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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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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Style: Old Masters
Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Fernando Strina - Mid-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Fernando Strina in the late 18th Century Monogammed on the plate on t...
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana- 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, 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...
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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Pietro Mangini in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower ...
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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate on the l...
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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the ...
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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate on the ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Secondo De Angelis - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lo...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Secondo De Angelis - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lo...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Statue - 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...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
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 on the lower rig...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Secondo De Angelis - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lo...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Fernando Strina - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Fernando Strina in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, 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 ...
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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Fernando Strina - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Fernando Strina in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Fernando Strina - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Fernando Strina in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, 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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Pietro Mangini - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Pietro Mangini in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 lowe...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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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 lowe...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, 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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Pietro Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Pietro Campana in the 18th century. Sig...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Drawing - Original Etching by Filippo de Grado - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Drawing, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo de Grado in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good con...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue , from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giovanni Morghen in the 18th century. Signed on plate on the lower l...
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Phoenix and Cupid in Ancient Roman Decoration-Etching by V. Campana-18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Phoenix and Cupid in Ancient Roman Decoration, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th century. Signed...
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Ancient Roman Statues of Animals - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues of Animals, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the...
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Protecting Heads of Herculaneum - Original Etching by V. Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Protecting Heads of Herculaneum - Ancient Roman Art, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Campana in the 18th century. ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Portraits - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Portraits, 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 l...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Anonymous in the 18th century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good conditio...
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Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet L - Etching by Carlo Nolliy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet L from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli artist in the 18th century. Signed on...
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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco of Seashore, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Oraty after Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on th...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Secondo De Angelis - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good co...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Secondo De Angelis - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lo...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Still Life - Original Etching by Carlo Oraty - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Orati after Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the plate ...
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Ancient Roman Still Life - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life, 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 l...
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Hippogriffs - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Hippogriffs from Antiquities of Herculaneum is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower right Good condition. ...
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Ancient Roman Still Life - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja after Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the pla...
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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good co...
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Ancient Roman Riders - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Riders, 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...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Busts - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Busts, 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 lower...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco Of Birds - Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco Of Birds, 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 t...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Ruins - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Ruins, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th century. Signed on the plate on the lower rig...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Assemblée Générale des Animauxis - Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Assemblée Générale des Animauxis an original lithographs by J.J. Grandville from "Scènes de la vie privée et publique des animaux, 1852. Published by Manesq & Harvard, Paris. Good ...
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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by Vincenzo Aloja - 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 Deangelig after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century. Sign...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Fresco of Animals - Original Etching by V. Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco of Animals, 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...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Niccolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the plate...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the plate...
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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the plate...
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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Etching by Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized from a design by Vincenzo Aloja after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century....
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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes 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 con...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ancient Roman Drawings - Etching after N. Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Drawings, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Secondo De Angelis after a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th centur...
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Ancient Roman Drawings - Etching after Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Drawings, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized after a design by Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century. Signed on the plat...
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Profile of Ancient Roman Bust - Etching by F. Cepparoli - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Profile of Ancient Roman Bust, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Cepparoli. Signed on the plate, on the lower right....
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Capital Letter for Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed - End of the 18th century
Located in Roma, IT
Capital letter for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century after Gaspare Vanvitelli, made by Various Old Masters. In very good cond...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Phallus Fascinum in Ancient Roman Religion - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized in the 18th century...
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Phallus Fascinum in Ancient Roman Religion - Etching by C. Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in t...
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Phallus Fascinum in Ancient Roman Religion -Etching by F. Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Phallus fascinum in ancient Roman religion, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Govanni Morghen ...
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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Carlo Nolli in the 18th Century. Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
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Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Giacomo Casanova - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Giacomo Casanova in the 18th century. Signed on the plate. Good con...
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Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Fiorillo in the 18th century. Signed on the plate, on the low...
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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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