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Seventeenth Century Paintings

Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns
Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns

Fine Italian 17th Century Oil on Canvas Head of Jesus Christ Crowned with Thorns

By (circle of) Pierre Mignard

Located in LA, CA

one of the most frequently represented subjects in seventeenth-century painting. Following the Counter

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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Wood

Angels Flower Garzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century Italian Art
Angels Flower Garzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century Italian Art

Angels Flower Garzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century Italian Art

By Luigi Garzi (Pistoia 1638– Rome1721)

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

decades of transition between the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In our painting we can find the

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Late 17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait On Slate Of Pope Innocent XI (blessed Odescalchi), 17th Century
Portrait On Slate Of Pope Innocent XI (blessed Odescalchi), 17th Century

Portrait On Slate Of Pope Innocent XI (blessed Odescalchi), 17th Century

Located in Firenze, IT

with the language of the High Baroque of the seventeenth century. Condition The painting requires

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17th Century Renaissance Portrait Paintings

Materials

Stone

Nineteenth Century Winter Landscape in Pennsylvania by Thomas Birch
Nineteenth Century Winter Landscape in Pennsylvania by Thomas Birch

Nineteenth Century Winter Landscape in Pennsylvania by Thomas Birch

By Thomas Birch

Located in Philadelphia, PA

imagination was oriented toward seventeenth century Dutch painting as he was influenced by artists Jan van

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Early 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Sir Charles Frederick
Sir Charles Frederick

Andrea CasaliSir Charles Frederick, 1748

$162,946

H 50.01 in W 40.01 in

Sir Charles Frederick

Located in London, GB

, cast in a pose that recalls the iconography of a seventeenth-century religious painting, perhaps one of

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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Interior with a Lady in Grey Washing her Hand
Interior with a Lady in Grey Washing her Hand

Interior with a Lady in Grey Washing her Hand

By Gerard ter Borch the Younger

Located in London, GB

. Painting satin was considered an essential requirement for good painting in Seventeenth century Europe and

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17th Century Dutch School Interior Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Meridienne Rouge et Or

Jean ArcelinMeridienne Rouge et Or

$18,200

H 38 in W 57 in D 1.5 in

Meridienne Rouge et Or

Located in Atlanta, GA

-century painting. His paintings incorporate elements of false realism and figurative art, as well as some

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21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Quelque Part en Russie

Jean ArcelinQuelque Part en Russie

$20,150

H 38 in W 63 in D 1.5 in

Quelque Part en Russie

Located in Atlanta, GA

-century painting. His paintings incorporate elements of false realism and figurative art, as well as some

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Athys
Athys

Jean ArcelinAthys, 2014

$15,080

H 51.18 in W 35.04 in D 1.5 in

Athys

Located in Atlanta, GA

-century painting. His paintings incorporate elements of false realism and figurative art, as well as some

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Rouge 2
Rouge 2

Jean ArcelinRouge 2, 2014

$26,000

H 51 in W 77 in D 1.5 in

Rouge 2

Located in Atlanta, GA

-century painting. His paintings incorporate elements of false realism and figurative art, as well as some

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman
18th Century Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman

Maurice-Quentin de La Tour18th Century Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman

$832Sale Price|20% Off

H 20.48 in W 16.15 in D 1.19 in

18th Century Pastel Portrait of a Gentleman

Located in Cotignac, FR

seventeenth-century Dutch and Flemish artists, contemporary drawings in gouache and red chalk, and their own

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Late 18th Century Rococo Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pastel

Ecus Mistral, 2012
Ecus Mistral, 2012

Jean ArcelinEcus Mistral, 2012, circa 2014

$3,900

H 18.12 in W 25.6 in D 0.99 in

Ecus Mistral, 2012

Located in Atlanta, GA

-century painting. His paintings incorporate elements of false realism and figurative art, as well as some

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2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Still Life with Fruit and Vessels
Still Life with Fruit and Vessels

Still Life with Fruit and Vessels

Located in Stockholm, SE

of the still life masters of the seventeenth century. His paintings, though created two centuries

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Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Buds
Buds

Jack BealBuds, 1980

$1,200

H 31.13 in W 41.25 in

Buds

By Jack Beal

Located in Fairlawn, OH

Platonic ideals of truth, beauty, and goodness, and admires both the realism of seventeenth-century Dutch

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1980s Contemporary Still-life Prints

Materials

Lithograph

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Two Sisters

Two Sisters

By Flemish School, 17th Century

Located in New York, NY

in the portico of Ruben’s courtyard and were reproduced in a number of Flemish seventeenth century

Category

17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Cream

Hendrik KerstensCream, 2015

Unavailable

H 40 in W 30 in

Cream

By Hendrik Kerstens

Located in New York, NY

way a seventeenth-century painting is seen as a surface which can be read as a description of everyday

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21st Century and Contemporary Figurative Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Doggy
Doggy

Michael CainesDoggy, 2015

Unavailable

H 24 in W 36 in D 1.5 in

Doggy

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Rough Trade

Michael CainesRough Trade, 2014

Unavailable

H 30 in W 20 in D 2 in

Rough Trade

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Realist Portrait Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black #10

