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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 Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$238

Letter Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter Q is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Letter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$238

Letter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter N is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$238

Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter R is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$238

Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter L is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Letter A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$238

Letter A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter A is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Raquel. Figurative woman's portraits on abstract background.
Raquel. Figurative woman's portraits on abstract background.

Goyo DominguezRaquel. Figurative woman's portraits on abstract background., 1997

$14,315Sale Price|20% Off

Raquel. Figurative woman's portraits on abstract background.

By Goyo Dominguez

Located in Segovia, ES

Raquel. Images of woman on abstract background. Mixed media on panel. Measurements: 81 x 65 x 0.5 cm / Framed 103 x 87 x 5 cm In inches: 31.89 x 25.59 x 0.2 " / Framed 40.55 x 34.25 x 1.97 " "Raquel" was painted by Goyo in 1999 ( signature and date in right down corner) using a mixed technique. On abstract background that plays with colors, shapes, and volumes, Goyo portrays a beautiful woman's face with a penetrating gaze. There, almost like a collage, an academic female...

Category

1990s Old Masters Art

Materials

Wood Panel, Mixed Media

Vanitas Vanitatum
Vanitas Vanitatum

Lamagna ErnestoVanitas Vanitatum, 2007

$53,683

Vanitas Vanitatum

Located in Villafranca Di Verona, IT

Numbered and limited to 8 copies Signature: Hand-signed by artist Authenticity: Sold with certificate of Authenticity from the gallery Invoice from the gallery Sculpture: bronze, me...

Category

Early 2000s Old Masters Art

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background
Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background

Stefano Dall'arzereSaint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background, c. 1560

$3,280

Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

STEFANO DALL’ARZERE (Padua, circa 1520 – 1570) Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background Pen and brown ink, heightened with white over black chalk lines 15.5 x 12 cm...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Ink

"Ganesh", 2002

Ron Hamad"Ganesh", 2002, 2002

$1,000

"Ganesh", 2002

By Ron Hamad

Located in Hudson, NY

Shipping time depends on method of shipping. ____________ This piece from Ron Hamad's second solo exhibit at Robin Rice Gallery depicts the Hindu God Ganesh...

Category

Early 2000s Old Masters Art

Materials

Lithograph

Picris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art
Picris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art

Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de BuffonPicris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art, 1749-1789

$350

Picris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue) /// Botanical Botany Plants Art

By Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon (French, 1707-1788) Title: "Picris (Sunflower); Helmintia (Bristly Oxtongue)" (Syngenesie; Polygamie, Plate 648) Portfolio: Histoire Na...

Category

1740s Old Masters Art

Materials

Watercolor, Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Ancient Roman Busts - Etching - Late 18th Century

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

$357

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

Letter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$334

Letter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter V is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of the 18th century. Good condtions. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (origina...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Panel with a Mascaron

Hans Sebald BehamPanel with a Mascaron, 1543

$3,250

Panel with a Mascaron

By Hans Sebald Beham

Located in New York, NY

Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Panel with a Mascaron, engraving, 1543 [with the initials monogram and date in the plate]. Reference: Bartsch 231, Hollstein 235. Second state (of 2). ...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Engraving

By the Fireside, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Late 19th Century, Signed
By the Fireside, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Late 19th Century, Signed

Edouard Bernard DEBAT-PONSANBy the Fireside, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Late 19th Century, Signed, c. 1885

$1,789

By the Fireside, Ink and Gouache Drawing, Late 19th Century, Signed

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Edouard Bernard DEBAT-PONSAN (Toulouse 1847 – 1913 Paris) By the Fireside Ink, wash, and gouache on paper 15 3/8 x 15 3/4 in 39 x 40 cm Monogrammed lower right “DP” Provenance Private collection, France This work is a preparatory study related to the artist’s painting Before the Ball...

Category

Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Gouache, Ink

Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$357

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...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

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

Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$477

Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter L 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 ti...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$477

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 ti...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$298

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter S is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of the 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Anti...

Category

Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Letter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Luigi VanvitelliLetter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century, 18th Century

$310

Letter V - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter V 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 ti...

Category

Late 18th Century 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.

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