The Organ Grinder
By Adriaen van Ostade
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper with a large heraldic watermark which is partially trimmed, 4 3/16 x 3
17th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
Etching
The Organ Grinder
By Adriaen van Ostade
Located in Middletown, NY
Etching on cream laid paper with a large heraldic watermark which is partially trimmed, 4 3/16 x 3
Etching
$33,092
H 18.51 in W 26.3 in D 0.48 in
Prospectuum Aedium Viarumque Insignorum Ubis Venetiarum -by G.B. Brustolon- 1763
By Giovanni Battista Brustolon
Located in Roma, IT
Complete series of 20 original black and white etchings on oblong folio and laid paper, in first
Etching
$709
H 22.25 in W 16.38 in D 0.08 in
Edificio con Loggiato per l'estrazione del Lotto - by Giuseppe Vasi - 1776
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Roma, IT
wonderful Etching and Burin is a Magnificent Palace with a Loggia for a drawing of the lottery numbers. The
Etching
$295
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Turkish Carnival - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Turkish Carnival Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom. , Plate XVI Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet
Etching
$1,536
H 31.3 in W 23.04 in D 0.04 in
Veduta in Prospettiva d'un Antico Vaso Cinerario di Marmo
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
The same urn, in perspective Beautiful artist proof, printed on antique laid paper, large margins
Etching
$342
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Funeral Honours and Burial of the Peruvian Leaders - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Funeral Honours and Burial of the Peruvian leaders is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Wedding and Divorce among the Canadians - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Wedding and Divorce among the Canadians Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom.VIII , Plate LII Image
Etching
$295
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Magnificent Chinese Pagoda - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Wonderful Chinese Pagoda Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VII, Plate XXVI Image Dim: cm 25.5 x
Etching
$295
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Moscovian Christening - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Moscovian Christening Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LXXXIX Image Dim: cm 25.5 x
Etching
$342
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Funeral Procession - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Funeral Procession Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate XLVIII Image Dim: cm
Etching
$342
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Japanese Wedding Ceremony - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Japanese Wedding Ceremony Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate XLVII Image Dim: cm 25.5
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Nuptial Ceremony and Birth among the Mexicans - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Nuptial Ceremony and Birth among the Mexicans Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom.VIII, Plate LXVII
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Virginia Kings Sepulchres - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Virginia Kings Sepulchres Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LVII Image Dim: cm 25.5
Etching
$543
H 4.34 in W 9.26 in D 0.04 in
Angitia - Marsian Goddess of Snakes and Healing by Vincenzo Campana-18th Century
By Vincenzo Campana
Located in Roma, IT
. Good condition. The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Funeral Procession among the Indigenouses - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
the Sacred and the Profane Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom.VII, Plate XVI Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18
Etching
$354
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
The Great Burmese Feast: Sapan Giache - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
The Great Burmese Feast: Sapan Giache Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom.VIII, Plate XXVIII Image
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
View and Entrance of the Royal Mosque and the Imperial Market - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
View and Entrance of the Royal Mosque and the Imperial Market Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. V
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
The Malkuth - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
The Malkuth, or Discipline of German Jewish Etching, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate IX
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Divinities of Campeche, Idols of Tabasco Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LXXI
Etching
$342
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Moscovite Funeral Ceremony - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Moscovite Funeral Ceremony Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate XC Image Dim: cm 25.5 x
Etching
$354
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Offers to the Sun God among the Incas - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Offers to the Sun God among the Incas Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Tom.VIII , Plate LXXVI Image
Etching
$295
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Funeral Procession - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Funeral Procession Accompanying of a Mandarin in China. Etching, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII
Etching
$975
H 15.5 in W 20 in
(Large!) UNA DELLE QUATTRO FIGURE RAPPRESENTANTI QUATTRO VITTORIE
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Santa Monica, CA
, (Focillon 330, Wilton-Ely 463) 1750-1756 Etching, Plate 48 from “Le Antichita Romane“ vol. 3. Engraved by
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Funeral Ceremonies of American natives of Guiana and Brasil - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Funeral Ceremonies of natives of Guiana- Funeral Ceremonies of Brasilian indigenouses Etchings
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Way Peruvians light the Holy Fire during the Sun Party - by G. Pivati 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Way Peruvians light the Holy Fire during the Sun Party - Inca offering a liquor vase Etchings
Etching
$5,500
H 15.75 in W 23.75 in
Veduta dell'esterno della gran Basilica di S. Pietro in Vaticano
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
. Peter's Basilica in the Vatican) Etching, 1748 From the first printing of the "Vedute di Roma" An early
Etching
$5,791
H 19.89 in W 28.35 in D 0.04 in
Ruins of an Ancient Tomb - G. B. Piranesi - 1762
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Ruins of an Ancient Tomb is an original etching realized by the italian artist Giovanni Battista
Etching
$342
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Offers and Sacrifices to the Sun among the Floridians - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Offers and Sacrifices to the Sun, among the Floridians is a fine etching, hand-watercolored
Etching
$1,536
H 15.16 in W 20.87 in D 0.04 in
Profilo d'una Sedia Curule di Marmo
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Etching of the serie “Vases, candelabras, gravestones, sarcophagi, tripods, lamps, and ornaments
Etching
$413
H 19.89 in W 25.01 in D 0.04 in
Interno della Basilica della Fortuna Prenestina - by L. Rossini - 1826
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
Rossini was an architect and his etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive constructions of
Etching
$650
H 27.37 in W 20.08 in D 0.04 in
Veduta Generale del Tempio della Sibilla... - by L. Rossini - 1824
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
his etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive constructions of the Ancient Rome. He
Etching
$342
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Ceremonies in the Hudson Bay - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
. Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate LIII Image Dim: cm 25.5 x 18; Sheet Dim: cm 37.5 x 23.8
Etching
$590
H 19.49 in W 26.97 in D 0.04 in
Piazza di Palestrina costruita sulle rovine del famoso Tempio della Fortuna...
