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
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
Materials
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 folding.
The ...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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
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
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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Etching
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 cond...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Seascape - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascape 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 E...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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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Etching
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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Etching
Cupids and Genii While Work - Etching by Roccus Pozzi - 18th Century
By Roccus Pozzi
Located in Roma, IT
Cupids and Genii While Work 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 fo...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Pompeian Style Oil Lamps - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Style Oil Lamps from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century.
Monogrammed on the p...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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
Materials
Etching
Cupid In Three Frames - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid In Three Frames 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 foxing an...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate on the low...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
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
Materials
Etching
Bacchus with Thyrsus - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
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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Etching
Interior of a House - Ink and Watercolor Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Interior of a house is a fine original drawing (China ink and watercolor on paper). Unsigned. This artwork could be attributed to Thomas Stothard.
In ...
Category
Early 19th Century Old Masters Art
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Ink, Watercolor
Egyptian Deities And Exotic Animals - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Egyptian Deities And Exotic Animals from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century.
Good condi...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Heracles and Cupid - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Heracles and Cupid from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some folding.
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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 ...
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1760s 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
Materials
Etching
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
Materials
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.
The etching belon...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
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
Materials
Etching
Letter of the Alphabet F - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet F, 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
Materials
Etching
Urias - Original Etching by Crispijin van de Passe - Early 1600
By Crispijn van de Passe
Located in Roma, IT
Urias is an original artwork realized by Crispijn van de Passe in the first half of the XVII Century.
Original burin after an original by Martin de Vox chez Sadeler. Passepartout i...
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Early 17th 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 pla...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Heracles Watching Telephus - Etching by Francesco Lavega - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Heracles Watching Telephus is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Lavega in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with some folding.
The etching belongs to ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by G. Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions excep...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Head of an Old Man in High Fur Cap - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Head of an Old Man in High Fur Cap is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art belo...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Ancient Roman Painting - Original Etching by R. Pozzi, N. Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman painting - Attendance Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Roccus Pozzi and Nicola Vanni in the 18th century....
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by G.Furlanetti - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by G. Furlanetti in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions with folding, due ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching G. 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
Materials
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
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching N.Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Nicolo Billy in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions e...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Human Heads - Original Etching by Various Masters - End of 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Human Heads from Ancient Rome, from the Series "Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", original etching from the end of the 18th Century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good con...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 1700s
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carol Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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.
The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Chiesa di S. Maria in Campitelli - Etching by G. Vasi - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S. Maria in Campitelli is an etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lower margin.
Good conditions except for consumed mar...
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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
Materials
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.
Good conditions with minor foxing.
...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Six’s Bridge - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Six’s Bridge is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized after an etching by Rembrandt dated 1645. This wonderful piece of art belongs to an edition of...
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19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Ancient Roman Portraits - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Portraits from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good condition...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Labyrinth - 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
Palazzo Rospigliosi - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Palazzo Rospigliosi is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lower margin.
Good conditions and aged ma...
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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.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditio...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
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
Materials
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.
Good conditions.
The etching belon...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Hunting the Bear - Etching By Jean Jaques Flipart- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hunting the Bear is an old master artwork realized by Jean Jaques Flipart (1709 - 1782) in the late 18th Century
Sheet dimensions 37.5 x 52 cm
Title printed on plate.
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18th Century 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 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
Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter L - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet L, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century.
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Animals and Griphons - 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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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 typical of the period in the lower center...
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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 belongs...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Antiquities of Herculaneum Letter C - Etching by Gaspar V. Wittel- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter of the Alphabet C, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Gaspare Vanvitelli in the 18th century....
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter C - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet C, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper reali...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Scene Herculaneum - Etching Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja 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
Ancient Roman Scene - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Fernando Strina in the 18th Century.
Monogrammed on the plate.
Good conditions ...
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Late 18th Century 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
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