$7,470
H 33 in W 40 in D 2 in
Table Top Still Life with Birds, Fruit and Walnuts - Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This simply stunning German 18th century Old Master oil painting is by noted artist C.L.
Oil
$63,950
H 13.63 in W 17.88 in
Bird Study, a painting on panel by the Studio of Jan Brueghel the Younger
Located in PARIS, FR
We would like to thank Dr. Ursula Härting for confirming that this painting belongs to the studio of Jan Brueghel the Younger, by means of a certificate issued on December 12, 2024. ...
Oak, Oil
A peacock surrounded by other birds, in a landscape
By Marmaduke Cradock
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Attributed to Marmaduke Craddock (1660-1716) A peacock surrounded by other birds, in a landscape Oil on canvas Canvas Size 40 x 50 in Framed Size 46 1/2 x 57 in Marmaduke Cradock wa...
Oil
$7,950
H 25 in W 31.5 in
17th century English Birds on a pond and in flight, Ducks, Swans, Kingfisher
By Francis Barlow
Located in Woodbury, CT
Studio of Francis Barlow, English, late 17th century Birds on a Pond with Waterfowl and Birds in Flight Oil on canvas Un-signed Presented in an antique English carved wood frame A f...
Canvas, Oil
$16,300
H 8.25 in W 7.5 in
Still Life of Fruit in a Wicker Basket with Bird
Located in London, GB
Gaspar Peeter Verbruggen 1664-1730 Still Life of Fruit in a Wicker Basket with Bird Oil on oak panel Image size: 8 1/4 x 7 1/2 inches (21 x 19 cm) Contemporary Dutch ebonised style f...
Oak, Oil, Panel
$57,453Sale Price|20% Off
H 31.11 in W 42.92 in D 1.97 in
17th Century By Lombard Artist Still Life with Birds and Burning Fuse Oil/canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Lombard Artist of the 17th Century Title: Still life with birds and burning fuse Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 79 x 109 cm - 103 x 136 cm with frame "Cassetta" fram...
Canvas, Oil
$19,990Sale Price|20% Off
H 45.67 in W 38.19 in D 1.97 in
17th century By Dutch Maestro Still life with bird, carp & lobster Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
17th Century Dutch Maestro Title: Still life with bird, carp & lobster Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 116 x 97 cm - with frame 153 x 133,5 cm Antique frame "a casset...
Canvas, Oil
$12,929
H 51.19 in W 39.38 in D 1.19 in
STILL LIFE WITH FLOWER FRUIT AND BIRDS - Oil on canvas Italy Alfredo Mayeux
Located in Napoli, IT
Oil painting on canvas - Composition of flowers in a metal vase with fruit, and landscape in the background - Alfredo Mayeux; early XX century.
Canvas, Oil
$900
H 8 in W 17 in
A Very Difficult Game Indeed (Study) - Still Life Drawing of Bird Skull
By Matthew Cook
Located in Chicago, IL
Inspired by works of the Dutch Masters, French Academic painters, and the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood, my paintings tell the stories of people with a highly detailed naturalistic appr...
Paper, Chalk, Charcoal
Unavailable
H 19.14 in W 13.47 in
19th C Frenc Old Master Drawing Watercolor Nicolas Huet II Bird
Located in Gouda, NL
Nicolas Huet II (1770-1828) A Female Lesser Cuckooshrike on a Branch Pencil, watercolour, bodycolour, on wove paper, sheet size 486 x 342 mm (19.1 x 13.5 inch); dimensions of bird ...
Watercolor
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H 20.01 in W 1.97 in D 24.02 in
Amusement - Girl in Pink Dress catching Bird, laying in grass, old masters style
Located in Milton, AU
Amusement - Girl in Pink Dress catching Bird, laying in grass, old masters style
Oil
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H 55.91 in W 46.46 in
A portrait of a lady and her daughter with an exotic bird
By Michael Dahl
Located in Bath, Somerset
A portrait of a lady three-quarter length, seated in an interior, wearing a red silk gown draped in a pink silk sash with an exotic bird perched on her hand and one arm resting on a ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 52.5 in W 46 in D 1 in
Huge 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Wild Ornamental Birds Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
This grand large scale Dutch Old Master oil painting dates to the second half of the 17th century.
