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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
The Quacksalver
The Quacksalver

The Quacksalver

By Adriaen van Ostade

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on cream laid paper. 1/4 inch to 1/2 inch margins. In good condition with a band of minor discoloration along top and bottom sheet edge verso. One circular 1.5 inch- sized ar...

Category

Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Laid Paper, Etching

Stormy Seascape Ships Porcellis 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master
Stormy Seascape Ships Porcellis 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master

Stormy Seascape Ships Porcellis 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Jan Porcellis (Ghent 1584 c. - Zoeterwoude-Dorp 1632) attributable Stormy Seascape with Ships Oil on canvas 73 x 96 cm In frame 91 x 115 cm Dorotheum Vienna, Old Master Paint...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a lady in blue dress ”Countess of Peterborough”
Portrait of a lady in blue dress ”Countess of Peterborough”

Portrait of a lady in blue dress ”Countess of Peterborough”

Located in Stockholm, SE

This exquisite portrait, with its new attribution to Theodore Russel, is believed to depict Lady Penelope O'Brien, daughter of Barnabas O'Brien, the sixth Earl of Thomond, and wife of the Earl of Peterborough, whom she married in 1644. The painting thus belongs to a historically significant period, capturing the refined elegance of the time. The portrait has a prestigious provenance from Elleholms Hofgård, a historic estate in Mörrums socken, Blekinge, Sweden. Elleholms Hofgård, whose two-story, timber-framed main building was constructed in 1730 and expanded in 1804, has changed ownership several times since the 17th century. The ancestors of the present owners acquired the estate in 1915, and from the 20th century until 2023, this painting was prominently displayed in the estate’s main building, making it an integral part of the estate’s history. Theodore Russel, an English portrait artist born in 1614, studied under the renowned Sir Anthony van Dyck, whose influence can be seen in Russel’s meticulous style. Russel often painted on cabinet-sized panels, such as this one, which measures approximately 39 x 31 cm. This preference for panels is a notable characteristic that sets him apart from contemporary artists like Sir Peter Lely, who exclusively used canvas. The size of the panel is a key reason for the reattribution to Russel from Peter lely, as Lely never used panels for his works. This distinctive format, along with Russel’s characteristic style, strongly supports the new attribution. Russel, the son of Nicasius Rousseel, a goldsmith and jeweler to James I and Charles I, refined his skills under the mentorship of his uncle, the famous portrait painter Cornelis Janssen. He also worked as an assistant and copyist for van Dyck, further honing his artistic style. This captivating portrait exemplifies Russel’s craftsmanship, reflecting the elegance of the period’s fashion and the artist's refined techniques. oil on wood panel with indistinct inscription Countess of Peter[...] upper left. with inscription on the reverse: ”Countess of Peterborough. P. Lely 1670. S Beatty Picture Restorer [...] Warwick”. unframed 39 x 31 cm = 15.35 x 12.2 inches framed 52 x 41.5 cm = 20.47 x 16.34 inches Condition: The portrait has just been restored by a professional art conservator in Stockholm and is now in a very good condition. The colors are vivid, and the skin tones appear more natural than before. It is a very fine painting. The frame is newly made and included. Provenance: Elleholms Hofgård, Mörrums socken, Blekinge, Sweden **; Stockholms Auktionsverk, Fine Art & Antiques Autumn...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

A Standing Leap at a Gate
A Standing Leap at a Gate

A Standing Leap at a Gate

By James Seymour

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

James Seymour (1702-1752) A Standing Leap at a Gate Mezzotint with hand colouring Image size 10 x 14 in Framed size 16 1/2 x 20 in James Seymour was an English artist renowned for h...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Mezzotint

Sibyl or bust-length woman, seen in profile to the left, wearing a turban
Sibyl or bust-length woman, seen in profile to the left, wearing a turban

Sibyl or bust-length woman, seen in profile to the left, wearing a turban

By Giovanni Francesco Barbieri (Il Guercino)

