Skip to main content

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.

Find a collection of Old Masters prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors and other art on 1stDibs.

to
696
2,429
720
322
332
370
Overall Width
to
Overall Height
to
3,127
819
102
138
10
5
7
2
2
6
3
13
1
4
2,242
117,027
64,287
56,444
28,411
14,634
9,619
6,708
6,028
4,186
3,158
2,487
2,392
2,151
605
2,031
1,720
386
2,844
1,491
973
932
910
550
462
309
285
270
212
200
185
166
110
101
101
92
88
80
2,289
1,300
1,150
431
425
94
93
86
82
61
1,193
2,159
2,921
788
Style: Old Masters
Ancient Roman Busts - Etching - Late 18th Century

Ancient Roman Busts - Etching - Late 18th Century, Late 18th Century

$351

Ancient Roman Busts - Etching - Late 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Busts from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters. In very good condition, exc...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Suite of 12 Views of Italy
Suite of 12 Views of Italy

Franz WeirotterSuite of 12 Views of Italy, 1759

$1,650

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...

Category

1750s Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Virgin and Child with the Pear
Virgin and Child with the Pear

Hans Sebald BehamVirgin and Child with the Pear, 1520

$4,000

Virgin and Child with the Pear

By Hans Sebald Beham

Located in New York, NY

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Virgin and Child with the Pear, engraving, 1520. Initials monogram and date in the plate. References: Bartsch 18, Pauli, Hollstein 19. First state (of two). In good condition, on old laid paper with thread margins on three sides, trimmed on the platemark bottom right and bottom, and archival mounting. h: 4.5 x w: 3 in / h: 11.4 x w: 7.6 cm A very good impression of this rarity. Hollstein indicates that earlier impressions, such as this one, do not have a scratch above the head of the Virgin. Beham was one of the Northern Renaissance Little Masters, so called because of their eminence in producing small-scale engravings such as the Virgin and Child with a Pear. Beham was born in Nuremberg in 1500, and may have trained under Durer, though his training is no more certain than that of his younger brother Barthel. He made his first engraving in 1518, and later became known for producing woodcuts as well. Beham’s Madonna with the Pear has a similar composition but in reverse to Durer’s engraving...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Engraving

Two Trophies With a Cuirass Lower Left

Enea VicoTwo Trophies With a Cuirass Lower Left, 1550

$525

Two Trophies With a Cuirass Lower Left

By Enea Vico

Located in New York, NY

Enea Vico (1523-1567) engraving, Two Trophies With a Cuirass Lower Left, 1550, Bartsch 449, with the name of the publisher Ant[onio] Lafreri at bottom, first state (of 2) before numb...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Engraving

San Pietro in Vincoli - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century

Giuseppe VasiSan Pietro in Vincoli - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century, Late 18th century

$878

San Pietro in Vincoli - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century

By Giuseppe Vasi

Located in Roma, IT

San Pietro in Vincoli is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Vasi in the late 18th century. Etching, 33 x 45 cm. Signed and titled in the lower part. Good conditions! Giuseppe Vasi (Corleone,1710 - Rome, 1782) was an engraver, architect, and landscape artist. Between 1746 and 1761, Vasi published 10 volumes with 240 engravings of the monuments of Rome...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Baths of Titus - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century

Giuseppe VasiBaths of Titus - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century, Late 18th century

$878

Baths of Titus - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th century

By Giuseppe Vasi

Located in Roma, IT

Bath of Titus is an artwork realized by Giuseppe Vasi in the late 18th century. Etching, 33 x 45 cm. "Vasi and Piranesi dis.e inc" in the lower left part. Good conditions! Giuseppe Vasi (Corleone,1710 - Rome, 1782) was an engraver, architect, and landscape artist. Between 1746 and 1761, Vasi published 10 volumes with 240 engravings of the monuments of Rome...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

A L'Image Notre Dame - Woodcut by Charles-Antoine Jombert - 1755

Charles-Antoine JombertA L'Image Notre Dame - Woodcut by Charles-Antoine Jombert - 1755, 1755

