temple With Sphinx - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Temple With Sphinx 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 foldin...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter S - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions except for some f...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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De Wit Flowers Still life Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Flemish Cupids Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacob De Wit (Amsterdam, 1695 - 1754) attributable/ workshop Pair of Cupids with Garland of Flowers Oil on canvas 91 x 103 cm. - Framed 104 x 115 cm. Provenance: Christie's (London, Old master Painting 12.12.1996) lot 82 This magnificent composition depicts two cupids holding a garland of flowers, placed on a fine architecture with bas-reliefs and masks, presumably the top of a fountain. One of the two cupids sympathetically holds a part of it with his hands, while his head turns towards the viewer; the second cupid, on the other hand, must have clumsily broken the thread holding its end, and is sitting sullenly with a torch and a tear streaking his chubby cheek. The work, given its stylistic features and compositional taste, can be attributed to the Flemish artist Jacob de Wit (Amsterdam, 1695 - 1754), or to an artist from his workshop, with his typical triumphal and opulent style, which reveals clear influences from Rubens and Van Dijck, but also from Gerard de Lairesse...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Letter of the Alphabet D - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet D, 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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Oil Lamp - Etching by Giovanni Battista Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp is an Etching realized by Giovanni Battista Casanova (1735-1810). 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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Cupid In Pompeian Fresco - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid In Pompeian Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo De Grado 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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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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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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