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Follower of Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, called Il Guercino (Cento 1591 – 1666 Bologna) Sibyl or bust-length woman, seen in profile to the left, wearing a turban Red chalk on paper,...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Chalk

Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi
Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi

Shipping in Stormy Waters, Attributed to Italian Artist Francesco Guardi

By Francesco Guardi

Located in Stockholm, SE

The splendour of the tragic sea Francesco Guardi and maritime painting in Venetian art No Venetian painter was a stranger to the sea. After all, Venice was not only one of the most prominent ports of the Mediterranean, but indeed a city literally submerged in the ocean from time to time. Curiously however, the famous Venetian school of painting showed little interest in maritime motifs, favouring scenes from the iconic architecture of the city rather than seascapes. That is why this painting is a particularly interesting window into not only the painter Francesco Guardi himself – but to the significance of the element of water in art history, in absence as well as in the centre of attention. Whether it be calm, sunny days with stunning views of the palaces alongside the canals of Venice or – more rarely – stormy shipwrecking tragedies at sea, water as a unifying element is integral to the works of painter Francesco Guardi (1712–1793). During his lifetime, Venetian art saw many of its greatest triumphs with names like Tiepolo or Canaletto gaining international recognition and firmly establishing Venice as one of the most vibrant artistic communities of Europe. While the city itself already in the 18th century was something of an early tourist spot where aristocrats and high society visited on their grand tour or travels, the artists too contributed to the fame and their work spread the image of Venice as the city of romance and leisure to an international audience, many of whom could never visit in person. Still today, the iconic image of Venice with its whimsical array of palaces, churches and other historic buildings is much influenced by these artists, many of whom have stood the test of time like very well and remain some of the most beloved in all of art history. It was not primarily subtility, intellectual meanings or moral ideals that the Venetian art tried to capture; instead it was the sheer vibrancy of life and the fast-paced city with crumbling palaces and festive people that made this atmosphere so special. Of course, Venice could count painters in most genres among its residents, from portraiture to religious motifs, history painting and much else. Still, it is the Vedutas and views of the city that seems to have etched itself into our memory more than anything else, not least in the tradition of Canaletto who was perhaps the undisputed master of all Venetian painters. Born into his profession, Francesco lived and breathed painting all his life. His father, the painter Domenico Guardi (1678–1716) died when Francesco was just a small child, yet both he and his brothers Niccolò and Gian Antonio continued in their fathers’ footsteps. The Guardi family belonged to the nobility and originated from the mountainous area of Trentino, not far from the Alps. The brothers worked together on more challenging commissions and supported each other in the manner typical of family workshops or networks of artists. Their sister Maria Cecilia married no other than the artist Giovanni Battista Tiepolo himself, linking the family to the most renowned Venetian name of the time. During almost a decade, Guardi worked in the studio of Michele Giovanni Marieschi, sometimes simply known as Michiel, a painted similar in both style and motif. Canaletto is, however, the artist Guardi is most often compared to since they shared a mutual fascination for depicting the architecture and cityscape of Venice. During the course of his career, Guardi tried his hand in many different genres. He was as swift in painting landscapes, Vedutas of Venice, sacred motifs, interiors and architectural compositions as he was in a number of other motifs. His style is typical of the Venetian school but also distinct and personal once we look a little closer. There is an absolute certainty in the composition, the choice of which sometimes feels like that of a carefully calculated photograph – yet it is also very painterly, in the best sense of the word: fluid, bold, sensitive and full of character. The brushwork is rapid, intense, seemingly careless and extraordinarily minute at the same time; fresh and planned in a very enjoyable mixture. His interiors often capture the breath-taking spacious glamour of the palaces and all their exquisite decor. He usually constructed the motif through remarkably simple, almost spontaneous yet intuitively precise strokes and shapes. The result was a festive, high-spirited atmospheric quality, far away from the sterile and exact likeness that other painters fell victim to when trying to copy Canaletto. The painting here has nothing of the city of Venice in it. On the contrary, we seem to be transported far away into the solitary ocean, with no architecture, nothing to hold on to – only the roaring sea and the dangerous cliffs upon which the ships are just moments away from being crushed upon. It is a maritime composition evoking both Flemish and Italian precursors, in the proud tradition of maritime painting that for centuries formed a crucial part of our visual culture. This genre of painting is today curiously overlooked, compared to how esteemed and meaningful it was when our relationship to the sea was far more natural than it is today. When both people and goods travelled by water, and many nations and cities – Venice among them – depended entirely on sea fare, the existential connection to the ocean was much more natural and integrated into the imagination. The schools and traditions of maritime art are as manifold as there are countries connected to the sea, and all reflect the need to process the dangers and wonders of the ocean. It could symbolize opportunity, the exciting prospects of a new countries and adventures, prospering trade, beautiful scenery as well as war and tragedy, loss of life, danger and doom. To say that water is ambivalent in nature is an understatement, and these many layers were something that artists explored in the most wondrous ways. Perhaps it takes a bit more time for the modern eye to identify the different nuances and qualities of historic maritime paintings, they may on first impression seem hard to differentiate from each other. But when allowing these motifs to unfold and tell stories of the sea in both fiction and reality – or somewhere in between – we are awarded with an understanding of how the oceans truly built our world. In Guardi’s interpretation, we see an almost theatrically arranged shipwrecking scene. No less than five ships are depicted right in the moment of utter disaster. Caught in a violent storm, the waves have driven them to a shore of sharp cliffs and if not swallowed by the waves, crushing against the cliffs seems to be the only outcome. The large wooden ships are impressively decorated with elaborate sculpture, and in fact relics already during Guardi’s lifetime. They are in fact typical of Dutch and Flemish 17th century ships, giving us a clue to where he got the inspiration from. Guardi must have seen examples of Flemish maritime art, that made him curious about these particular motifs. One is reminded of Flemish painters like Willem van de Velde and Ludolf Backhuysen, and this very painting has indeed been mistakenly attributed to Matthieu van Plattenberg...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Flight into Egypt
The Flight into Egypt

