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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
Axiom - Etching by Francesco Mazzoni - 18th Century
Axiom - Etching by Francesco Mazzoni - 18th Century

Nicola VanniAxiom - Etching by Francesco Mazzoni - 18th Century, 18th Century

$456

Axiom - Etching by Francesco Mazzoni - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Axiom is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Mazzoni in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Included a Passepartout: 45 x 30.5 cm Francesco Mazzoni ( 1738-1989). ...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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

$300

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...

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Early 1600s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

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

$240

Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter I 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”)...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

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

$240

Letter U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter A 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...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

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

$240

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”)...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Letter U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

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

$240

Letter U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter U 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”)...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century

Carlo OratyRoman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century, 18th Century

$240

Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Roman Fresco 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...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century

Carlo OratyRoman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century, Late 18th Century

$240

Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Roman 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. The etch...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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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...

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16th 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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