Cainus fratri necem molitur (Cain kills his brother), Plate I Battles from Old T
By Antonio Tempesta
Located in Middletown, NY
Rome: Nicolas van Aelst, 1613. Engraving on cream laid paper with a foolscap watermark, 8 x 11 1/4
Laid Paper, Engraving
L' Orage
Located in New York, NY
Etching and engraving, circa 1770. Coat-of-arms with an eagle watermark. The sheet overall in
Engraving, Etching
$5,580Sale Price|20% Off
N. Lambert Seigneur de Thorigny: 17th C. Engraved Portrait After Largillière
By Nicolas de Largillière
Located in Alamo, CA
beautiful old master engraving was created with impressive detailed technique. It is printed on laid, chain
Engraving
Portrait of Hans Bol, the Painter, at the age of 58
By Hendrik Goltzius
Located in New York, NY
Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617), engraving, 1593 [with extensive inscription in the plate]. Reference
Engraving
Abraham and Sarah (Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham)
By Georg Pencz
Located in New York, NY
Georg Pencz (1500-50) engraving, c. 1540, Abraham and Sarah (Sarah Presenting Hagar to Abraham
Engraving
Two Fools (or Fool and Foolish Woman)
By Hans Sebald Beham
Located in New York, NY
Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), an engraving after Beham’s Two Fools (or Fool and Foolish Woman
Engraving
Price Upon Request
Landscape with the Prophets Ahias and Jerobeam
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving after David Vinckboons (Malines 1576-1629 Amsterdam), executed by James Van Londerseel
Engraving
New Map of the Terraqueous Globe - WORLD MAP - CALIFORNIA AS AN ISLAND
By Edward Wells
Located in Santa Monica, CA
EDWARD WELLS (British 1667- 1727) A NEW MAP of the TERRAQUEOUS GLOBE - according to the latest Discoveries and most general Divisions of it into CONTINENTS and OCEANS, 1700-01 (Sh...
Engraving
Two Trophies With a Cuirass Lower Left
By Enea Vico
Located in New York, NY
Enea Vico (1523-1567) engraving, Two Trophies With a Cuirass Lower Left, 1550, Bartsch 449, with
Engraving
Two Trophies with a Breast Plate and a Ram's Head
By Enea Vico
Located in New York, NY
Enea Vico (1523-1567 engraving, Two Trophies With a Breast Plate and a Ram’s Head, 1550, Bartsch
Engraving
Panel with a Mascaron
By Hans Sebald Beham
Located in New York, NY
Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Panel with a Mascaron, engraving, 1543 [with the initials monogram
Engraving
Antique Biblical Engravings, Mortier Amsterdam – Genesis & Apocalypse, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
print, Amsterdam circa 1700, religious art, copperplate engraving, old master print, pastoral biblical
Paper
Antique Biblical Engravings, Mortier Amsterdam – Apocalypse Cycle, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
visions, Dutch Baroque print, Amsterdam circa 1700, religious art, copperplate engraving, old master print
Paper
Antique Biblical Engravings, Mortier Amsterdam – Joseph Cycle, c.1700
Located in Langweer, NL
, copperplate engraving, old master print, biblical narrative, early 18th century print, pastoral scene
Paper
PERU
By Johannes Jansson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
JOHANNES JANSSON (1588 - 1664) PERU, engraving with early coloring. Platemark 15 1/8 x 19 3/8
Engraving
Adoration of the Shepherds
By Peter Paul Rubens
Located in New York, NY
Basan (French, 1723-1797), engraving, c. 1750, in black on ivory laid paper, 282 x 200 mm., with small
Engraving
The Death of Lazarus
By Hieronymus Wierix
Located in Fairlawn, OH
guardianship of Sanson Catsopyn and Jheronimus Mannacker. His first engraving as independent master dates back
Engraving
Tintoretto Portrait Engraving after Self Portrait, Antoine de Marcenay, 1755
Located in Langweer, NL
print. Engravings after old master portraits such as this were highly sought after in the 18th century
Paper
Came, the Seat of the Hon. Lionel Damer /// Dorsetshire John Hutchins English
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
) Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: John Bowyer Nichols, London
Engraving
Allegorical Figure, Holding a Ball
By Giorgio Mantovano Ghisi
Located in Chicago, IL
owner of this work, (died in Vienna about 1900) was a collector of earlier Old Master prints. The sale
Engraving
Tree, Exhibiting the Various Congregations of the Benedictine Order /// Hollar
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Wales Year: 1817-1830 (New edition) Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown
Engraving
Grotesque Profile of Man with High Hat - Engravin after Rembrandt - 19th Century
By Charles Amand Durand
Located in Roma, IT
plates of Rembrandt & other old Masters. His work was recognized as innovative and of high quality not
Engraving
Monastery of St. Augustine, Canterbury /// William Dugdale Monasticon Anglicanum
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
) Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Thomas Davison of Whitefriars
Engraving
