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
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 original etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditi...
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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 conditio...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching by G. Guerra - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Guerra in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditions exce...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Chiesa di S.Maria in Vallicella - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa di S.Maria in Vallicella is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Rome.
Signe...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Extraña devoción! - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863
Located in Roma, IT
Extrana Devocion is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810.
Original Etching on paper.
The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los Desa...
Category
1860s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter D - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet D, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Mignani in the 18th centur...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Etching V. Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good cond...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
La Vierge pleurant le corps mort de Jesus Christ, Heliogravure
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - La Vierge pleurant le corps mort de Jesus Christ, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 12 x 9 in. (30.48 x ...
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1870s Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Original Etching G. Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Casanova in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate.
Good conditi...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Herculaneum - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Tripods from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th Century.
M...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Galesso di Resina Casale - Gouache - by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Galesso di Resina casale is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Hand-signed and titled, on the bottom center.
Good conditions.
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Gouache
Beggar Leaning on a Stick - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Beggar Leaning on a Stick, Facing Left 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...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Ancient View of Place des Boutiques in Moscow - Original Lithograph - 1850s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient View of Place des Boutiques in Moscow is an original modern artwork realized in France in the first half of the 19th Century.
Original B/W Lithograph on Ivory Paper.
Inscr...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Lithograph
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Francesco Cepparuli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparuli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the l...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Sheet of Studies - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Sheet of Studies with the Head of the Artist is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905)after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th Century.
Signed on the plate on the lower r...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Man Crying Out - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Man Crying Out, Three-Quarters Left 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 ...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet N - Etching - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Letter of the Alphabet N, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
G...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Self-Portrait in a Fur Cap - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait in Fur Cap is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This piece of art belong...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, 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 lowe...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Scena d'Armi In Vaticano - Etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli - 1825
Located in Roma, IT
Scena D'Armi In Vaticano is a precious hand-colored etching by Bartolomeo Pinelli. The inscriptions appears at the bottom, inside the matrix, and just below the image. Not signed.
T...
Category
1820s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
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Lunar Costumes - 20th Century - Gaetano Dura - Lithograph - Old Masters
By Gaetano Dura
Located in Roma, IT
Lunar Costumes is an original lithograph by Gaetano Dura.
Titled on the lower center. Signed printed on lower left. Published by Lithography Gatti e Dura, Naples (printed on lower r...
Category
20th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Lithograph
Bust of an old man with flowing beard - Engraving after Rembrandt - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Bust of an old man with flowing beard is an engraving on ivory-colored paper realized by Charles Amand Durand (1831-1905) after an etching by Rembrandt. This wonderful piece of art b...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Esta no lo es Menos - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1863
Located in Roma, IT
Esta no lo es menos is an original artwork realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya in 1810.
Original Etching on paper.
The artwork belongs to the famous series "Los D...
Category
1860s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Map of Russia - Etching by Marco Di Pietro - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
This map of Russia is an etching realized by the Italian engraver Marco Di Pietro in 19th century.
The state of preservation of the artwork is excellent. The signature is engraved o...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Palazzo S.Marco della Sereniss. Rep. di Venezia - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
Palazzo S.Marco della Sereniss. Rep. di Venezia is an etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lower margin.
Good conditions except f...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Anticaglie Preso Il Ponte Palatino - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Anticaglie Preso Il Ponte Palatino is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lowe...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Het leeuwendeel (The Lion's Share) /// Old Masters Animals Landscape Dog Leopard
By Dirk Stoop
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dirk Stoop (Dutch, c.1615-1686)
Title: "Het leeuwendeel (The Lion's Share)"
Portfolio: The Fables of Aesop
Year: 1665 (an earlier state of unknown states)
Medium: Original Et...
Category
1660s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching, Laid Paper, Intaglio, Gesso
Basilica di S.Paolo e Moneste - Vintage Offset by Giuseppe Vasi - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Basilica di S.Paolo e Monestero de Monici Casinensi is a vintage offset print realized in the early 20th Century after Giuseppe Vasi.
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
Offset
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Drawing, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by De Angelis after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century.
