Bernardo Strozzi
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints
Etching
1880s Baroque Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Oil
17th Century Baroque Interior Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1630s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Tempera, Canvas
17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Copper
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1730s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
17th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
21st Century and Contemporary French Chandeliers and Pendants
Crystal, Iron
Late 19th Century French School Nude Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
1870s Realist Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Oil
16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil
1720s Old Masters Nude Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Antique 15th Century and Earlier Egyptian Egyptian Figurative Sculptures
Limestone
Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Antique 1760s English George III Dining Room Chairs
Hardwood
19th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
17th Century Old Masters Nude Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Finding the Right Paintings for You
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.