Renaissance Art

Well-fed, well-dressed, and well satisfied, counting and accounting for the money. The unknown painter--although the name Quentin Matsys was scratched into the verso of this work pro...

'George I' Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Founan. Basan (1723-1797) was a French engraver and publisher. George I (1660-1727) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from 1 August 1714 until his death, and ruler of Hanover in the Holy Roman Empire...

Workshop of Jacopo Palma the Younger (Venice 1548 - Venice 1628) - Baptism of Christ. 64 x 49.5 cm. Oil on canvas, unframed (not signed). The composition depicts the Baptism ...

Bronze Edition of 2/8. Emil Kazaz’s sculptures hold a commanding presence, distinguished by their dynamic figurative language and masterful craftsmanship. Working primarily in bronze...

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after Peter Lely. Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouches. Originally published 1739, this impression c1820. 360mm by 230mm (platemark) Henry Bennet, 1st earl of Arlington, 1618-85, was an English statesman who fought for the royalists in the English civil war...

This etching reproduction of Las Meninas was produced by the Louvre Museum, meticulously capturing the essence of Velázquez’s most iconic masterpiece. Printed using the calcolgraphie...

'Diogene Cinico' Copper-line engraving by Pazzi after Giovanni Domenico Campiglia (1692-1768). From 'Musei Capitolini' a series of engravings showing the sculpture of the Capitoline Museum in Rome. 240mm by 170mm (platemark) 420mm by 270mm (sheet) Diogenes, also known as Diogenes the Cynic, was a Greek philosopher...

Large out of print exhibition poster for Flandrin at the Louvre in 1989. Paper Size: 38.75 x 54.75 inches ( 98.425 x 139.065 cm ) Image Size: 38.75 x 54.75 inches ( 98.425 x 139.065 ...

Watermark: Bull's Head with Serpent and Cross (Briquet 1575, dated 1492 by Briquet) Provenance: Martin Folkes (Lugt 1034) Reverend G. L. Blake (Lugt 1172) Reference: Bartsc...

This reproduction of Leonardo da Vinci’s "Annunciation" is an etching created from the original plate and issued as a restrike by the Louvre Museum collection in Paris. The piece pre...

This reproduction of Eugène Bléry's etching Le Charlemagne depicts the Forêt de Fontainebleau, a renowned forest located south of Paris. The print is produced by La Calcographie du L...

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouches. Originally published 1739, this impression c1820. 360mm by 230mm (platemark) Francis Cottington, 1st Baron Cottington was the English lord...

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouc...

The Black Silk Dress. 1927. Etching. Fletcher catalog 58 state .ix (published state). 8 3/4 x 6 1/4 (sheet 14 1/2 x 9 1/8). Edition 76 in this state; total 111 proofs). Exhibited at...

'Marie' Copper-line engraving by Pierre Francois Basan (1723-1797) after Van der vaart. Mary II (1662-1694) reigned as Queen of England, Scotland, a...

This poster reproduces Émile Jean-Horace Vernet’s iconic 1815 portrait of Emperor Napoleon I, capturing the Emperor’s commanding presence and imperial authority. A leading figure in ...

16th-century Florentine sculptor, greyhound in pietra serena. This fascinating sculpture, which has come down to us in a fragmentary state, depicts a dog, an elegant greyhound crouch...

Chromolithograph from 'Constructions Modernes & Economiques', a French folio of architectural designs, published by Monrocq in Paris. 250mm by 320mm (sheet)

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Charcoal on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of...

This original lithograph poster was created for an El Greco exhibition held in Bordeaux in 1953 and masterfully reproduced by the artisans at Mourlot Atelier. The poster features The...

Doménikos Theotokópoulos, After, Greek (1541 - 1614) - Head of Christ, Year: Printed: circa 1970, Medium: Poster, Image Size: 23.5 x 18 inches, Size: 29 x 23 in. (73.66 x 58.42 c...

The painting is about the Florentine school and a seventeenth-century Italian school. Oil on canvas After Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665) who was a prominent Florentine Baroque painter a...

Bronze inkwell with a dark patina. Northern Italy, 16th-17th century. 11 x 11 x h 22 cm. Made in two parts entirely of lost-wax cast and patinated bronze. The container is richly d...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate o...