Sig...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Monastero e Chiesa dell'Immacolata- Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Monastero e Chiesa dell'Immacolata is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Rome.
Si...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Chiesa dell'Archiconfraternita - Etching by G. Vasi - 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Chiesa dell'Archiconfraternita delle Stimate di S.Francesco is an etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lower margin.
Good conditions except for consumed margins.
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
Villa Madama Fuori Porta Angelica - Etching by G. Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Villa Madama Fuori Porta Angelica is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
Signed and titled on plate lower margin.
Good conditio...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Capital letter I from the Antiquities of Herculaneum - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter I from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good condition, except for some...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Charles 12nd, King of Sweden - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Charles XII is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Love of Mankind", London, Bensley, 1810.
A the bottom center the name of the man portrayed "Charles XII - King of Sweden...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an anonymous artist in the 18th century.
...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of Heidegger - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of Heidegger 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 Mankin...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
The Hunter Bird - Original Lithograph by J.J. Grandville - 1852
Located in Roma, IT
The Hunter Bird is an original lithograph on ivory-colored paper realized by J.J. Grandville from Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard...
Category
1850s Old Masters Art
Materials
Lithograph
Le femme au croissant, Heliogravure by Marcantonio Raimondi
By Marcantonio Raimondi
Located in Long Island City, NY
Marcantonio Raimondi, After by Amand Durand, Italian (1480 - 1534) - Le femme au croissant, Year: 1875, Medium: Heliogravure, Size: 7 x 3.75 in. (17.78 x 9.53 cm), Printer: Amand ...
Category
1870s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by P. Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower rig...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Animal Figures - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
Good condition.
Units of mea...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Apollo Deity-Ancient Roman Art-Original etching by Vincenzo Campana-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Apollo Deity - Ancient Roman Art, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 1...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait of John Caspar Lavater - Original Etching by Richard Rhodes - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait of John Caspar Lavater is an original artwork realized by Richard Rhodes (1765 - 1838).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the...
Category
1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827).
Original Etching from J.C. Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to promote the Knowledge and the Lov...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Antiquities of Herculaneum- Original Etching By Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
Signed on the lower left on the plate V. campana.
Good condition...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Relief - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief, 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 lowe...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the lower...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is anoriginal etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In v...
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1750s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Principi Etruriae Duci - Etching by Charles Simonneau - Late 1600
By Charles Simonneau
Located in Roma, IT
Principi Etruriae Duci is an original artwork realized by the French artist Charles Simonneau in the second half of the XVII Century.
Original Etching on paper. D'aprés Charles Le B...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ponte S.Angelo - Vintage Offset Print after Giuseppe Vasi - Early 20th century
Located in Roma, IT
Ponte S.Angelo is a vintage offset realized after Giuseppe Vasi in the Early 20th Century.
Signed and titled on plate lower margin.
Good conditions.
Giuseppe Vasi (Corleone,1710...
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Early 20th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Offset
Capital letter A from the Antiquities of Herculaneum - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter A from the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good condition, except for some...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Head of a Man - Original Etching by John Hall - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
Head 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, Be...
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1810s Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous artist in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate on the lower...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
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 century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
Old Master Royal Stallion Engraving by Crispin de Passe
Located in New York, NY
Crispin van de Passe The Younger (c. 1594-1670)
Untitled (Royal Stallion), c. 1620-1660
Engraving
Sight: 11 3/4 x 15 3/4 in.
Framed: 18 3/4 x 22 5/8 in.
Inscribed in plate: Le Bonit...
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17th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Engraving
Animal Figures - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Animal Figures from Ancient Rome, from the Series "The Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed", is an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Costume of Cajazzo - Gouache by Michela De Vito - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Costume of Cajazzo is an original gouache drawing on paper realized by Michela De Vito, Naples.
Hand-signed, on the bottom right.
Titled on the lower center.
Good conditions, exce...
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19th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Gouache
Fontana dell'Acqua Felice - Etching by Giuseppe Vasi - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fontana dell'Acqua Felice is an original black and white etching of the Late 18th century realized by Giuseppe Vasi.
The beautiful etching represents a glimpse of Rome.
Signed and...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
Materials
Etching
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