The Flight into Egypt

By Hans Lautensack

Located in Middletown, NY

Etching on handmade cream laid paper with a deckle edge, and an elaborate and large watermark of a crowned figure with a harp, and letters A S, 11 3/4 x 8 inches (298 x 204 mm); shee...

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16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

Tolosa (Toulouse); Leaf LXXI from Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle
Tolosa (Toulouse); Leaf LXXI from Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle

Tolosa (Toulouse); Leaf LXXI from Hartmann Schedel's Nuremberg Chronicle

Located in Middletown, NY

Woodcut on laid paper, 8 3/8 x 9 1/8 inches (212 x 233 mm), the full sheet. In excellent condition with text and portraits of Empedocles, Sapho, Zeuxis and others on the verso, as is...

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15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Art

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Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Woodcut

Venus Bacchus Ceres Paggi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Mythologic
Venus Bacchus Ceres Paggi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Mythologic

Venus Bacchus Ceres Paggi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Mythologic

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Giovanni Battista Paggi (Genoa 1554 – Genoa 1627) Venus, Bacchus and Ceres (Parallel title: ‘Sine Cerere et Baccho, friget Venus’) Oil on canvas 103 x 78 cm. - Framed 125 x 100 cm. ...

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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - Virgen Dolorosa
Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - Virgen Dolorosa

Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - Virgen Dolorosa

Located in Sant Celoni, ES

La obra no va firmada, es de augtor anónimo Se presenta sin enmarcar la pintura El estado de conservación de la pintura dse puede ver, presenta faltas y precisará restauración Med...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Saint Roch with Saint Jerome + Saint Sebastian - British Edwardian oil painting
Saint Roch with Saint Jerome + Saint Sebastian - British Edwardian oil painting

