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17th century etching black and white figurative landscape trees statues scene
17th century etching black and white figurative landscape trees statues scene

17th century etching black and white figurative landscape trees statues scene

By Jan Frans van Bloemen (Orizzonte)

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Mother & Child Near Statues" is an original etching by Jan Frans van Bloemen. It depicts two figures, a mother and child pair, next two two classical statues. There are other fi...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Scene de Brigands" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Louvre and the Art Institute of Chicago. Publisher: Mannocci #11. 5" x 7...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

17th century etching black and white landscape harbor ruins figures scene
17th century etching black and white landscape harbor ruins figures scene

17th century etching black and white landscape harbor ruins figures scene

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Harbour Scene" is an engraving by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). The artist signed the piece in plate lower left. 7 3/4" x 9 5/8" art 18 1/8" x 20 1/4" frame Biography Claude Lorra...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Engraving

17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees figures scene
17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees figures scene

17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees figures scene

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"La Danse Sous Les Arbes (The Country Dance)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Louvre. Publisher: Ma...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees figures scene
17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees figures scene

17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees figures scene

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Le Patre et la Bergere (The Herdsman & Shepherdess)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the British M...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

18th century landscape etching pastoral nature scene detailed ink trees
18th century landscape etching pastoral nature scene detailed ink trees

18th century landscape etching pastoral nature scene detailed ink trees

By John Thomas Smith

Located in Milwaukee, WI

The miniature image is a landscape of the English countryside. A couple has a picnic in the shade of a large tree, and an old set of buildings is visible through the trees on a hill ...

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1790s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Paper, Ink, Etching

Set of Three Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes
Set of Three Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes

Set of Three Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes

By Treadway Russell Nash

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811) Title: "A View of Pershore, from Pensham hill", "A View of Shipston upon Stour", and "Kidderminster" Portfolio: Collections for the...

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1780s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Engraving, Laid Paper

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"La Danse Sous Les Arbes (The Country Dance)" is an etching by Claude Gellee (Le Lorrain). This etching is in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum and the Louvre. Publisher: Ma...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky
17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky

17th century etching black and white landscape scene forest trees figures sky

By Claude Lorrain

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Le Temps, Apollon, et les Saisons (Time, Apollo, and the Seasons)" is an etching by Claude Gellée (Le Lorrain). This etching is the Fifth state (A). This state is also in collection...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

17th century engraving black and white landscape ancient building scene
17th century engraving black and white landscape ancient building scene

17th century engraving black and white landscape ancient building scene

By Israel Silvestre

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Tempio Della Pace" is an original engraving by Israel Silvestre. The title is printed below the miniature image. It shows a frontal view of the remains of the Temple of Peace in Rom...

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1650s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Paper, Ink, Engraving

17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees satyr goats
17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees satyr goats

17th century etching black and white landscape forest trees satyr goats

By Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Located in Milwaukee, WI

"Mythological Scene--Satyr & Goat Herder" is an etching by Italian artist Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione. It depicts a satyr lounging on the left and an approaching goat herder o...

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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Etching

Set of Four Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscape Art
Set of Four Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscape Art

Set of Four Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscape Art

By Treadway Russell Nash

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811) Title: "A View of Stourbridge", "A View of Upton upon Severn, from Ryal Hill", "Bewdley", and "Tenbury" Portfolio: Collections for ...

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1780s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving

Set of Two Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes Art
Set of Two Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes Art

Set of Two Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes Art

By Treadway Russell Nash

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811) Title: "The South View of the City of Worcester, from Digley Fields" and "Hewell, the Seat of the Right Honorable the Earl of Plymo...

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1780s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio

Set of Two Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes Art
Set of Two Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes Art

Set of Two Engravings from Nash's "History of Worcestershire" /// Landscapes Art

By Treadway Russell Nash

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Treadway Russell Nash (English, 1724-1811) Title: "Henbury Hall, late the Seat of Thomas Vernon, now of Henry Cecil Esq." and "Ombersley Court, the Seat of Lord Sandys" Portf...

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1780s Old Masters Landscape Prints

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Laid Paper, Engraving, Intaglio, Etching, Aquatint

Romantic Forest Landscape, Oil on Wood Panel, Mid-19th Century
Romantic Forest Landscape, Oil on Wood Panel, Mid-19th Century

Romantic Forest Landscape, Oil on Wood Panel, Mid-19th Century

By Narcisse Diaz de la Pena

Located in Genève, GE

A compelling and atmospheric antique oil painting that beautifully captures the poetry of nature and the elegance of human presence within it. 19th century landscape painting, Roman...