Canvas, Oil
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H 82.75 in W 37 in
Extraordinary 18th Century Oil Painting of Ornamental Birds in a Landscape
By Aert Schouman
Located in London, GB
Ornamental Fowl in a Landscape Oil on Canvas Shaped wooden frame 82 3/4 x 37 inches (210 x 94 cms) 84 x 42 inches framed Signed and Dated: "A.Schouman. / 1759" Provenance: Provena...
Oil
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H 31.5 in W 39.5 in D 3 in
Exotic Birds In An Arcadian Landscape, Early 18th-Century Oil Painting
By Tobias Stranover
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 20th-century oil on canvas by Dutch artist Cornelis Raaphorst (1875-1954) depicts several kittens gathered around a glass fishbowl. It exemplifies the artist’s celebrated ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19 in W 24.5 in
Exquisite C17th Oil Painting - Still Life with Hare & Song Birds in a Landscape
By Philipp Ferdinand de Hamilton
Located in London, GB
Philip Ferdinand de HAMILTON (1664-1750) Still Life with Hare and Song Birds in a Landscape Oil on panel Circa 1690 11.5 x 17 inches; 19 x 24.5 inches, inc. frame De Hamilton was bo...
Oil
Still Life with Birds
By Bela Chabada
Located in Houston, TX
Chabada, Bela 1878- studied in Budapest and Munich. Gold Medal recipient in Milan, 1906. Measures: 35 x 28 inches oil on canvas; overall size 42 X 35 inches. After Jan Weenix. Si...
Oil
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H 29.93 in W 39.77 in
Baroque Italian painter- 18th century Still Life painting - Fruit bird
By Giovanni Paolo Castelli detto Spadino
Located in Varmo, IT
Circle Of Giovanni Paolo Castelli (rome 1659 - Rome C.1730) - Still life with swallow. 64.5 x 88.5 cm without frame, 76 x 101 cm with frame. Oil on canvas, in a wooden frame. Con...
Canvas, Oil
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H 11 in W 12 in
18th century English scene of pointer dogs out hunting with men shooting birds
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful 18th century English gouache on paper of a 18th century English scene of pointer dogs out hunting with men shooting birds. One of a set of five all framed in Hogarth frame...
Paper, Gouache
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H 11 in W 12 in
18th century English scene of pointer dogs out hunting with men shooting birds
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful 18th century English gouache on paper of a 18th century English scene of pointer dogs out hunting with men shooting birds. One of a set of five all framed in Hogarth frame...
Paper, Gouache
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H 11 in W 12 in
18th century English gun dogs pointing at birds in a landscape with men shooting
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful 18th century English gouache on paper of Pointer dogs looking for a Partridge or Pheasant, with men out shooting. One of a set of five all framed in Hogarth frames. L.Gr...
Paper, Gouache
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H 20 in W 16 in
Still life of flowers in a vase with ants and flies with Roses and a birds nest
By George Frederik Ziesel
Located in Woodbury, CT
Remarkable 18th century flower painting by a very rare Flemish painter. Ziesel was a classically trained painter in the style of the great 17th century flower painters. His work is v...
Oil
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H 8.13 in W 10.5 in
The Bird Tree, a drawing at the edge of fantasy by Albert Flamen (17th century)
By Albert Flamen
Located in PARIS, FR
Albert Flamen was a Flemish artist living in Paris, best known for his engraving work. In this drawing executed on the edge of fantasy, we find the technique of an engraver who knows...
Paper, Ink, Felt Pen
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H 45 in W 57.5 in
Huge Classical Still Life Oil Painting Ornamental Flowers & Bird Stone Plinth
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian School, 20th century Title: Grand classical still life composition with tulips, ornamental bird against a background of stone plinths. Medium: oil on canva...