Saint Roch with Saint Jerome + Saint Sebastian - British Edwardian oil painting

By Wilfred Gabriel de Glehn

Located in Hagley, England

This superb religious figurative oil painting is by noted artist Wilfred de Glehn. Although some experts rank de Glehn alongside Sargent, he is considered as something of a late British Renoir, for his deft use of sunlight and shadow. Indeed he was good friends with John Singer Sargent and collaborated with his on some projects. This painting, painted circa 1910 is of three saints, from left to right they are Saint Jerome, Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian. It is based on a work attributed to 16th century artist Alessandro Oliverio. Saint Jerome was a biblical translator and monastic leader and is depicted in red, holding books. Saint Roch and Saint Sebastian were known as the Plague saints - Plague saints offered hope and healing before, during, and after times of plague. A specific style of painting, the plague votive, was considered a talisman for warding off the plague. It portrayed a particular saint as an intercessor between God and the person or persons who commissioned the painting – usually a town, government, lay confraternity, or religious order to atone for the "collective guilt" of the community. Rather than a society depressed and resigned to repeated epidemics, these votives represent people taking positive steps to regain control over their environment. Paintings of Roch represent the confidence in which renaissance worshipers sought to access supernatural aid in overcoming the ravages of the plague. The thirteenth-century Saint Roch (or Rocco), whose death is still commemorated in Italy, is especially invoked against the plague. He attended plague victims in public hospitals in Italy according to traditional accounts of his life. Images attributed to the Spanish historical painter Nicolás Borrás in the Royal Cornwall Museum, or other works in institutions from The National Gallery to the Wallace Collection, show him baring his thigh to show the mark of the plague, as he is in this painting. Saint Roch is also the patron saint of dogs, after one carried food to him in the prison where he died...

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1910s Old Masters Art

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Oil

Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art
Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art

Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig, 1728 - Rome, 1779) Workshop Portrait of a young girl with a book Oil on canvas 64 x 49 cm - Framed 77 x 63 cm , Unsigned The work, depicting a cha...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

18th Century by Nicola Viso The adoration of the magi Oil on canvas
18th Century by Nicola Viso The adoration of the magi Oil on canvas

18th Century by Nicola Viso The adoration of the magi Oil on canvas

Located in Milano, Lombardia

Nicola Viso, (active 1724 – 1742) Title: The adoration of the magi Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 63 x 100 cm – with frame 76.5 x 114.7 x 4.5 cm Signed “N. Viso. f” ...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Early 19th century Empire figure bronze sculpture - woman's bust
Early 19th century Empire figure bronze sculpture - woman's bust

Early 19th century Empire figure bronze sculpture - woman's bust

Located in Varmo, IT

Small bronze ornament - Bust of a woman. Italy, early 19th century. 8 x 8 x h 29 cm, without base h 23 cm (not signed). Made entirely of patinated and gilded bronze. Depicting a fe...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Marble, Bronze

A Magnificent Gilt Wood Mirrored Frame

A Magnificent Gilt Wood Mirrored Frame

Located in New York, NY

Provenance: Private Collection, Argentina; there acquired by Mr. and Mrs. Ernest T. Harper, New York, by 1960; by descent to: Mr. and Mrs. Alan Harper, New York, until 2024. This extraordinary mirrored frame is an exuberant and nearly perfectly preserved example of Andean 18th-century decorative art. Pierced mirrored rosettes surrounding floral motifs are set against mirrored surrounds along a broad frieze bordered within and without by elaborate raised moldings, inlaid by small, shaped mirrors. Repeating ornamental motifs reflecting both Spanish and indigenous designs surround both the inside panel and the exterior perimeter, the four corners of which are punctuated by mirrored rosettes. Glass mirrors were unknown to the indigenous population of the Americas prior to the arrival of Europeans (obsidian mirrors...