La Bella Attrice, 2018 Graphite and White Chalk on Toned Paper, 7.75 x 5.5 inches Exemplifying the essence of Renaissance poise, La Bella Attrice showcases Justas Varpucanskis’s e...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Est...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: E...

Lofty pair of gouache paintings on paper both painted in Naples with a view of the bay with boats and figures against the background of Mt Vesuvius, executed in classic Italian style...

Sanctus Paulus, 2024 Graphite and White Chalk on Toned Paper, 6 x 6.5 inches A source of firm contemplation, Justas Varpucanskis’s drawing “Sanctus Paulus” is a resolute rendition ...

Paesaggio di Gamogna, 2024 Ink on Toned Paper, 4.5 x 3.75 inches With a gentle pastoral view, “Paesaggio di Gamogna,” is a simple, heartfelt pen-and-ink rendering by Justas Varpuca...

Icilio Federico Joni. Italian ( b.1866 - d.1946 ). Painted Gesso, Gilt & Wood Tavolette Book Cover Binding In The Sienese Biccherna Aesthetic. Book Cover size 11 inches x 8.1 inches ( 28cm x 20.5cm ). Frame size 16 inches x 13 inches ( 40.5cm x 33cm ). Available for sale; this painted gesso and gilt “tavolette” wooden book cover in the Biccherna aesthetic is by Icilio Federico Joni. The book cover is mounted and supplied in a contemporary black Tulip Wood frame (which is shown in these photographs) which is glazed with non-reflective Tru Vue UltraVue® UV70 glass. The wooden book cover is curved and float mounted giving a wonderful 3D depth to its presentation. The gesso and painted surfaces have benefitted from professional restoration which was performed on our instruction, supervision and approval. This antique book cover is in very good condition, commensurate with its age. The frame presentation is new and in excellent condition. Combined, it wants for nothing and is supplied ready to hang and display. The story of these panels and of their artist is fascinating, and begins in 13th century Siena: The Biccherna was the person who held the position of Magistrate of Chancellery of Finance from the 13th to the 14th century for the republic and the city of Siena, in the Tuscany region of Italy. The records of that office were very important because Siena was one of the earliest and most significant banking centres in Italy, and indeed in Europe. It became the fashion to keep banking and taxation records of the region in large books with painted leather covers. These were originally made from wood and leather. In the competition to make these ever more prestigious the bindings and panels on the front and rear of the books were painted by the major artists of the day, such as Giovanni di Paolo. Many of these mainly secular covers are displayed in the Archives of the State of Siena located in the Palazzo Piccolmini. The Gothic Revival of the 19th century occurred partly as a reaction against the progress of industrialisation in Europe generally. It was however greatly affected by the unification of Italy in the second half of the 19th century. This led to the closure and downsizing of many religious institutions, which resulted in the dispersal of thousands of works of art dating from the Middle Ages and early Renaissance. Many aristocratic and bourgeois families struggled to pay debts or simply to make ends meet and so they sold off their private collections and family heirlooms. There was then an influx of goods into the antiques market which provided a great deal of work for Italy’s restorers and craftsmen, since many of these pieces were in need of cleaning, repair and, in keeping with the interventionist tastes of the times, radical restoration, before they could be sold on, often to foreign buyers. These early Italian works became so fashionable that demand soon outstripped supply. This in turn gave rise to a new type of artist-craftsman capable of turning out from scratch increasingly convincing reproductions, imitations and out-and-out fakes. Siena naturally became the epicentre of this thriving cottage industry because of the extraordinary continuity there in traditional craft skills. This technical expertise had been handed down from generation to generation, and it was perhaps inevitable that a number of artists with real talent, the flair of commerce and a genuine love and understanding of antique Sienese art should adapt their skills to these new market conditions. Among these artists were Igino Gottardi, Alceo Dossena, Fulvio Corsini, Umberto Giunti...

Prodigus is a beautiful black and white engraving on paper, made by Gerard de Jode around 1570. Title in Latin "Delitys fruitur veneris patrisque liei / Prodigus, the premiere mox miser ecce fame" on the plate on the lower margin and "MC" monogrammed on plate the lower left margin and inscription of the author on the plate on the lower right margin ( the name is partially readable). The parable of the son to the prodigy...