$234

A L'Image Notre Dame - Woodcut by Charles-Antoine Jombert - 1755

Located in Roma, IT

A L'Image Notre Dame is a woodcut print realized by Charles-Antoine Jombert in 1755. Good conditions. The print was realized for the anatomy study “JOMBERT, Charles-Antoine (1712-1784) - Méthode pour apprendre le dessein, ou l'on donne les regles générales de ce grand Art.. enrichie de cent planches representant differentes parties du Corps Humain.. et quelques etudes d`Animaux & de Paysage. Paris: C.A. Jombert, 1755” The plates of this important study were mainly dedicated to anatomical studies, physiognomy and proportions, many taken from works by famous artists such as Raphael, Guido Reni and Titian, as well as classical works including the Farnese Hercules and the Medici Venus.

Category

1750s Old Masters Art

Materials

Woodcut

The Bohemians
The Bohemians

Jacques CallotThe Bohemians, 1621

$4,500

The Bohemians

By Jacques Callot

Located in New York, NY

Jacques Callot (1592-1635), The Bohemians, the set of four etchings touched with burin, 1621. Reference: Lieure 374 (second state of four); Lieure 375-77 (second state of two). In ve...

Category

1620s Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Joshua 26 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607
Joshua 26 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607

Giovanni Lanfranco (Terenzo, 1582 - Rome, 1647)Joshua 26 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607, 1607

$292

Joshua 26 - Old Testament Story - Etching by Giovanni Lanfranco - 1607

Located in Roma, IT

Joshua 26 - Old Testament Story is an Etching print realized by the artist Giovanni Lanfranco. About The Old Testament Story, 1607 ca. Passpartout included 29 x 39 cm The artwork is in good condition with some foxing. Together Giovanni Lanfranco with Sisto Badalocchio (q.v.), he was a pupil in Parma of Agostino Carracci (1557-1602). Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, the completion of the decoration of the Galleria Farnese. Lanfranco's return to Rome in 1612, he was for long the close rival of Domenichino (q.v.) for some of the most prestigious commissions of the day. Lanfranco's reputation was secured by his 'proto-Baroque', illusionistic fresco in the style of Correggio in the dome of S.Andrea della Valle, painted in 1625-7. In 1634 Lanfranco transferred to Naples, where he painted fresco decorations in the Gesu Nuovo (1634-5); the Certosa di S. Martino (1637-8/9; see 1967,0211.2); SS Apostles (1638-46; see 1895,0915.728); and the Cappella del Tesoro in the cathedral of S. Gennaro. He returned to Rome in 1646, where his last major commission from him was his fresco decoration of the 'Glory of St Carlo Borromeo...

Category

Early 1600s Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Old Masters art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Old Masters art available for sale on 1stDibs. Works in this style were very popular during the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artists have continued to produce works inspired by this movement. If you’re looking to add art created in this style to introduce contrast in an otherwise neutral space in your home, the works available on 1stDibs include elements of orange, yellow, blue and other colors. Many Pop art paintings were created by popular artists on 1stDibs, including Charles Amand Durand, Giuseppe Vasi, Thomas Holloway, and Vincenzo Campana. Frequently made by artists working with Etching, and Paint and other materials, all of these pieces for sale are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Not every interior allows for large Old Masters art, so small editions measuring 0.4 inches across are also available. Prices for art made by famous or emerging artists can differ depending on medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $11 and tops out at $1,495,000, while the average work sells for $546.

More Ways To Browse

Mauritz Lindstrom
Maximillien Luce
Michael Budden Central Park
Midcentury Matador Paintings
Mike Wright
Miracle On Ice
Mississippi River Painting
Monarch Of The Glen Painting
Moroccan Paintings Essaouira
Morpho Butterfly Art
Mount Tamalpais
Murray Dessner
Native American Oklahoma
New England Barn
New Orleans Jazz Poster
Niagara Falls Oil
Oil Painting By Alice
Oil Painting Willow Tree
View All Popular Art Searches