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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Mirror, Wood, Oil

Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light

Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light

By John Wilson Ewbank

Located in London, GB

John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; Lot 11. Fine Art Society; Private Collection This marvellous up to scale Ewbank is full of light and warmth and almost certainly his greatest work of the sort rarely - if ever - seen on the market. John W. Ewbank (4 May 1799–28 November 1847), was an English-born landscape and marine painter largely operational from Scotland. The Humber river is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. Life Ewbank was born at Darlington on 4 May 1799, the son of Michael Ewbank, an innkeeper. He was adopted as a child by a wealthy uncle who lived at Wycliffe, on the banks of the River Tees, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Intended for the Roman Catholic priesthood, he was sent to Ushaw College, from which he absconded. In 1813 Ewbank was apprenticed to Thomas Coulson, an ornamental painter in Newcastle. In around 1816 he moved with Coulson to Edinburgh, where he had some lessons with Alexander Nasmyth. He found work both as a painter and a teacher. He was nominated in 1830 one of the foundation members of the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1833 he is listed as living at 7 Union Street on the eastern fringe of the New Town in Edinburgh. Works His sketches from nature were especially admired, and a series of 51 drawings of Edinburgh by him were engraved by W. H. Lizars for James Browne's Picturesque Views of Edinburgh (1825). He also made a reputation with cabinet pictures of banks of rivers, coast scenes, and marine subjects. As an illustrator he illustrated some early editions of Scott's Waverley Novels and one edition of Gilbert White...

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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

16th Century Italian Renaissance Old Master Portrait of a Procuratore
16th Century Italian Renaissance Old Master Portrait of a Procuratore

16th Century Italian Renaissance Old Master Portrait of a Procuratore

By Jacopo Bassano

Located in London, GB

Jacopo BASSANO (c. 1510-1592, Italian) Portrait of a Procuratore Oil on canvas 30 ¼ x 26 inches (including frame) Provenance: Lucien Bonaparte’s Collection (as Portrait of Doge Priuli, Tiziano); Rich-mond, Virginia Museum, Portrait of Doge Lorenzo Priuli. The painting is a portrait of a man half-length, on a black background. It is a three-quarter portrait, according to a custom very common in the genre of portraiture in sixteenth century. The man is wearing a decorated...

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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

STILL LIFE -  Dutch School Baroque - Oil on Canvas Italian Painting
STILL LIFE -  Dutch School Baroque - Oil on Canvas Italian Painting

STILL LIFE - Dutch School Baroque - Oil on Canvas Italian Painting

By Salvatore Marinelli

Located in Napoli, IT

Still life - Salvatore Marinelli Italia 2007 - Oil on canvas cm. 60x40 Salvatore Marinelli's painting is a beautiful reinterpretation by Pieter Claesz Dutch Baroque painter, one of the best known specialists in still life, having banquet scenes as its main theme. In Marinelli's painting the gold and silver colors emerge clearly on the dark background and on the gold velvet tablecloth...

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Early 2000s Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Woman
Woman

Woman

$2,252

Woman

Located in Genève, GE

Work on wood Plaster and gilded wood frame 47 x 40.5 x 6 cm

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Early 20th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

19th Century Portrait, Child At Play , Attributed To Henry Tanworth Wells
19th Century Portrait, Child At Play , Attributed To Henry Tanworth Wells

19th Century Portrait, Child At Play , Attributed To Henry Tanworth Wells

Located in York, GB

19th century portrait, child at play ,Attributed to Henry Tanworth Wells( unsigned) A beautiful oval portrait of a young child at play, attributed to the portrait painter Henry Tanworth Wells. finely executed, this oil on canvas is in excellent condition. Housed in a period frame. The size overall is 79 cm x 62 cm whilst the painting is 56 cm x 46 cm Henry Tanworth Wells [1828-1903] Henry Tanworth Wells RA was an English miniature and portrait painter. He was a member of the Pre-Raphaelite circle though he painted in the academic style. His most popular painting...

