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Roman Decoration - Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s

Roman Decoration - Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s, 1750s

$358

Roman Decoration - Etching by Various Old Masters - 1750s

Located in Roma, IT

18th century, made by Various Old Masters. In very good condition, except for some stains along the

Category

1750s Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Four Engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555
Four Engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555

Four Engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555, 1555

$1,593Sale Price|30% Off

Four Engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi" - Etching -1555

Located in Roma, IT

Four engravings from 'Emblemi di Achille Bocchi', realized in 1555, are original Engravings

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16th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

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Old Master Etchings And Engraving For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the old master etchings and engraving you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. Finding the perfect old master etchings and engraving may mean sifting through those created during different time periods — you can find an early version that dates to the 18th Century and a newer variation that were made as recently as the 19th Century. Adding an old master etchings and engraving to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of beige, gray, white, black and more. There have been many interesting old master etchings and engraving examples over the years, but those made by Maria Sybilla Merian, Francois Nicolas Martinet, Jacques Barraband, William Hogarth and Hans Holbein are often thought to be among the most thought-provoking. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in engraving, etching and drypoint.

How Much is an Old Master Etchings And Engraving?

An old master etchings and engraving can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $455, while the lowest priced sells for $173 and the highest can go for as much as $22,000.

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.

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Finding the Right Prints-works-on-paper for You

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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