AMERICAE - Sive Novi Orbis, Nova Descriptio
By Abraham Ortelius
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Broecke 11, Burden 64; Schwartz & Ehrenberg 69) Engraving. A very good, well printed example with
Engraving
WORLD MAP - Planisphaerium Terrestre Sive Terrarum Orbis... 1696
By Carel Allard
Located in Santa Monica, CA
) Engraving, 20 ½ x 23 ½”, sheet 21 x 24 1/8". A stunning double hemisphere World Map with sphere projections
Engraving
$4,250Sale Price|50% Off
AMERICA
By John Speed
Located in Santa Monica, CA
) AMERICA - With Those Known Parts In That Unknown Worlde (sic), 1626-(76) (Burden 217 iv/iv) Engraving
Engraving
Crucifixion
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Jean Pichore workshop, 1500-1541 Crucifixion Metal cut engraving printed on vellum with vintage
Engraving
Virgin and Child with the Pear
By Hans Sebald Beham
Located in New York, NY
Hans Sebald Beham (1500-1550), Virgin and Child with the Pear, engraving, 1520. Initials monogram
Engraving
Sextus Tarquinius Raping Lucretia
By Georg Pencz
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Sextus Tarquinius Raping Lucretia Engraving, c. 1546-47 Signed with the intials in the plate (see
Engraving
$325Sale Price|56% Off
The Happy Consultation, or Modern Match
Located in Santa Monica, CA
CONSULTATION, or MODERN MATCH, 1769 (DG 4335) Engraving, very good impression. Engraved by J Roberts
Engraving
Ostiakes
By Cornelis de Bruijn
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Ostiakes Engraving, 1718 From: Voyages de Corneille le Brun par la Moscovie, en Perse, et aux Indes
Engraving
Venus and the Rose (2nd State)
By Giorgio Mantovano Ghisi
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving after Luca Penni
Engraving
Heroic Roman Battle Scene, French Neoclassical Engraving, Napoleonic Era, 1804
Located in Langweer, NL
form. Although visually reminiscent of earlier Old Master battle engravings by artists such as Gérard
Paper
Price Upon Request
Christ and His Disciples Harvesting on the Sabbath
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving after David Vinckboons (Malines 1576-1629 Amsterdam), executed by Jan van Londerseel
Engraving
St. Jerome in the Desert
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving by Joannes and Lucas van Doetecum (Deventer active by 1551 - circa 1569 Haarlem) in the
Engraving
$1,580Sale Price|20% Off
Northern Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Abraham Ortelius
By Abraham Ortelius
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 16th century hand-colored copperplate map of northern Italy entitled "Veronae Urbis Territorium a Bernardo Bragnolo Descriptium" by Abraham Ortelius from his atlas "...
Engraving
Landscape with Roman Ruins
By (After) Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving after Peter Paul Rubens (Siegen 1577 - 1640 Antwerp), executed by Schelte Adams Bolswert
Engraving
Genesis Narrative Engravings Set – Mortier Amsterdam, Flood to Babel Scenes 1700
Located in Langweer, NL
engraving, old master prints, antique wall decor, classical interior art, Dutch printmaking, historical
Paper
Flora with her Nymphs, after Giulio Romano
Located in New York, NY
GIULIO BONASONE (1510-1576) AFTER GIULIO ROMANO (CIRCA1499-1546) Flora with her Nymphs engraving
Engraving
$15,000
Farnese Hercules
By Jacob Bos
Located in Chicago, IL
inspiration for this magnificent and extremely rare engraving was the famous so-called Farnese Hercules statue
Engraving
$780Sale Price|20% Off
Frankfort, Germany: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
in 1335 at the foot of the hill (right) and merged with the Old Town as late as 1556. Frankenberg was
Engraving
Lonicera Pyrenaica (Pyrenean Honeysuckle) /// Pierre-Joseph Redouté Botanical
By Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Pleine Terre Year: 1801-1819 (Second edition) Medium: Original Stipple Engraving with Printed and Hand
Watercolor, Engraving
Jasminum Officinale (Common Jasmine) /// Pierre-Joseph Redouté Botanical Flower
By Pierre-Joseph Redouté
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Pleine Terre Year: 1801-1819 (Second edition) Medium: Original Stipple Engraving with Printed and Hand
Watercolor, Engraving
Lantana aculeata (Common Lantana) /// Pancrace Bessa Flower Plant Botanical Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: 1801-1819 (Second edition) Medium: Original Stipple Engraving with Printed and Hand-Coloring on wove
Watercolor, Engraving
Cassia corymbosa (Argentine senna) /// Pancrace Bessa Flower Plant Botanical Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
: 1801-1819 (Second edition) Medium: Original Stipple Engraving with Printed and Hand-Coloring on wove
Watercolor, Engraving
$1,900Sale Price|20% Off
Canterbury: An Original 16th C. Framed Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a framed 16th century map and city view of Canterbury, England entitled "Cantuarbury" by Braun & Hogenburg, from their famous landmark atlas of city views 'Civitates Orbis Te...