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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

FINE 17th CENTURY ITALIAN OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING - FIGURES GARDENING LANDSCAPE
FINE 17th CENTURY ITALIAN OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING - FIGURES GARDENING LANDSCAPE

FINE 17th CENTURY ITALIAN OLD MASTER OIL PAINTING - FIGURES GARDENING LANDSCAPE

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

"The Working Landscape" Italian School, 17th century oil painting on canvas, framed canvas: 42.5cm x 60cm framed: 50.5cm x 68cm Fine quality Italian Old Master oil painting on can...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace
C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace

C19th Portrait Princesse de Joinville of Brazil - Spectacular fit for a palace

By Henri d'Ainecy Montpezat

Located in London, GB

Portrait of Princess de Joinville riding a Bay Horse Henri d’Aincy, Le Comte Monpezat (French 1817-1859) Painted circa 1837-9 oil on canvas 113 x 92 inches (including frame) 92 x 70 inches (unframed) Provenance – from a private royal collection This magnificent portrait depicts Princess de Joinville, the daughter of Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil and the King of Portugal. Through her illustrious family she was directly related Alexander III and Nicholas II of Russia and the Russian royal family, as well as to many of the great ruling families of Europe. The work clearly confirms Monpezat as one of the most accomplished equestrian portrait painters in France in the early nineteenth century. In terms of scale, quality and dramatic power, it must surely be considered amongst his finest works. The stance of the powerful thoroughbred - in half rear - emphasises the calm nature and courage of the Princess. Francisca of Brazil (1824-98) married a son of Louis Philippe I, the King of the French, and had three children. Born at the Imperial Palace of Saint Christopher, her youngest brother was the future Pedro II...

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1830s Old Masters Art

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Oil

The Adoration of the Magi, an early painting by Frans Francken II (1581 - 1682)
The Adoration of the Magi, an early painting by Frans Francken II (1581 - 1682)

The Adoration of the Magi, an early painting by Frans Francken II (1581 - 1682)

By Frans Francken II

Located in PARIS, FR

We would like to thank Dr. Ursula Härting who, after examining the work, confirmed the autograph nature of this painting by Frans Francken the Younger in a certificate issued on December 9, 2024. In this previously unpublished painting coming from a French private collection, Frans Francken the Younger tackles one of his favorite themes: the adoration of the Magi, the wise men who come from the East to adore the infant Jesus in Bethlehem, Judea. This theme was often taken up by the artist, but this version, which can be dated around 1610, is one of the earliest interpretations. 1. Frans Francken the Younger, "a surprisingly inventive painter". Frans Francken the Younger is the best-known member of an extended artistic family that worked in Antwerp from the late sixteenth to the late seventeenth century. Born in 1581, he almost certainly studied with his father, Frans Francken the Elder (c. 1542-1616), before becoming a master in the Antwerp Saint Luke's Guild in 1605. In 1627 he became a member of the Antwerp archers' guild De Oude Handboog. Francken was an extremely productive and imaginative artist who specialized in expressively rendered small-scale religious and mythological scenes. He also painted larger altarpieces for Catholic churches. His depictions of collectors' cabinets introduced a genre of painting that influenced several artists, including Jan Brueghel the Elder...

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1610s Old Masters Art

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Copper

Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto
Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto

Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto

By Giuseppe Vasi

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto Etching, 1752 Signed in the plate lower right (see photo) From: Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna ( The Magnificense of Ancient and Modern Rome) , (1747-1761) Volume II, The Main Squares and Obelisks, columns and other ornaments, 1752, Plate No. 26 Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna_ (1747-61), a collection of 238 plates that was published in ten volumes. Vasi recorded all types of architecture and organized these images of contemporary Rome by subject, with each volume representing a different category of architecture. This comprehensive project provides one of the most complete views of eighteenth-century Rome Condition: Excellent Image/Plate size: 8 .25 x 12.63 inches Sheet size: 11 x 15 7/8 inches Vasi was Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s teacher. Piranesi (1720-1778) entered Vasi’s studio as an apprentice at age 20 c. 1740. Piranesi left Vasi’s employment after stabbing Vasi over the perception that Vasi was withholding secrets of the etching process. Giuseppe Vasi was an Italian engraver and painter born and trained in Sicily. He received a classical education in his hometown of Corleone and trained as a printmaker in nearby Palermo, perhaps under the tutelage of the etchers Antonino Bova and Francesco Cichè. He moved to Rome in 1736, already an established printmaker, and spent most of his career documenting the urban landscape of the city in engravings. Through his patron, the politically and culturally influential Cardinal Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona, Vasi met other artists working in Rome, such as Sebastiano Conca, Ferdinando Fuga, and Luigi Vanvitelli. He was also influenced by his predecessors, including Giovanni Paolo Panini, Giovanni Battista Falda...

