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 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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
$207 Sale Price
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Antiquities of Herculaneum - Alphabet L - Etching by Carlo Nolliy - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by V. Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Fresco of Vase And Goats, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th century.
Signed on the p...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Ancient Roman Still Life - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Still Life, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by an Anonymous artist in the 18th century.
Good condition.
The etc...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
$207 Sale Price
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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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Pegasus, Ancient Roman Fresco - Original Etching by V. Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pegasus, 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 t...
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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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Etching
Fresco of Antiquities of Herculaneum - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Fresco of Antiquities of Herculaneum, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th century.
Signed on the pla...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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 Decoration - Original Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Decoration, 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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Ancient Roman Decoration Fresco - Etching by Vincenzo Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Decoration 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 ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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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Etching
Ancient Roman Fresco Of Animals - Etching by Vincenzo 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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Etching
Ancient Roman Still Life - 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 Filippo De Grado 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 - 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 - 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 from a design by Vincenzo Aloja in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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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Etching
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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Etching
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 in the plate.
Good con...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching after N. Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Relief 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 th...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
$207 Sale Price
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Ancient Roman Frescoes - Original Etching after Nicolò Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Frescoes, 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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Measuring a Profile - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Measuring a Profile is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's "Essays on Physiognomy, Designed to Promote the Knowledge and the Love of M...
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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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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 Vincenzo Aloja after Nicolò Vanni in the 18th century....
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
$207 Sale Price
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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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
$207 Sale Price
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Ancient Roman Drawings - Original Etching by -N. Vanni 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Drawings, 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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Etching
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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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Nicola Billi - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Nicola Billi in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower r...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, 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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Original Etching by Giovanni Morghen - 18th entury
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, 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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Etching
Ancient Roman Bust - Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Bust, 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 lower ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Nicola Fiorillo - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, 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 lowe...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Dionysus, Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Dionysus, 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...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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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...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statue, 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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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
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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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
$577 Sale Price
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Ancient Roman Statue of Aphrodite - Original Etching by Filippo Morghen - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue of Aphrodite, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Ancient Roman Statues - 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 Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower r...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statue - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman statue, 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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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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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 Carlo Nolli in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower ri...
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18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
$577 Sale Price
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Ancient Roman Statues - Etching by Francesco Cepparoli - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Statues, 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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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
Ancient Roman Statues - Etching by Ferdinando Campana - 1700s
Located in Roma, IT
Original etching on paper realized by Ferdinando Campana in the 18th century.
Signed on the plate, on the lower right.
Good conditions.
The etchi...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Ancient Roman Busts - Original 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...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Art
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Etching
$270 Sale Price
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Frame from Ancient Rome - Original Etching by Various Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Frame 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 good con...
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1750s Old Masters Art
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$270 Sale Price
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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 an original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In ...
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1750s Old Masters Art
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$180 Sale Price
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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
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$270 Sale Price
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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
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$270 Sale Price
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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 ver...
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1750s Old Masters Art
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$270 Sale Price
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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 ...
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1750s Old Masters Art
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$180 Sale Price
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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 ...
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1750s Old Masters Art
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$180 Sale Price
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Roman Medal - Original Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Medal for the Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed, original etching from the end of the 18th century, made by Various Old Masters.
In very good condi...
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1750s Old Masters Art
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$180 Sale Price
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