La Sagrada Familia
Located in Miami, FL
José de Páez (1727-1790) Colonial Mexican painting from the 18th century. Conserved in excellent
Category
18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Jose De Paez
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ASCENSION OF THE VIRGIN MARY BY JOSE DE PAEZ, Mexican colonial
By José Antonio Páez
Located in Zapopan, Jalisco
Oil on copper plate, signed "Joh. de Paez fecit en Mex..." Typical composition with Mary surrounded
Category
18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
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$13,290Sale Price|40% Off
H 46.86 in W 37.8 in
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School of Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (Correggio c. 1489 - 1534) Attributable to Pomponio Allegri (Correggio, 1522 - Parma, 1593) Madonna and Child, Two Angels and John the B...
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16th Century Old Masters Paintings
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Oil
Guido Reni (Bologna, 1575 - 1642)Virgin Madonna Mater Dolorosa Reni 17th Centutr Paint Oil on canvas Old master, 1630-1670
$7,943Sale Price|20% Off
H 38.19 in W 32.68 in
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Located in Riva del Garda, IT
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Materials
Oil
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$14,871Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 14.5 in
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Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
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Early 17th Century Renaissance Figurative Paintings
Materials
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$48,178
H 23.63 in W 17.72 in D 1.19 in
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16th Century Figurative Paintings
Materials
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Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Crystal Serveware
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
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$63,789Sale Price|23% Off
H 31.89 in W 25.6 in
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Located in Paris, Île-de-France
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Materials
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Gillis MostaertAdoration of the Shepherds by Gillis Mostaert (1534 - 1598) Flemish Renaissance, 1570s
$45,828
H 21.26 in W 24.41 in D 2.37 in
Adoration of the Shepherds by Gillis Mostaert (1534 - 1598) Flemish Renaissance
Located in Knokke, BE
Gillis Mostaert Hulst 1534 – 1598 Antwerp Flemish Painter 'Adoration of the Shepherds' Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: image size 38,5 x 46,5 cm, frame size 54 x 62 cm Provenance...
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Materials
Oil, Panel
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$15,863
H 9.57 in W 6.86 in
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Located in Stockholm, SE
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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
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$44,850Sale Price|30% Off
H 25.25 in W 20.25 in D 3.5 in
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By (circle of) Pierre Mignard
Located in Los Angeles, CA
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Antique 17th Century French Baroque Paintings
Materials
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Pietro Bardellino18th Century by Pietro Bardellino Mary Magdalene Painting Oil on Canvas, 1756
$15,699Sale Price|22% Off
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 1.97 in
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By Pietro Bardellino
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pietro Bardellino (Naples, Italy, 1731 – 1806) Title: Mary Magdalene Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 75 x 60 cm – with frame 97 x 82 cm Antique shaped and carved wood...
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Materials
Canvas, Oil
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$1,800,000
H 27 in W 24 in D 2.5 in
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Located in Los Angeles, CA
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1860s Portrait Paintings
Materials
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Located in West Palm Beach, FL
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Materials
Giltwood
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$65,805
H 16.13 in W 13.88 in
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 Dece...
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1610s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Copper
Ambrosius FranckenCercle of Ambrosius Francken, Adoration of the shepherds, 17th century Antwerp, 1600
$34,077
H 39.37 in W 32.68 in
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Located in PARIS, FR
Adoration of the shepherds, Cercle of Ambrosius Francken, Early 17th century Antwerp school Oil on oak panel: h. 55 cm, w. 43 cm (21.65 in x 16.93 in) 17th c. ebonized and moulded f...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
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$82,256
H 60.63 in W 55.88 in
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Located in PARIS, FR
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Materials
Canvas, Oil
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Located in New York, NY
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A Close Look at Old-masters Art
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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Finding the Right Figurative-paintings for You
Figurative art, as opposed to abstract art, retains features from the observable world in its representational depictions of subject matter. Most commonly, figurative paintings reference and explore the human body, but they can also include landscapes, architecture, plants and animals — all portrayed with realism.
While the oldest figurative art dates back tens of thousands of years to cave wall paintings, figurative works made from observation became especially prominent in the early Renaissance. Artists like Michelangelo, Leonardo da Vinci and other Renaissance masters created naturalistic representations of their subjects.
Pablo Picasso is lauded for laying the foundation for modern figurative art in the 1920s. Although abstracted, this work held a strong connection to representing people and other subjects. Other famous figurative artists include Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud. Figurative art in the 20th century would span such diverse genres as Expressionism, Pop art and Surrealism.
Today, a number of figural artists — such as Sedrick Huckaby, Daisy Patton and Eileen Cooper — are making art that uses the human body as its subject.
Because figurative art represents subjects from the real world, natural colors are common in these paintings. A piece of figurative art can be an exciting starting point for setting a tone and creating a color palette in a room.
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