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1750s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches
Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches

Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Father Stefan Fridolin, "Schatzbehalter" (Treasury of the True Riches of Salvation): The 30th Figure - Astrological Diagram with Scene of the Nativity Woodcut, 1491 Unsigned, as issued Published by Anton Koberger Diagram has Zodiac signs on outer ring, planets in the lower registers, and Nativity in the center. Condition: Very good for a 15h century woodcut, with the usual slight age stains Sheet size: 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches Wogelmut was the teacher of Albrecht Durer and employed young Durer in many project of the last decade of the 15th century. Michel Wolgemut Biography Wolgemut trained with his father Valentin Wolgemut (who died in 1469 or 1470) and is thought to have been an assistant to Hans Pleydenwurff in Nuremberg. He worked with Gabriel Malesskircher in Munich early in 1471, leaving the city after unsuccessfully suing Malesskircher's daughter for breach of contract, claiming she had broken off their engagement. He then returned to his late father's workshop in Nuremberg, which his mother had maintained since Valentin's death. In 1472 he married Pleydenwurff's widow and took over his workshop;[3] her son Wilhelm Pleydenwurff worked as an assistant, and from 1491 a partner, to Wolgemut. Some consider Wilhelm a finer artist than Wolgemut, however he died in January 1494, when he was probably still in his thirties. Wilhelm's oeuvre remains unclear, though works in various media have been attributed to him. Woodcuts Michael Wolgemut, Danse Macabre, 1493 Two large and copiously illustrated books have woodcuts supplied by Wolgemut and his stepson Wilhelm Pleydenwurff; both were printed and published by Germany's largest publisher, the Nuremberger Anton Koberger, who was also Dürer's godfather. The first is the Schatzbehalter der wahren Reichthumer des Heils (1491); the other is the Historia mundi, by Schedel (1493), usually known as the Nuremberg Chronicle...

Category

15th Century and Earlier Old Masters Art

Materials

Woodcut

Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner
Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner

Roman School (circa 1590–1620) - Study Of An Executioner

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Roman School (circa 1590–1620) Study of a Male Executioner Black chalk on laid paper, 275 x 199 mm Unsigned Formerly Giancarlo Sestieri Collection This dynamic figure study, exe...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper

Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin
Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin

Period Landscape Watercolor Credited to John Ruskin

By John Ruskin

Located in Roma, IT

This beautiful watercolor drawing of unmatched quality can be assigned entirely likely to the great artist and thinker John Ruskin. Ruskin's developing interest in architecture, and...

Category

Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Watercolor

The Lions Den
The Lions Den

George StubbsThe Lions Den

$3,500Sale Price|59% Off

The Lions Den

By George Stubbs

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Circle of George Stubbs The Lions Den Oil on canvas Canvas Size 11 x 14 1/2 in Framed Size 17 x 21 in George Stubbs, one of the most celebrated animal painters of the 18th century, ...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Still life of fruit and nuts
Still life of fruit and nuts

Still life of fruit and nuts

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

James Shaw (fl.1769-1784) Still life of fruit and nuts Oil on canvas Canvas Size - 13 1/2 x 17 3/4 in Framed Size - 16 1/4 x 20 1/2 in Born in Sedgley in Staffordshire, it is unclea...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Mars driven away from Peace and Abundance by Minerva

Mars driven away from Peace and Abundance by Minerva

By Agostino Carracci

Located in Middletown, NY

Agostino CARRACCI, after Jacopo TINTORETTO Sapientia Martem depellente Pax et Abundantia cogaudent; Mars driven away from Peace and Abundance by Minerva Engraving on handmade laid ...