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
his etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive constructions of the Ancient Rome. He
Etching
Scene II, Le Nozze Degli Dei
By Stefano Della Bella
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Scene II, Le Nozze Degli Dei Etching, 1637 Signed in the plate lower left The scene depicts the
Etching
The couple
By Adriaen van Ostade
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist: Adriaen Van Ostade (Dutch, 1610-1685) Title: The Couple Year : 1638 Medium: Etching
Etching
$354
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
A Slave Flayed, Peruvians' Desolation during a Sun Eclipse - by G. Pivati
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Eclipse of the Sun is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati
Etching
$354
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Funeral Ceremonies among the Mexicans and Venezuelans - by G. Pivati - 1746/1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati. This original print
Etching
$283
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
The Bairam - by G. Pivati - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
The Bairan, or the Easter of the Muhannadan Etching, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII, Plate XIV
Etching
The Smoker and the Drinker
By Adriaen van Ostade
Located in San Francisco, CA
Medium: Etching Paper: Laid paper Image (plate mark) size: 3.35 x 3.15 inches Signature: Signed in
Etching
The Holy Family
By Fra Bonaventura Bisi
Located in Chicago, IL
The Holy Family, 1634 Etching after Parmigianino (Parma 1503 - 1540 Casal Maggiore) 305 x 230 mm
Etching
$590
H 20.2 in W 27.68 in D 0.04 in
Avanzi di un Gran Salone nel piano terra della Villa di Mecenate in Tivoli
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive structure of the Ancient Rome. He became so famous
Etching
Vaso Cinerario di Gran Mole
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Artist's proof, printed on antique laid paper, large margins, representing an antique marble vase
Etching
$1,536
H 31.89 in W 23.23 in D 0.04 in
Vaso antico di marmo, che si conosceva nella Galleria del Palazzo
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
Artist's proof, printed on antique laid paper, large margins, representing an “antique marble vase
Etching
$590
H 29.53 in W 21.26 in D 0.04 in
Veduta degl’Avanzi del Maestoso Ingresso della Villa d’Adriano
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Roma, IT
etchings have the same tendency to emphasize the massive structure of the Ancient Rome. He became so famous
Etching
Telephe guéri, from "Le Temple des Muses"
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the myth of Telephus and his healing
Etching
Les Grandes Miseres de la Guerre
By Jacques Callot
Located in New York, NY
Jacques Callot (1592-1635), Les Grandes Miseres de la Guerre, etchings, 1633, the complete set of
Etching
$827
H 17.96 in W 11.26 in D 0.04 in
Combat de Bellerophon contre la Chimere, from "Le Temple des Muses"
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Bellerophon fighting the Chimoera
Etching
The Hunchbacked Fiddler (3rd State)
By Adriaen van Ostade
Located in Chicago, IL
The Hunchbacked Fiddler (3rd State), 1654 Etching 266 x 113 mm.; 6 1/2 x 4 7/16 inches Watermark
Etching
The Three Oaks
Located in Middletown, NY
portraits, topographical, historical, and ornamental prints, etchings, fine examples of line engraving, etc
Laid Paper, Etching
$6,854
H 20.99 in W 30.44 in D 0.04 in
Veduta del Porto di Ripa Grande - View of the Port of Ripa Grande - 1753
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Roma, IT
etching technique, conveying his graphic art’s passion to the venetian old master. Ref: A. Hind, Giovanni
Etching
$650
H 17.96 in W 11.26 in D 0.04 in
Meleagre et Atalante, from "Le Temple des Muses" by B. Picart
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Meleager presenting the boar's head to
Etching
$295
H 14.77 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Funeral Ceremony of the king and a monastery of Talapini - 1746-1751
By Gianfrancesco Pivati
Located in Roma, IT
Funeral Ceremony of the king and a monastery of "Talapini" Etchings, Hand-Watercoloured. Vol. VIII
Etching
$768
H 12.6 in W 9.38 in D 0.04 in
Scène de Bistrot - Unknow Artist After Adrian Van Ostade - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
visible foxing along the margins. Generally in good conditions, this old master's original print has
Etching
$650
H 17.96 in W 11.26 in D 0.04 in
Tithon, from "Le Temple des Muses" by B. Picart
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Tithonus. Beautiful
Etching
$650
H 17.96 in W 11.26 in D 0.04 in
Œnée, from "Le Temple des Muses" by B. Picart
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Œnée, "the king of
Etching
Clytie, from "Le Temple des Muses"
By Bernard Picart
Located in Roma, IT
Black and white etching on wire rod paper, representing the Greek myth of Clytia, changed into a
Etching
A Wooded River Landscape; Entry into the Wood
By Anthonie Waterloo
Located in Middletown, NY
A magnificent forest scene with lush, vast foliage along a brook by a master of the Dutch Golden
Laid Paper, Etching
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.
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.