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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
Goddess Flora with Garland - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess Flora with Garland from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate...
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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

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Etching

Oil Lamp to Hang - Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp to Hang is an Etching realized by Filippo de Grado (1705-1780). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belongs to...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Leda With The Swan - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Leda With The Swan from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Oil Lamp - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Oil Lamp 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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Etching

Phallus Fascinum in Ancient Roman Religion - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Characters - 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 in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with foxing, due to...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Temple - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Temple from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching belongs to the prin...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Surgical Objects and Oil Lamp - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Surgical Objects and Oil Lamp 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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman 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 Carlo Cataneo in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching be...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni in the 18th Century. Good conditions. Signed on the lower. The e...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Goddesses - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Goddesses from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with foxing. The etching b...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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 plate. Good conditions with foxing, ...
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Late 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

Carlo Nolli - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Liberation of Angels from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions with folding, a cut,...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Le Sauveur du Monde, Heliogravure by Maitre E.S.
Located in Long Island City, NY
Maitre E.S., After by Amand Durand, German (1420 - 1468) - Le Sauveur du Monde, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 6.5 x 5 in. (16.51 x 12.7 cm), Printer: Amand Durand, Description: Fren...
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1870s Old Masters Art

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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...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Zittende Jongeman Met Een Tas - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Zittende jongeman met een tas is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1650. This wonderful piece of art belongs to...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

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

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Etching

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

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Etching

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

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Etching

Ancient Deers 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

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

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Etching

Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Giacomo Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giacomo Casanova in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the low...
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18th 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

Angel - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Angel is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensl...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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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 belongs...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Decorations - Etching Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes is an etching on paper hand watercolored, realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions The etching belongs to the p...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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

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Etching

Ancient Birds Hercolaneum - Etching by Raffaele Barone - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Raffaele Barone in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco from Herculaneum - Etching F. Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from Herculaneum, is an etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Good conditions. The etching belong...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - 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 condi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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

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Etching

Capital Letter for Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - End of the 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital Letter from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed" is an original etching from the end of the 18th...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed is an original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters. In very good cond...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Aguarda que te Unten - Etching and Aquatint by Francisco Goya - 1868
Located in Roma, IT
Aguarda que te unten is an original artwork realized by the artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Original etching on woven paper. The etching belongs to ...
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1860s Old Masters Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Disparate Fúnebre - Etching - 1875
Located in Roma, IT
Disparate fúnebre - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 18 ...
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1870s Old Masters Art

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Etching, Aquatint

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 condition...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Encelade, from "Temple des Muses" - Original Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Encelade, burried under the Mount Ethna. Beautiful plate with fresh impression, from the volume “Le Temple ...
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1740s Old Masters Art

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Etching

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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Etching

Portrait of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of a man is an original artwork realized by John Hall for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London,...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Portrait of Raphael - Original Etching by William Bromley - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Raphael is an original artwork realized by William Bromley (1769 - 1842). Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge ...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Portrait - Original Etching by Johann Caspar Lavater - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Johann Caspar Lavater (1741 - 1801). Original Etching from "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mank...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Angitia - Marsian Goddess of Snakes and Healing by Vincenzo Campana-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Angitia - Marsian Goddess of Snakes and Healing, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th century. Sig...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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

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Etching

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

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Etching

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

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Etching

Sphinx - Ancient Roman Art - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sphinx - Ancient Roman Art, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous Artist in the 18th ce...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Self-Portrait, Bare-Headed - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Self-Portrait, Bare-Headed 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 edit...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes of Herculaneum from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate. Goo...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

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

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

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Etching

Phallus Fascinum in ancient Roman Religion - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized in the 18th century...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Ornament - Original Lithograph - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Ornament, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Lithograph

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...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Ancient Roman Scene - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen 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

The Great Jewish Bride - Engraving after Rembrandt -19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
The Great Jewish Bride is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1635. This wonderful pi...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

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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