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Mid-19th Century Barbizon School Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

Romantic Alpine Landscape with Stone Bridge and Mazots near Stalden, Zermatt
Romantic Alpine Landscape with Stone Bridge and Mazots near Stalden, Zermatt

Romantic Alpine Landscape with Stone Bridge and Mazots near Stalden, Zermatt

Located in Genève, GE

Swiss Alpine landscape, Alpine painting, Swiss mountain painting, Zermatt landscape, Stalden Valais, Romantic landscape painting, antique mountain painting, Alpine chalets painting, ...

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19th Century Romantic Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lake with Sailboats, 19th century Alpine Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas
Lake with Sailboats, 19th century Alpine Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas

Lake with Sailboats, 19th century Alpine Landscape Painting, Oil on Canvas

Located in Genève, GE

antique landscape painting, European landscape painting, alpine landscape painting, lake landscape with sailboats, sailboat painting, lakeside village painting, mountain lake landsca...

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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A Riding Party
A Riding Party

A Riding Party

By John Wootton

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

John Wootton (1686-1765) A Riding Party Oil on canvas No visible signature Canvas Size 35 x 45 1/4 in Framed Size - 41 x 52 in Provenance The Property of a Private Collector, Christ...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

A Dutch Whaling Fleet off the Greenland Coast
A Dutch Whaling Fleet off the Greenland Coast

A Dutch Whaling Fleet off the Greenland Coast

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Adam Silo (1674-1764) A Dutch Whaling Fleet off the Greenland Coast Oil on canvas No visible signature Canvas Size 16 7/8 x 24 3/8 in Framed Size 24 x 31 1/2 in Provenance With Fran...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

A British Man O’War in distress on a rocky coast in a storm
A British Man O’War in distress on a rocky coast in a storm

A British Man O’War in distress on a rocky coast in a storm

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Meath; His sale, Christie's, Important Old Master Paintings, 29 November 1968, Lot 28; Private Collection, Oxfordshire Johann C. van der Hagen was a Dutch-born marine and landscape...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

18th Century Lanscape Oil Painting of Matlock High-Torr
18th Century Lanscape Oil Painting of Matlock High-Torr

18th Century Lanscape Oil Painting of Matlock High-Torr

By Thomas Smith (b.1720)

Located in London, GB

Thomas Smith of Derby Matlock High-Torr Landscape Oil on canvas 27 x 34.5 inches unframed 34 x 41.5 inches including frame Thomas Smith of Derby (died 12 September 1767) was an Engl...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Shipping in a brisk sea
Shipping in a brisk sea

Shipping in a brisk sea

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Attributed to Jan Porcellis (c.1584-1632) Shipping in a brisk sea Oil on panel Unsigned Painting size 18 x 25 in Framed size 26 x 33 in Jan Porcellis was one of the most influential...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The Herring Fleet
The Herring Fleet

The Herring Fleet

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Adam Silo (1674-1764) The Herring Fleet Oil on canvas No visible signature Canvas Size 16 7/8 x 24 3/8 in Framed Size 24 x 31 1/2 in Provenance With Frank T. Sabin Gallery, London; ...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Liberation Oil on Canvas Painting, Nudes in River, 30x40 in, 2026
Liberation Oil on Canvas Painting, Nudes in River, 30x40 in, 2026

Liberation Oil on Canvas Painting, Nudes in River, 30x40 in, 2026

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

Liberation Set in a natural landscape, this gathering of nude figures recalls Arcadian painting, bathing scenes, and pastoral freedom. Yet it is not idyllic in a simple way; the bodi...

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2010s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

A classical view of a Mediterranean port
A classical view of a Mediterranean port

A classical view of a Mediterranean port

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Circle of Charles-François Lacroix de Marseilles (c. 1700-1782) A mediterranean port Oil on canvas Canvas size - 26 3/4 x 34 1/4 in Framed size - 34 x 40 in Provenance With Norman A...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape), original drawing
France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape), original drawing

France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape), original drawing

Located in Paris, FR

France 18th Century, Pastorale (Arcadian Landscape) Black chalk and heightenings of white gouache on blue-grey paper 19 x 31 cm Framed : 34.5 x 46.5 cm The atmosphere and the subje...

