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Letter P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter P is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Ancient Roman Fresco  - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

Ancient Roman Fresco - Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century

By Carlo Nolli

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the 18th Century. Monogrammed on the plate. Good conditions ...

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Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter I is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter D - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter D - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter D is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter B is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter I - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter I is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter U is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter B is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter U - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter U is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter S - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter S is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter B - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter B is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter L is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...

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Letter Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter Q - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter Q is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter P - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter P is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Letter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter N is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...

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Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter L is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Er...

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Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter R - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter R is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichit...

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Letter A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter A - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter A is an Etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità di Ercolano Esposte”)...

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Decoration With Fruits - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century

Decoration With Fruits - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century

By Luigi Aloja

Located in Roma, IT

Decoration With Fruits is an Etching realized by Luigi Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le Antichità...

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Disparate Claro Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

Disparate Claro Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Disparate claro - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 15 from of the second edition of th...

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1870s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Disparate Matrimonial Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

Disparate Matrimonial Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Disparate matrimonial - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 7 from of the second edition ...

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Disparate General Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

Disparate General Etching, Aquatint, Goya, Circa 1875, Unframed

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Disparate General- from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 9 from of the second edition of th...

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Disparate Volante Original Etching, Aquatint, Circa 1875, Unframed

Disparate Volante Original Etching, Aquatint, Circa 1875, Unframed

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Disparate volante - from Los Proverbios is an original black and white etching realized by Francisco Goya (1746-1828). The artwork is the plate n. 5 from of the second edition of ...

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Les Alcyons Etching, Chiaroscuro Style, Circa 1742, Unframed
Les Alcyons Etching, Chiaroscuro Style, Circa 1742, Unframed

Les Alcyons Etching, Chiaroscuro Style, Circa 1742, Unframed

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Alcyone. Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro, from the volume “Le...

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Anatomical Plate – Digestive System - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Anatomical Plate – Digestive System - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

By Antoine Defehrt

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Tom. XI, Pl. XI, p. 276 Paris, 1771 Copperplate engraving on laid paper Approx. 24.5 × 19.5 cm A finely executed co...

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Anatomical Plate – Digestive System - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

Anatomical Plate – Digestive System - Etching by Antoine Defehrt - 1771

By Antoine Defehrt

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Tom. XI, Pl. XIII, p. 276 Paris, 1771 Copperplate engraving on laid paper Sheet size: approx. 24.5 x 19.5 cm A fine...

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Anatomy and Skeletons - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

Anatomy and Skeletons - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

By Jacques de Seve

Located in Roma, IT

Tome X – Plate LVII, p. 362, from Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière., Paris 1771. Copper engraving. Paris, 18th century. Sheet size: approx. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. A refined ana...

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Anatomy and Skeletons - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

Anatomy and Skeletons - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

By Jacques de Seve

Located in Roma, IT

Tome X – Plate LVI, p. 362, from Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière, Paris 1771. Copper engraving. Paris, 18th century. Sheet size: approx. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. A finely engrav...

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Animal Anatomy Studies - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771

Animal Anatomy Studies - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771

By Buvée d’Amérique

Located in Roma, IT

Tome VIII – Plate XIII, p. 108, from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Copper engraving. Paris, 1771. Sheet size: approx. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. A finely engraved comp...

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Anatomy and Skeletons - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

Anatomy and Skeletons - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

By Jacques de Seve

Located in Roma, IT

Tome X – Plate LIV, p. 348 from Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière, Paris 1771. Copper engraving. Paris, 18th century. Sheet size: approx. 24.5 x 19.5 cm. An important com...

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Anatomical Studies - Humain Brain - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Anatomical Studies - Humain Brain - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

By Jacques Baron

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tom. III – Pl. II, p. 234 This copperplate engraving presents a detailed anatomical study of the human brain and its principal internal struc...

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Bat Skeleton (Chiroptera) - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

Bat Skeleton (Chiroptera) - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

By Jacques de Seve

Located in Roma, IT

From: Histoire Naturelle, générale et particulière Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Tom. VIII, Plate XIII (Pl. XIII, p. 154) Copperplate engraving on laid paper with visible chain lin...

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Anatomical Studies - Humain Brain - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

Anatomical Studies - Humain Brain - Etching by Jacques Baron - 1771

By Jacques Baron

Located in Roma, IT

Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Tome III – Pl. 10, p. 234 This copperplate engraving presents a systematic anatomical study of the human brain through multiple cranial secti...

