Old Masters Art
OLD MASTERS
Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.
The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.
Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.
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Style: Old Masters
Period: Early 1900s
King Charles 1st Antique Oil Painting Portrait of Famous British Monarch
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
King Charles I
British artist, early 20th century
signed with initials
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 36 x 29 inches
canvas: 32 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
conditio...
Category
Early 1900s Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas, Oil
c. 1900 Catholic Painting of Madonna and Child Enthroned
Located in Larchmont, NY
Madonna and Child Enthroned, c. 1900
Oil/tempera on canvas
42 1/2 x 20 3/4 in.
Framed: 45 3/8 x 23 1/2 x 4 1/4 in.
Category
Early 1900s Old Masters Art
Materials
Canvas
Complete Set of Stations of the Cross Oil Paintings by Völkel
Located in London, GB
Complete set of Stations of the Cross oil paintings by Völkel
German, 1909
Canvas: Height 80cm, width 82cm
Frame: Height 134cm, width 111c...
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Early 1900s Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil
IN THE WOOD - Italian landscape oil on board painting, Raffaele Tafuri
Located in Napoli, IT
IN THE WOOD - Italian oil on board framed painting, Italy, xx sec, Raffaele Tafuri.
External measurement cm.66x59
Raffaele Tafuri (1857-1929) was an I...
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Early 1900s Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Board
INSIDE SCENE - Carlo Passarelli Italian figurative oil on carboard painting
Located in Napoli, IT
INSIDE SCENE - Italian figurative oil on carboard painting, cm.17x29, Carlo Passarelli, 1900s
Category
Early 1900s Old Masters Art
Materials
Oil, Cardboard
Portrait Of A Gentleman John Dalziel Kenworthy
Located in York, GB
John Dalziel Kenworthy portrait of a gentleman . Fine, large and imposing oil on canvas housed in a gilt frame.
The sitter is unidentified, he has an aristocratic and characterful lo...
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Early 1900s Old Masters Art
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Oil
Female Nude - Original Ink on Paper by Georges Isaul - 1940s
Located in Roma, IT
Female Nude is an original modern artwork realized in the 1940s by Georges Isaul (Argenteuil, 1882 - 1963).
Original ink drawing on paper.
Hand-signed in pen by the artist on the ...
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Early 1900s Old Masters Art
Materials
Pencil
INSIDE SCENE - Carlo Passarelli Italian figurative oil on carboard painting
Located in Napoli, IT
INSIDE SCENE - Italian figurative oil on carboard painting, cm.17x29, Carlo Passarelli, 1900s
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Early 1900s Old Masters Art
Materials
Cardboard, Oil
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La Dame a la Houlette (The Lady at the Houlette)
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: André-Charles Coppier (French, 1866-1948)
Title: "La Dame a la Houlette (The Lady at the Houlette)"
Portfolio: Gazete des Beaux-Arts
Year: 1900
Medium: Original Etching on cream wove paper
Limited edition: approx. 1,500
Printer: Chardon Wittman, Paris, France
Publisher: Gazette des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France
Reference: Sanchez/Seydoux 1900-13
Sheet size: 10.5" x 7.19"
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Bombalicòn and Brabisimo- Original Etching by Francisco Goya - 1902
Located in Roma, IT
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Located in Roma, IT
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