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1760s Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background
Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background

Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

STEFANO DALL’ARZERE (Padua, circa 1520 – 1570) Saint Jerome Praying, with a Landscape in the Background Pen and brown ink, heightened with white over black chalk lines 15.5 x 12 cm...

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16th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

South Pier, Sunderland 19th century oil , john callow
South Pier, Sunderland 19th century oil , john callow

South Pier, Sunderland 19th century oil , john callow

By John Callow

Located in York, GB

He became a member of the New Watercolour Society, and an associate of the Old Watercolour Society. He was junior professor of drawing at the Royal Military College, Addiscombe from ...

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1840s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

19th Century Seascape Henri Place Signed Mare Fishermen Oil on Canvas White Blue
19th Century Seascape Henri Place Signed Mare Fishermen Oil on Canvas White Blue

19th Century Seascape Henri Place Signed Mare Fishermen Oil on Canvas White Blue

Located in Sanremo, IT

Painting, oil on canvas, measuring 102 x 142 cm (canvas only) and 115 x 158 cm (with frame) depicting a landscape with fishermen by the painter Henri Place (Paris 1812-1860), signed ...

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1850s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Rough Seas
Rough Seas

Rough Seas

By Peter Monamy

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Peter Monamy (London 1681-1749) Rough Seas Oil on canvas Signed lower right Canvas Size 18 x 24 in Framed Size 23 x 30 in Peter Monamy was an acclaimed British marine painter of the...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Shipping off Jersey
Shipping off Jersey

Shipping off Jersey

By Francis Swaine

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Francis Swaine (1725-1782) Shipping of Jersey Oil on canvas Painting size 8 1/4 x 20 1/2 in Framed size Provenance with The Parker Gallery. Francis Swaine (1725–1782) was one of t...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Refreshment at the Cottage
Refreshment at the Cottage

Refreshment at the Cottage

By George Morland

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

George Morland (1762-1804) Refreshment at the Cottage Signed and dated 1792 Oil on canvas Painting size 15 3/8 x 12 3/8 in Framed size 20 x 17 in George Morland was the eldest son ...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

18th Century Architectural Caprice Carlieri School Capriccio Ruins Oil on Canvas
18th Century Architectural Caprice Carlieri School Capriccio Ruins Oil on Canvas

18th Century Architectural Caprice Carlieri School Capriccio Ruins Oil on Canvas

By Alberto Carlieri

Located in Sanremo, IT

This 'Architectural Caprice' (oil painting on canvas, 60 x 50 cm without frame and 70 x 60 cm with frame), consists of the remains of an ancient Roman temple on smooth columns with c...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

The Valley of the River Severn with a distant view of Shrewsbury
The Valley of the River Severn with a distant view of Shrewsbury

The Valley of the River Severn with a distant view of Shrewsbury

By Richard Wilson

Located in London, GB

Oil on canvas 20 x 37 ¼ inches; 50.8 x 94.6 cm Framed dimensions: 67.5 x 110.5 cm Not signed c.1744-1745 Collections: Possibly John Charles Middleton (1757-1793); Revd Frederick M...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Amsterdam Harbour Scene with Figures Dutch 17th Century art marine oil painting
Amsterdam Harbour Scene with Figures Dutch 17th Century art marine oil painting

Amsterdam Harbour Scene with Figures Dutch 17th Century art marine oil painting

Located in Hagley, England

This superb Dutch 17th century Golden Age Old Master cityscape oil painting of Amsterdam is by noted artist Jacobus Storck. Painted circa 1670, the composition is a Dutch Amsterdam h...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

View of the Grand Canal by William James
View of the Grand Canal by William James

View of the Grand Canal by William James

By William James

Located in New Orleans, LA

William James Fl. 1754-1771 British View of the Grand Canal, Venice, with San Geremia and the Entrance to the Cannaregio Oil on canvas This luminous Venetian scene was painted...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Off Portsmouth Harbour 19th century oil , john callow
Off Portsmouth Harbour 19th century oil , john callow

Off Portsmouth Harbour 19th century oil , john callow

By John Callow

Located in York, GB

He became a member of the New Watercolour Society, and an associate of the Old Watercolour Society. He was junior professor of drawing at the Royal Military College, Addiscombe from ...