Oil, Canvas
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H 38.39 in W 48.82 in
Huge 18th century Italian Old Master painting - Roosters fighting - Bird Cock
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Huge 18th century Italian Old Master painting This arresting painting depicts two roosters fighting, it is a very fine and captivating work of art. The life-likeness and movement of...
Canvas, Oil
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H 43 in W 35 in D 2 in
Portrait of a Boy with Bird - British 17thC Old Master art oil painting
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning 17th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to Godfrey Kneller.
Oil
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H 20.08 in W 15.75 in
18th century Italian Old Master painting - An Owl with his prey - Bird Hunt
Located in Aartselaar, BE
18th century Italian Old Master painting This arresting painting depicts an owl with his prey, it is truly exquisite and captivating work of art. The owl has been painted majestical...
Canvas, Oil
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H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
Portrait of Two Boys with a Bird - British 18th century Old Master oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Old Master oil painting is by John Opie. Painted circa 1790 the painting is of two young boys, one with a fledgling bird on his raised hand.
Oil
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H 31 in W 36 in D 2 in
Antique Old Master Continental School Bird Still Life Framed Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique oil painting featuring brids. Oil on canvas. Framed. No signature found.
Canvas, Oil
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H 13.5 in W 12 in D 2 in
Heron by Water's Edge - Anglo-Indian 19th century bird art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This beautiful Anglo Indian 19th century bird oil painting on panel has something rather special about it. Painted circa 1810, a fantastic large grey and white heron is stood in the ...
Oil
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H 24 in W 38 in
Fine 18th Century Italian Oil Painting Exotic Birds with Still Life Fruit
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Exotic Birds with Still Life of Abundant Fruit Italian artist, 18th century oil on canvas, framed in Rococo period scrolled frame framed: 24 x 38 inches canvas: 22 x 35 inches proven...
Oil
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H 22.84 in W 19.69 in D 1.19 in
19th century French Bird of Prey painting "Vautour des Alpes" Regency Eagle
Located in Aartselaar, BE
Wonderful early 19th century painting of a magnificent Vautour (bearded vulture) flying over the Alps with his prey as the sun is rising. With its bold and perfectly preserved colour...
Canvas, Oil
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H 19 in W 21.75 in D 1.75 in
Pair of 18th century oil paintings of exotic & European birds set in landscapes
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Johann Heinrich Tischbein the Younger German, (1742-1808) Pheasant, Duck and Jay in a wooded river landscape; Golden and Silver Pheasant in a landscape Oil on canvas, pair Image size...
Canvas, Oil
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H 22.64 in W 28.55 in
18th century Italian still life painting - Birds figures - oil on canvas Animal
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian master of the 18th century. - "Still life of birds". Oil on canvas, unframed.
Canvas, Oil
The Bird Concert – After Jacob Savery
By Jacob Savery I
Located in Stockholm, SE
Follower of Jacob Savery (1566-1603) Concert of Birds 18th-century oil on panel no signature unframed: 42 × 44 cm (16.5 × 17.3 in) framed: 53 × 54 cm (20.9 × 21.3 in) Expertise: ...
Oil, Wood Panel
A Tompe l'oeil still life of hanging birds
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
English School, c. 1800 Still life of hanging birds Oil on panel Panel size - 8 x 6 in Framed size - 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in This trompe-l'œil still life is a striking example of illusio...
Oil
An assembly of farmyard fowl and other birds - Still Life
By Pieter Casteels III
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Pieter Casteels 1684 – 1749 An assembly of farmyard fowl and other birds Oil painting on canvas 29 x 24 inches in its fine and carved wood frame Provenance: Viscountess Templetown,...
Oil
A Tompe l'oeil still life of hanging birds
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
English School, c. 1800 Still life of hanging birds Oil on panel Panel size - 8 x 6 in Framed size - 12 1/2 x 10 1/2 in This trompe-l'œil still life is a striking example of illusio...
