Ancient Roman Scene - Etching - 18th Century
By Giovanni Elia Morghen
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Scene from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
, Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Copperplate etching and engraving on laid paper Plate mark visible; approx. 24.5
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Ancient Theatrical Mask - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
folding. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original title: “Le
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Wildlife - Etching by Jean Lepautre - 18th Century
By Jean Lepautre
Located in Roma, IT
Wildlife is an etching realized by Jean Le Pautre in 18th Century. Good conditions. Signed on
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Wildlife - Etching by Jean Lepautre - 18th Century
By Jean Lepautre
Located in Roma, IT
Wildlife is an etching realized by Jean Le Pautre in 18th Century. Good conditions. Signed on
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Posing Man - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Man is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing on the
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Posing Man - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Posing Man is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with foxing on the
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Anatomy Studies - Etching by Nicholas Cochin - 1755
Located in Roma, IT
Anatomy Studies is an etching realized by Nicholas Cochin in 1755. Good conditions with slight
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Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portraits is an artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching from J.C
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Portrait - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748-1827). Original Etching from J.C
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Axiom - Etching by Francesco Mazzoni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Axiom is an original etching on paper realized by Francesco Mazzoni in the 18th century. Signed on
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Tuscan Proverbs - Etching by Carlo Lasinio - 1786
Located in Roma, IT
Tuscan Proverbs is an original etching realized by Carlo Lasinio in 1786. Etching and watercolour
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Tuscan Proverbs - Etching by Carlo Lasinio - 1786
Located in Roma, IT
Tuscan Proverbs 3 is an original etching realized by Carlo Lasinio in 1786. Etching and
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Tuscan Proverbs - Etching by Carlo Lasinio - 1786
Located in Roma, IT
Tuscan Proverbs is an original etching realized by Carlo Lasinio in 1786. Etching and watercolour
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Le Loir - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1770s (Tom. VIII, 1771 ed.). Tom. VIII – Le Loir Plate XXIV, p. 192 Copper engraving Sheet...
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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Tome VIII – Plate III, p. 26 Original copperplate engraving 24.5 x 19.5 cm Fine 18th...
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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière Paris, Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Tome VIII – Plate IV, p. 26 Original copperplate engraving 24.5 x 19.5 cm Fine 18th-century c...
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière Tome III, Plate V, page 202 Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Copperplate engraving on laid paper Plate mark visible; a...
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière Tome III, Plate IV, page 224 Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Copperplate engraving on laid paper (approx. 24.5 × 19.5...
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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate From Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, tom. III – Pl. XV, p. 256 This copperplate engraving presents a comprehensive anatomical view of the urinary and major vascular systems withi...
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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle. Tom. III – Pl. 13, p. 246 This copperplate engraving presents a comparative anatomical study of the auditory apparatus, combining sectional ...
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Le Lévrier - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1767–1771 – Tom. V, Pl. XXVII (p. 300): Le Lévrier Copper engraving depicting Le Lévrier (Greyhound) standing in elegant profile within a landscaped esta...
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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. V (p. 48) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition illustrating comparative anatomical studies of the reproductive organs. The upper fi...
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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. VII (p. 48) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition illustrating the male urogenital system in detailed anatomical views. The plate pr...
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Animal Anatomy - Etching by Buvée d’Amérique - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. III (p. 48) Copper engraving from the 1771 edition depicting detailed anatomical studies of reproductive organs in two views. The upp...
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Facial Expressions - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, Planche VIII (p. 536) Copper engraving depicting five studies of human facial expressions, each head shown in three-quarter view and numbered (Figs. 1–5)...
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Le Mâtin - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1767–1771 – Tom. V, Pl. XXV (p. 300): Le Mâtin Copper engraving depicting Le Mâtin (mastiff-type dog) in profile, set within a courtyard scene. The anima...
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière Tome III, Plate I, page 76 Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Copperplate engraving on laid paper (approx. 24.5 × 19.5 c...
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Copperplate engraving from Georges-Louis Leclerc, Comte de Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, Tome IX, 1771 edition (Pl. XXVI, p. 298). This finely detailed anatomical plate illustrates th...
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXVII (p. 298) Copper engraving depicting the male urinary and reproductive system, including bladder, prostate, urethra and testes, s...
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière. Tome III, Plate III, page 110 Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Copperplate engraving on laid paper (approx. 24.5 × 19...
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon's Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière Tome III, Plate II, page 94 Paris: Imprimerie Royale, 1771 Copperplate engraving on laid paper (approx. 24.5 × 19.5 ...
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Anatomical Studies - Etching by Jacques de Sève - 1771
Located in Roma, IT
Plate from Buffon, Histoire Naturelle, 1771 – Tom. IX, Pl. XXVIII (p. 298). Copper engraving depicting detailed anatomical studies of the urinary bladder and adjacent glands, shown ...
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OLD WESTMINSTER BRIDGE
By James Abbott McNeill Whistler
Located in Portland, ME
Whistler, James A. M. OLD WESTMINSTER BRIDGE. Etching and Drypoint, 1859. Glascow 47,Kennedy 39
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Cupids - Etching by Francesco Lavega - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupids from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Lavega in the
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Temple - Etching by Francesco Lavega - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Temple from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco La Vega in
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Pompeian Style Oil Lamps - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Pompeian Style Oil Lamps from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by
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Cupid In Three Frames - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid In Three Frames from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Various
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Cupid In Three Frames - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid In Three Frames from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Various
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Cupids - Etching by Francesco Lavega - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupids from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Francesco Lavega in the
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Tragedy Masks Pompeian Fresco - Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Tragedy Masks Pompeian Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by
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Lovingly - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Lovingly from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in
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Mourning - Etching by Nicola Billy - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Mourning from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Billy after
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Deities - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Deities from "Antiquities of Herculaneum"is an etching on paper realized by Giuseppe Aloja in the
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Goddess - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Goddess from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the
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Player - Etching by Filippo Morghen - 18th Century
By Filippo Morghen
Located in Roma, IT
Player from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Filippo Morghen in the
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Cupids - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Cupid and Genni from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni
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Letter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter N is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching
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Letter N - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter N is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching
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Letter L - Etching by Luigi Vanvitelli - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Letter L is an Etching hand watercolored realized by Luigi Vanvitelli in 18th century. The etching
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Profiles - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Profiles is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for Johann Caspar Lavater's
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Roman Seascape - Etching by Luigi Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Seascape Fresco from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Luigi
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Colonie d'Alger - Original Etching - 19th century
Located in Roma, IT
Colonie d'Alger is an original etching realized by an Anonymous engraver of the 19th Century
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The Physiognomy - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
The Physiognomy - The Portrait is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for
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The Portrait - Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
Located in Roma, IT
The Physiognomy - The Portrait is an original etching artwork realized by Thomas Holloway for
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Decoration With Animals - Original Etching - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Decoration With Animals is an Etching realized by various Artists (18th century). The etching
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Silhouettes - Original Etching by Thomas Holloway - 1810
By Thomas Holloway
Located in Roma, IT
Silhouettes is an original artwork realized by Thomas Holloway (1748 - 1827). Original Etching
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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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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.
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