Ritratto con Paesaggio, 2019 Oil on Panel with Frame, 11 x 14 inches A quiet and contemplative portrait painting, "Ritratto con Paesaggio", by Justas Varpucanskis, presents a soot...

Sontina is an original etching realized by George Braun (1541 – 1622) The state of preservation of the artwork is good except in the middle of the map rip is fixed. Interesting B/...

Ulm is an original etching realized by George Braun and Franz Hogenberg The state of preservation of the artwork is good except in the middle of the map...

Jale with the Sisera's Head is a copper engraving on laid paper in 1586 by the German engraver Matthaeus Greuter. Representing one of the terrible heroines of the Old Testament, Gia...

Study for Statue is an original drawing in pencil on paper, realized by the architect and engineer Giovanni Fontana (1540-1614). The state of preservation of the artwork is good exc...

Italian sculptor (15th-16th century) — Bust of Christ. 34 x 20 x h 44 cm. Carved stone with traces of polychrome. This remarkable carved stone bust depicts the face of Christ wit...

This exquisite lithograph and pochoir after Federico Barocci (c.1535–1612), titled Tete d enfant (Head of a child), originates from the 1968 folio Visages d Enfants. Quinze Dessins d...

Ricciardo Meacci (Italian, 1856 - 1938) Signed: R. Meacci (Lower, Left) " Florentine Garden " Watercolor on Paper 7 1/2" x 15 1/4" Housed in a 3" Frame Overall Size: 19 5/8" x ...

His love for painting has a major influence on his work... JAN VAN EYCK-PORTRAIT OF A MAN 1433 , 2021 Series: A Renaissance Archival Pigment Print/ Framed or Unframed available Print image size: 26 x 19 cm / Framed: 30.2 x 23.3 cm Larger dimensions prints also available - please enquire Edition of 15 + 2AP Series: A Renaissance Signed and dated About the Artist George McLeod...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male and Female Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good ...

Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar (63 BC - 19 AD), 19th Century English School Large 19th Century Marble bust of Roman Emperor Augustus Caesar, 19th Century. Circa 1850 marble bust of ...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male Foot Figure Study Year: circa 1964 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 18 x 23 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Est...

The painting is about the Florentine school and a seventeenth-century Italian school. Oil on canvas without signature After Lorenzo Lippi (1606–1665) who was a prominent Florentine...

This seascape captures a ship ensnared in the relentless grip of a violent squall, paying homage to the tradition of nautical and maritime art of the 18th and 19th centuries. Waves crash with the force of timeless tempests, echoing the dramatic seascapes painted by maritime artists of old. The ship, a lone voyager battling the elements, becomes a poignant symbol in the grand legacy of seafaring tales depicted by the artistic masters who once translated the raw power of the sea onto canvas. Fidel Santos...

D. BRUCCIANI & CO (19th Century) St Cecilia Polychrome painted plaster bust with mould lines visible (probably later painting) 47 cm., 18 ½ in. high Dom...

Italian sculptor (16th century) - Saint Maurus. 54 x 30 x h 110 cm. Full-length figure in carved, lacquered, and painted wood. Saint Maurus is depicted standing in full figure, id...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenanc...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title:Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Es...

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780) after the painting by Gibson. Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical f...

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouc...

Copper-line engraving by Jacobus Houbraken (1698-1780). Houbraken was a Dutch engraver famous for his series of portraits of famous English historical figures with elaborate cartouches. Originally published 1739, this impression c1820. 360mm by 230mm (platemark) Henry Howard...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 18 x 23 inches Condition: Good Provenance: E...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male and Female Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper Size: 18 x 23 inches Condition: Good ...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male Nude Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin Strathmore paper Size: 18 x 23 inches Condition: Good Provenance:...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Figure Study Year: circa 1964 Medium: Charcoal on vélin paper Size: 23 x 28 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian ...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Female Nude Figure Study Year: circa 1963 Medium: Original drawing on vélin paper Size: 23 x 18 inches Condition: Good Provenance: E...

Artist: Ian Hornak (1944-2002) Title: Renaissance Male Figure Study Year: 1964 Medium: Graphite on vélin paper Size: 14 x 11 inches Condition: Good Provenance: Estate of Ian Hornak, ...