Oil
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H 31.11 in W 25.2 in
Still Life Bird Paint Oil on table 17/18th Century Italy Nature Landscape Flower
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Felice Boselli (Piacenza, 1650 - Parma 1732), attributed Still life with game of birds oil on the table 54 x 39.5 cm. Framed 79 x 64.5 cm. The painting in question depicts a still ...
Oil
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H 31.5 in W 47 in D 1 in
Huge 19th Century Italian Classical Still Life Ornamental Birds Fruit & Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ornamental Still Life with fruit, flowers and birds Italian School, 19th century, unsigned oil painting on canvas, unframed size: 31.5 x 47 inches condition: relined canvas and in ve...
Oil, Canvas
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H 31 in W 51 in
A concert of birds - A Hen, Chicks and a Chaffinch, with a landscape beyond
By Jakob Bogdani
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Jacob Bogdani (1660-1724) A concert of birds - A Hen, Chicks and a Chaffinch, with a landscape beyond Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas Size - 24 1/2 x 45 inches Framed Size - ...
Oil
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H 5.12 in W 4.14 in
Portrait of a Child playing with a Bird. Attrib. to Antonio Amorosi (1660-1738)
Located in Firenze, IT
Portrait of a Child playing with a Bird. Artist: Attributed to Antonio Amorosi (1660-1738) Early 18th century Technique: oil on canvas applied to a wooden panel Dimensions: 10.5 c...
Canvas, Oil, Board
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H 9 in W 11 in
Classical Still Life of Flowers with Birds Nest & Wine Urn Signed British Oil
By Robert Dumont-Smith
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Still Life of Flowers and Birds Nest by Robert Dumont-Smith (British 1908-1994) signed oil on copper, framed inscribed verso framed: 9 x 11 inches board: 6.5 x 8.25 inches provenance...
Oil
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H 31 in W 34 in
Vase of Summer Flowers-18th Century Oil, Flowers, Fruit & Bird by J B Bosschaert
By Jean Baptiste Bosschaert
Located in Marlow, Buckinghamshire
Oil on canvas circa 1710. Signed lower left. Framed dimensions are 38 inches high by 41 inches wide. Jan Baptist Bosschaert was born in Antwerp as the son of the painter-baker Jan B...
Canvas, Oil
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H 28.74 in W 38.58 in
17th c. Flemish, Still life with birds and raisins, workshop of Frans Snyders
Located in PARIS, FR
STILL LIFE WITH BIRDS AND RAISINS, WORKSHOP OF FRANS SNYDERS (1579-1657) An exquisite and attractive work, our painting with its rich and harmonious composition is one of the remarka...
Oil, Wood Panel
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H 14 in W 16 in
Early 19th century English still life of fruit and a chaffinch bird on a table.
Located in Woodbury, CT
Wonderful Early 19th century English still life of fruit and a Chaffinch in an interior. This piece is a very fine quality English still life in a similar manner to the work of Geor...
Oil, Panel
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H 34.45 in W 26.11 in
English 18th century portrait painting of Master Wanley with pet bird and cat
Located in Bath, Somerset
Portrait of Master J W Wanley, three-quarter length, wearing a sumptuous pink silk waistcoat with tassel trim, with a bird, possibly a bullfinch perched on his outstretched hand with...
Oil, Canvas
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H 27.17 in W 32.29 in
Dutch 18th century painting of birds and ornamental fowl with classical ruins
Located in Bath, Somerset
Circle of Dirk Wyntrack (1615-1678 The Hague) and Isaac de Moucheron (Amsterdam 1667-1744). Birds, ducks and ornamental fowl in a capriccio landscape of classical ruins, statues and ...
Canvas, Oil
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H 20.87 in W 24.81 in
Pair of 17th century oil paintings of peacocks and other birds in a landscape
By Marmaduke Cradock
Located in Bath, Somerset
Please note that the price listed (and measurement) is for both paintings together. A pair of 17th century oil paintings of peacocks and other ornamental birds in a garden landscape...
Canvas, Oil
Still Life Of Birds & Grapes, oil on canvas Old Master Roman School Style
Located in Blackwater, GB
Still Life Of Birds & Grapes, oil on canvas Old Master Roman School Style - Miguel Canals Large Roman School Renaissance Style still life of birds and grapes, oil on canvas. Excell...