Michael CainesBlack #10, 2014

Unavailable

H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in

Black #10

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black # 7

Michael CainesBlack # 7, 2014

Unavailable

H 44 in W 36 in D 2 in

Black # 7

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black #2

Michael CainesBlack #2, 2014

Unavailable

H 20 in W 16 in D 1 in

Black #2

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black #9
Black #9

Michael CainesBlack #9, 2014

Unavailable

H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in

Black #9

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Little Friend
Little Friend

Michael CainesLittle Friend, 2014

Unavailable

H 24 in W 18 in D 1 in

Little Friend

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Orange

Michael CainesOrange, 2013

Unavailable

H 30 in W 24 in D 2 in

Orange

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black Cat 2

Michael CainesBlack Cat 2, 2014

Unavailable

H 20 in W 16 in D 2 in

Black Cat 2

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Black # 11

Michael CainesBlack # 11, 2014

Unavailable

H 20 in W 16 in D 2 in

Black # 11

By Michael Caines

Located in New York, NY

painting and seventeenth century Dutch portraiture, presenting the viewer with subtly satirical portraits

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Animal Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Four still lifes with musical instruments
Four still lifes with musical instruments

Four still lifes with musical instruments

By Cristoforo Munari

Located in Milano, IT

on Cristoforo Munari and also on seventeenth-eighteenth-century Florentine painting Shipping is

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1710s Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Red Rabbit IV

Hendrik KerstensRed Rabbit IV, 2009

Unavailable

H 23.63 in W 19.69 in

Red Rabbit IV

By Hendrik Kerstens

Located in New York, NY

the paintings of that era. the thing that fascinates me in particular is the way a seventeenth-century

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

C Print

Bubble wrap

Hendrik KerstensBubble wrap, 2008

Unavailable

H 23.63 in W 19.69 in

Bubble wrap

By Hendrik Kerstens

Located in New York, NY

the paintings of that era. the thing that fascinates me in particular is the way a seventeenth-century

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital

Hairnet

Hendrik KerstensHairnet, 2000

Unavailable

H 59.06 in W 47.25 in

Hairnet

By Hendrik Kerstens

Located in New York, NY

the paintings of that era. the thing that fascinates me in particular is the way a seventeenth-century

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital

ipod

Hendrik Kerstensipod, 2004

Unavailable

H 39.38 in W 31.5 in

ipod

By Hendrik Kerstens

Located in New York, NY

the paintings of that era. the thing that fascinates me in particular is the way a seventeenth-century

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Portrait Photography

Materials

Digital

Rare & Important 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting on Wood Panel
Rare & Important 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting on Wood Panel

Rare & Important 17th Century Dutch Oil Painting on Wood Panel

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

and highly influential contribution to the canon of seventeenth-century Dutch painting. His pictures

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Puppets (PAIR)
Puppets (PAIR)

Puppets (PAIR)

By Alfredo Serri

Located in Los Angeles, CA

-century painting, obviously careful all the visual excitement that his city, Florence, he could offer

Category

1950s Surrealist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Untitled, African American Girls, Realist Painting

Untitled, African American Girls, Realist Painting

By Andrew Turner

Located in Surfside, FL

drama inherent in seventeenth century Dutch painting with the brush work and the economy of the

Category

1970s American Realist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

La Danse du Feu
La Danse du Feu

Jean ArcelinLa Danse du Feu, 2014

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H 76.5 in W 44.5 in D 1.5 in

La Danse du Feu

Located in Atlanta, GA

-century painting. His paintings incorporate elements of false realism and figurative art, as well as some

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Interior Paintings

Materials

Oil

Women - a study -- Contemporary figurative pencil drawing
Women - a study -- Contemporary figurative pencil drawing

Women - a study -- Contemporary figurative pencil drawing

By Kiejstut Bereźnicki

Located in Warsaw, PL

, realistic manner referring to the seventeenth century Dutch paintings. The artist's work is distinguished by

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Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Pencil

Elegant Mariana
Elegant Mariana

Maria TorrobaElegant Mariana

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H 63 in W 39 in

Elegant Mariana

By Maria Torroba

Located in Atlanta, GA

fifteenth- through seventeenth-century paintings of royal and aristocratic families, including Giovanna

Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

"Grey Mariana and the Butterfly" by Mixed Media Specialist Maria Torroba
"Grey Mariana and the Butterfly" by Mixed Media Specialist Maria Torroba

"Grey Mariana and the Butterfly" by Mixed Media Specialist Maria Torroba

By Maria Torroba

Located in Atlanta, GA

portraiture. She is particularly interested in fifteenth- through seventeenth-century paintings of royal and

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Assemblage Figurative Paintings

Materials

Mixed Media, Panel

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Walnut

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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

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Located in Lambertville, NJ

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Located in London, GB

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$780

H 15.36 in W 9.06 in D 1.19 in

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Located in LA CIOTAT, FR

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Located in Los Angeles, CA

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Seventeenth Century Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs

Find a variety of seventeenth century paintings available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Old Masters, Impressionist and modern styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the seventeenth century paintings on 1stDibs that include elements of black, brown, gray, blue and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Pau Escat, Catherine Howe, Giuseppe Beddru, Tiffany Calvert and Randall Berndt are often thought to be among the most beautiful. The range of these distinct pieces — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home. Some seventeenth century paintings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 4.93 inches across, are available.

How Much are Seventeenth Century Paintings?

Seventeenth century paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $6,950, while the lowest priced sells for $71 and the highest can go for as much as $226,705.

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