Category

16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Ink, Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Woodcut

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Drawing Hunting Party Landscape
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Drawing Hunting Party Landscape

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Drawing Hunting Party Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Hunting Party Attributed to Dirk Maes (1659-1717) Dutch. Figures in a Classical Landscape, Watercolour and wash on paper, Mounted, unframed image 6.75" x 9.75" (17.1 x 24.7cm)...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Bacchanale Mythological Carpioni Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art
Bacchanale Mythological Carpioni Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art

Bacchanale Mythological Carpioni Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Giulio Carpioni (Venice, 1613 - Vicenza, 1678), Attributable to Bacchanale Oil on canvas 98 x 132 cm. - In frame 120 x 154 cm. This high-quality, beautifully preserved painti...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Peasants in a Cornfield (Boer in het veld) by David Teniers the Younger
Peasants in a Cornfield (Boer in het veld) by David Teniers the Younger

Peasants in a Cornfield (Boer in het veld) by David Teniers the Younger

By David Teniers the Younger

Located in Stockholm, SE

Remembering the magic of everyday life moments in the art of David Teniers: The art of David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690) coincided with the heyday of the Flemish Baroque and cap...

Category

Late 17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

The Windmill by François Vivares, after Rembrandt
The Windmill by François Vivares, after Rembrandt

The Windmill by François Vivares, after Rembrandt

By Rembrandt van Rijn

Located in Middletown, NY

Engraving on cream laid paper, 8 x 5 7/8 inches (202 x 149 mm), trimmed at the platemark. Adhered at each corner to a small sheet of archival laid paper. Horizontal edge loss at the ...

Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Etching

18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak
18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak

18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak

By Sir Godfrey Kneller

Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire

Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller Dutch, (1646-1723) Portrait of a Lady in an Ermine Trimmed Cloak Oil on canvas Image size: 26.5 inches x 22.5 inches Size including frame: 33.5 inches x 29.5 inches A well-executed half-length portrait of a lady painted in a feigned oval, circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller. The use of a feigned oval was a device used in portraiture to give a sense of depth and add an intimacy to the painting, drawing your attention to the sitter. The subject, posed without her wig in the undressed fashion of the day, wears a blue ermine trimmed blue cloak over a white silk robe...

Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Neapolitan Still Life "Flowers in a Glass Jug" Oil on Canvas in Frame
Neapolitan Still Life "Flowers in a Glass Jug" Oil on Canvas in Frame

Neapolitan Still Life "Flowers in a Glass Jug" Oil on Canvas in Frame

By Giacomo Recco (Naples 1603 - before 1653)

Located in Pistoia, IT

Attributed to Giacomo Recco (1603-1653), still life "Glass jug with flowers," oil on canvas in gilt frame. This fine canvas depicts a glass pitcher filled with flowers resting on a ...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Old Master Oil on Wood 17th Century Flemish Netherlands Holland
Old Master Oil on Wood 17th Century Flemish Netherlands Holland

Old Master Oil on Wood 17th Century Flemish Netherlands Holland

Located in Eltville am Rhein, DE

Dutch Master 17th Century Farmer at the Well with Goats and Cows Oil on Wood Size: approx. 48 x 63 cm Frame: 68 x 83 cm Age-related condition, old restorations (see photos) Viewing...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Italian School, 17th Century - Study After The Frescoes Of Bernardino Lanino
Italian School, 17th Century - Study After The Frescoes Of Bernardino Lanino

Italian School, 17th Century - Study After The Frescoes Of Bernardino Lanino

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

Italian School, 17th century Study after Bernardino Lanino’s Frescoes in Santa Caterina, Milan Red chalk on paper 297 x 186 mm Annotated on the verso: “Vani” (otherwise unsigned) ...

Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Chalk, Laid Paper

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