Canvas, Oil
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H 31.89 in W 49.22 in
18th century painting of pheasants, ducks, hens and other birds in a landscape
By Marmaduke Cradock
Located in Bath, Somerset
An early 18th century painting of an animated scene of various birds, ornamental fowl and ducks who are alarmed by the seemingly nonchalant bird of prey flying overhead. Oil on canva...
Canvas, Oil
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H 50.2 in W 41.15 in
Spaniel and Birds in a Park Landscape, Dutch, 17th century
By Adriaen Cornelisz Beeldemaker
Located in Bath, Somerset
Circle of Adriaen Cornelisz Beeldemaker (Rotterdam 1618 - 1709 The Hague). Spaniel and two birds in a park landscape, the brown and white spaniel barking excitedly at the two birds p...
Oil
$7,945Sale Price|20% Off
H 43.31 in W 36.23 in
Madonna Maria Piola Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century Old master Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Anton Maria Piola (Genoa, 1654 - 1715) circle Madonna and Child Genoese school of the second half of the 17th century Oil on canvas 93 x 74 cm.- In antique frame 110 x 92 cm. (Work...
Oil
$1,358Sale Price|20% Off
H 19 in W 17 in
Fine 1830's English Oil Painting on panel Countryside Rural Lane with Gilt Frame
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Country Lane English School, circa 1830's period oil on panel, framed in period antique gilt frame framed: 19 x 17 inches board: 14 x 13 inches Provenance: private collection, En...
Oil
$18,213Sale Price|20% Off
H 40.95 in W 51.97 in
Still-Life Flowers Ascione 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Aniello Ascione (Naples, news from 1680 to 1708) Still life with festoon of flowers and fruit Oil painting on canvas 89 x 117 cm - in frame 104 x 132 cm. With expertise and attrib...
Oil
The Nativity of Christ
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Anonymous 15th Century Italian, Probably Milan area The Nativity of Christ Pigments, ink and gold leaf on vellum Unsigned as is always the case with illuminated manuscripts The Virgi...
Pigment
Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault
By Camille Pissarro
Located in Palm Desert, CA
"Paysage avec batteuse a Montfoucault (Landscape with Thresher at Montfoucault)" is a pastel by French Impressionist Camille Pissarro. The artwork is signed lower right, "C. Pissarro...
Paper, Pastel, Board
$5,433Sale Price|20% Off
H 22 in W 26 in
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting Angel & Saints Appearing to Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Italian Old Master, 18th century Title: Angel and Saints appearing to figures, one dressed in a white ruff collar. Medium: oil on canvas, framed Framed: 22 x 26 i...
Canvas, Oil
Two Antique Silver and Gold-Damascened Holster Pistols
Located in London, GB
These pistols have been beautifully decorated with finely chased and engraved silver, and gold-damascened work. They were crafted in South-Eastern Europe in the 19th century. The pis...
Gold, Silver, Steel
$1,358Sale Price|20% Off
H 14.5 in W 17 in
17th Century Dutch Oil Painting Figures outside Building in Ancient Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figures in Landscape Dutch School, 17th century oil on wood panel, framed in antique wooden frame framed: 14.5 x 17 inches panel : 10 x 12 inches Provenance: private collection, Engl...
Oil
$240,000
H 48 in W 32 in
The Young Shepherdess: Late 19th Century Academic Oil Painting
By Charles Amable Lenoir
Located in New York, NY
The Young Shepherdess by Charles Amable Lenoir (1860-1926) Oil on canvas 48 x 32 inches unframed (121.92 x 81.28 cm.) 58 ½ x 42 ¾ inches framed (148.59 x 108.585 cm) Signed on botto...
Oil
The Lions Den
By George Stubbs
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Circle of George Stubbs The Lions Den Oil on canvas Canvas Size 11 x 14 1/2 in Framed Size 17 x 21 in George Stubbs, one of the most celebrated animal painters of the 18th century, ...