Engraving
St. Alban's Abbey Church, High Altar screen /// Robert Clutterbuck Hertford Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
(First edition) Medium: Original Engraving on wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Nichols, Son
Engraving, Intaglio
$620Sale Price|20% Off
Tournai (Tournay), Belgium: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 16th century original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of Tournai, Belgium, entitled "Tornacum" by Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, in volume IV of their famous city atl...
Engraving
$940Sale Price|20% Off
View of Emden, Germany: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 16th century original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of a bird's-eye View of Embden, Germany entitled " Emuda, vulgo Embden vrbs Frisia orientalis primaria" by Georg...
Engraving
$780Sale Price|20% Off
View of Meissen, Germany: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a 16th century original hand-colored copperplate engraved map of View of View of Meissen, Germany entitled "Misena Hermun Duvorum Urbs" by Georg Braun & Franz Hogenberg, fro...
Engraving
$780Sale Price|20% Off
View of Seravalle, Italy: A 16th Century Hand-colored Map by Braun & Hogenberg
By Franz Hogenberg
Located in Alamo, CA
This is an original 16th century copperplate originally hand-colored engraved map of View of Seravalle, Italy entitled "Seravallum Celeberrimum Marchiae Tarvisiniae in Agro Foro Juli...
Engraving
$460Sale Price|20% Off
West Coast of Africa; Guinea & Sierra Leone: Bellin 18th Century Map
Located in Alamo, CA
This is a Jacques Bellin copper-plate map entitled "Partie de la Coste de Guinee Dupuis la Riviere de Sierra Leona Jusquau Cap das Palmas", depicting the coast of Guinea and Sierra L...
Engraving
The Battle of the Amazons (Bellum Amazonum)
By Enea Vico
Located in Middletown, NY
A fierce battle scene with women warriors. (after Perino del Vaga) Engraving on oval-shaped light
Laid Paper, Engraving
Tobias and the Angel
By Hendrik Goudt
Located in Chicago, IL
References: Bartsch, Dutuit and Hollstein 2
Engraving
$620Sale Price|20% Off
Sir. John Powell, Knight: Early 18th C. Engraved Portrait After William Sherwin
Located in Alamo, CA
published by John King in London in 1711, after an earlier work by William Sherwin. The engraving depicts a
Engraving
$1,900Sale Price|20% Off
North and South America: An 18th Century Hand-colored Map by Johann Homann
By Johann Baptist Homann
Located in Alamo, CA
publishing house that specialized in engravings. The firm flourished, becoming the leading map publisher in
Engraving
Landscape with Pair on Wooden Bridge
By Nicolaes de Bruyn
Located in Chicago, IL
Engraving after Egidius Coninxloo (c. 1581 - 1619), executed by Nicolaes De Bruyn (Antwerp 1571
Engraving
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.
Decorating with fine art prints — whether they’re figurative prints, abstract prints or another variety — has always been a practical way of bringing a space to life as well as bringing works by an artist you love into your home.
Pursued in the 1960s and ’70s, largely by Pop artists drawn to its associations with mass production, advertising, packaging and seriality, as well as those challenging the primacy of the Abstract Expressionist brushstroke, printmaking was embraced in the 1980s by painters and conceptual artists ranging from David Salle and Elizabeth Murray to Adrian Piper and Sherrie Levine.
Printmaking is the transfer of an image from one surface to another. An artist takes a material like stone, metal, wood or wax, carves, incises, draws or otherwise marks it with an image, inks or paints it and then transfers the image to a piece of paper or other material.
Fine art prints are frequently confused with their more commercial counterparts. After all, our closest connection to the printed image is through mass-produced newspapers, magazines and books, and many people don’t realize that even though prints are editions, they start with an original image created by an artist with the intent of reproducing it in a small batch. Fine art prints are created in strictly limited editions — 20 or 30 or maybe 50 — and are always based on an image created specifically to be made into an edition.
Many people think of revered Dutch artist Rembrandt as a painter but may not know that he was a printmaker as well. His prints have been preserved in time along with the work of other celebrated printmakers such as Pablo Picasso, Salvador Dalí and Andy Warhol. These fine art prints are still highly sought after by collectors.
“It’s another tool in the artist’s toolbox, just like painting or sculpture or anything else that an artist uses in the service of mark making or expressing him- or herself,” says International Fine Print Dealers Association (IFPDA) vice president Betsy Senior, of New York’s Betsy Senior Fine Art, Inc.
Because artist’s editions tend to be more affordable and available than his or her unique works, they’re more accessible and can be a great opportunity to bring a variety of colors, textures and shapes into a space.
For tight corners, select small fine art prints as opposed to the oversized bold piece you’ll hang as a focal point in the dining area. But be careful not to choose something that is too big for your space. And feel free to lean into it if need be — not every work needs picture-hanging hooks. Leaning a larger fine art print against the wall behind a bookcase can add a stylish installation-type dynamic to your living room. (Read more about how to arrange wall art here.)
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