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La Nymphe Echo - Etching by B. Picart - 1742
La Nymphe Echo - Etching by B. Picart - 1742

La Nymphe Echo - Etching by B. Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of the nymph Echo. Wonderful plate with fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro, from the volume “...

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1740s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Salmacis et Hermaphrodite - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

Salmacis et Hermaphrodite - Etching by Bernard Picart - 1742

By Bernard Picart

Located in Roma, IT

Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Salmacis and Hermaphroditus. Wonderful plate with very fresh impression and a beautiful use of chiaroscuro,...

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Le Grand Danois - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

Le Grand Danois - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771

By Jacques de Seve

Located in Roma, IT

Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1767–1771 – Tom. V, Pl. XXVI (p. 300): Le Grand Danois Copper engraving depicting Le Grand Danois (Great Dane) standing in profile before an architectura...

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Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching - 18th Century

Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...

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Letter of the Alphabet C -  Etching - 18th Century

Letter of the Alphabet C - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet C, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...

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Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching - 18th Century

Letter of the Alphabet A - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet A, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belon...

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Letter of the Alphabet C - Etching - 18th Century

Letter of the Alphabet C - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet C, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...

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Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching - 18th Century

Letter of the Alphabet S - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet S, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...

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Letter of the Alphabet Q -  Etching - 18th Century

Letter of the Alphabet Q - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet Q, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...

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Letter of the Alphabet T - Etching - 18th Century

Letter of the Alphabet T - Etching - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Letter of the Alphabet T, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an etching on paper realized by Various Authors in the 18th century. Good conditions. The etching belong...

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"Hyde Park on Sunday" - Hand Colored Etching from "Old and New London"
"Hyde Park on Sunday" - Hand Colored Etching from "Old and New London"

"Hyde Park on Sunday" - Hand Colored Etching from "Old and New London"

Located in Soquel, CA

"Hyde Park on Sunday" - Hand Colored Etching from "Old and New London" Detailed etching of a typical Sunday in Hyde Park around 1800 after an etching by Edward Pugh (English, 1763-1...

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Late 19th Century Romantic Figurative Prints

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¿Quién más rendido?  -  Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

¿Quién más rendido? - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

¿Quién más rendido? is an original etching realized by Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Etching on wove paper. The plate is part of the Third Edition of "Lo...

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1860s Old Masters Figurative Prints

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Ruega por Ella  - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

Ruega por Ella - Etching by Francisco Goya - 1868

By Francisco Goya

Located in Roma, IT

Ruega por Ella is an original etching realized by the great Spanish artist Francisco Goya and published for the first time in 1799. Original etching on paper. The plate is part of ...

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Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

Letter T - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century

By Luigi Vanvitelli

Located in Roma, IT

Letter T is an etching realized by Luigi Vanvitelli artist of 18th century. Good condtions.    The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original...

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Old Etchings For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of old etchings is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Expressionist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Modern. 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. Old etchings available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, black, white and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Francisco Goya, Bernard Picart, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Gianfrancesco Pivati and Various Artists are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in etching, aquatint and engraving, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years. Some old etchings are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 1.19 inches across, are available.

How Much are Old Etchings?

Old etchings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $718, while the lowest priced sells for $65 and the highest can go for as much as $135,000.

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.

Find a collection of Old Masters prints, paintings, drawings and watercolors and other art on 1stDibs.

Finding the Right Figurative-prints-works-on-paper for You

Bring energy and an array of welcome colors and textures into your space by decorating with figurative fine-art prints and works on paper.

Figurative art stands in contrast to abstract art, which is more expressive than representational. The oldest-known work of figurative art is a figurative painting — specifically, a rock painting of an animal made over 40,000 years ago in Borneo. This remnant of a remote past has long faded, but its depiction of a cattle-like creature in elegant ocher markings endures.

Since then, figurative art has evolved significantly as it continues to represent the world, including a breadth of works on paper, including printmaking. This includes woodcuts, which are a type of relief print with perennial popularity among collectors. The artist carves into a block and applies ink to the raised surface, which is then pressed onto paper. There are also planographic prints, which use metal plates, stones or other flat surfaces as their base. The artist will often draw on the surface with grease crayon and then apply ink to those markings. Lithographs are a common version of planographic prints.

Figurative art printmaking was especially popular during the height of the Pop art movement, and this kind of work can be seen in artist Andy Warhol’s extensive use of photographic silkscreen printing. Everyday objects, logos and scenes were given a unique twist, whether in the style of a comic strip or in the use of neon colors.

Explore an impressive collection of figurative art prints for sale on 1stDibs and read about how to arrange your wall art.