Oil
$9,729Sale Price|20% Off
H 37.8 in W 30.32 in
Andromeda Monster Carracci Paint 17th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Agostino Carracci (1557-1602) Circle of Andromeda and the Sea Monster Oil on canvas 75 x 59 cm. - In frame 96 x 77 cm. The subject of the painting, derived from Ovid's Metamo...
Oil
Portrait of Lady Caroline Price
By George Romney
Located in Miami, FL
DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the best Romney in private hands. If Vogue Magazine existed in the late 18th century, this image of Lady Caroline Price would be on one of its covers. The e...
Oil, Canvas
$11,490Sale Price|20% Off
H 42.92 in W 55.91 in
Leda Swan Mythological Paint oil on canvas French Painter 18th Century
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
French painter of the late 18th-early 19th century Leda and the Swan (Literary source: Metamorphoses by Ovid, Book VI) Oil on canvas 95 x 126 cm Framed 109 x 142 cm This c...
Oil
$10,592Sale Price|20% Off
H 34.65 in W 43.31 in
Carnival Rome Colonna square Cerquozzi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Carnival in Rome in Piazza Colonna Roman school of bamboccianti (mid-17th century) - workshop of Michelangelo Cerquozzi (Rome 1602 - Rome 1660) Oil on canvas 74 x 96 cm. - Framed 88...
Oil
$13,515
H 49.61 in W 46.86 in D 2.76 in
Portrait of Lady, Barbara Herbert, Countess of Pembroke c.1708, Large Painting
Located in London, GB
Portrait of Barbara Herbert, Countess of Pembroke c.1708 Charles d’Agar (1669-1723) This magnificent large-scale portrait, presented by Titan Fine Art, depicts the British court of...
Cotton Canvas, Oil
$6,112
H 23 in W 22 in
18th Century Italian Oil Madonna & Child with St. John the Baptist after Raphael
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Madonna and Child with St. John the Baptist Italian artist, 18th century, after the earlier painting by Raphael, unsigned oil on wood panel, framed in an Empire, gilt moulded frame F...
Oil
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.
Painting is an art form that has spanned innumerable cultures, with artists using the medium to tell stories, explore and communicate ideas and express themselves. To bring abstract paintings, landscape paintings, still-life paintings and other original paintings into your home is to celebrate and share in the long tradition of this discipline.
When we look at paintings, particularly those that originated in the past, we learn about history, other cultures and countries of the world. Like every other work of art, paintings — whether they are contemporary creations or works that were made during the 19th century — can often help us clearly see and understand the world around us in a meaningful and interesting way.
Cave walls were the canvases for what were arguably the world’s first landscape paintings, which depict natural scenery through art. Portrait paintings and drawings, which, along with sculpture, were how someone’s appearance was recorded prior to the advent of photography, are at least as old as Ancient Egypt. In the Netherlands, landscapes were a major theme for painters as early as the 1500s. Later, artists in Greece, Rome and elsewhere created vast wall paintings to decorate stately homes, churches and tombs.
Today, creating a wall of art is a wonderful way to enhance your space, showcase beautiful pieces and tie an interior design together.
No matter your preference, whether you favor Post-Impressionist paintings, animal paintings, Surrealism, Pop art or another movement or specific period, arranging art on a blank wall allows you to evoke emotions in a room while also showing off your tastes and interests. A symmetrical wall arrangement may comprise a grid of four to six pieces or, for an odd number of works, a horizontal row. Asymmetrical arrangements, which may be small clusters of art or large, salon-style gallery walls, have a more collected and eclectic feel.
Download the 1stDibs app, which includes a handy “View on Wall” feature that allows you to see how a particular artwork will look on a particular wall, and read about how to arrange wall art. And if you’re searching for the perfect palette for your interior design project, what better place to turn than to the art world’s masters of color?
On 1stDibs, you’ll find an expansive collection of paintings and other fine art for your home or office. Browse abstract paintings, portrait paintings, paintings by emerging artists and more today.