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1840s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

One of the oldest depiction of Venezia by an Antwerp painter of the 17th century
One of the oldest depiction of Venezia by an Antwerp painter of the 17th century

One of the oldest depiction of Venezia by an Antwerp painter of the 17th century

Located in PARIS, FR

15 3/8 “x 22 1/8” (39.2 x 56.3 cm) – Framed : 20 5/8’’ x 28” (52.5 x 71 cm) Provenance: Sotheby's London, December 7, 1994, lot 165 Guilloché frame in blackened wood - 17th century ...

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1620s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Copper

A view of Bath, England
A view of Bath, England

A view of Bath, England

Located in Stoke, Hampshire

Edmund Garvey (Kilkenny 1740-1813) A view of Bath Oil on canvas Canvas Size 20 x 28 in Framed Size 26 x 33 in Edmund Garvey (1740 – 28 May 1813) was an Irish landscape painter whose...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

The HMS Barfleur Heeling in the Breeze.
The HMS Barfleur Heeling in the Breeze.

The HMS Barfleur Heeling in the Breeze.

By Peter Monamy

Located in London, GB

PETER MONAMY 1681 - 1749 A British man-of-war and other vessels at sea Oil on canvas, signed lower left 'P. Monamy: Pinx[i]t' Image size: 44 1/4 x 56 1/4 inches. (112.5 x 143 cm.) Or...

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1720s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Village by the Lake
Village by the Lake

Village by the Lake

Located in Wiscasett, ME

Old master painting featuring a busy port city in the 17th century. Most likely Dutch and very close in style to the work of Thomas Heeremans. This is an oil on panel and is unsigned...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

17th century Flemish seascape - Stormy Sea with Merchant Vessels and dolphins
17th century Flemish seascape - Stormy Sea with Merchant Vessels and dolphins

17th century Flemish seascape - Stormy Sea with Merchant Vessels and dolphins

By Bonaventura Peeters the Elder

Located in Aartselaar, BE

Bonaventura Peeters the Elder (1614–1652) attr., Stormy Coastal Scene with Merchant Vessels, Galliot, and Dolphins Framed by rugged cliffs and illuminated under a dark, swirling sk...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Panel

"Passage to Town, " Oil on Board
"Passage to Town, " Oil on Board

"Passage to Town, " Oil on Board

By Bruno Surdo

Located in Chicago, IL

The landscape shows the walled entrance to a small city, centered on a bright white building surrounded by dense, dark green foliage.

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21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Board

18th Century Italianate River Landscape Oil Painting, Circle of Richard Wilson
18th Century Italianate River Landscape Oil Painting, Circle of Richard Wilson

18th Century Italianate River Landscape Oil Painting, Circle of Richard Wilson

By Richard Wilson R.A.

Located in Seaford, GB

18th-Century Richard Wilson Landscape – A Masterpiece of British Old Master Art This 18th-century Richard Wilson landscape, attributed to the circle of Thomas Jones, is a stunning p...

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Antique 18th Century English Georgian Paintings

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Canvas

A Peasant Country Scene by Jan Thomas van Kessel
A Peasant Country Scene by Jan Thomas van Kessel

A Peasant Country Scene by Jan Thomas van Kessel

Located in New Orleans, LA

Jan Thomas van Kessel 1677-1741 Flemish A Peasant Country Scene Signed (lower left) Oil on canvas A quintessential example of Flemish genre painting, A Peasant Country Scene refl...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Landscape -  Watercolor and Pencil by Jan Peter Verdussen - 18th Century

Landscape - Watercolor and Pencil by Jan Peter Verdussen - 18th Century

By Jan Peeter Verdussen

Located in Roma, IT

Landscape is a beautiful dranwing in watercolor and pencil on ivory-colored paper realized by Jan Peter Verdussen. In good condition; only a smallspots at the edges of the drawing. ...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor, Pencil

Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings
Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings

Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Arcadian View Italian School, circa 1800 Grand Tour subject oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound cond...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

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Old Masters Landscape For Sale on 1stDibs

You are likely to find exactly the old masters landscape you’re looking for on 1stDibs, as there is a broad range for sale. You can easily find an example made in the contemporary style, while we also have 1122 contemporary versions to choose from as well. If you’re looking for an old masters landscape from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. When looking for the right old masters landscape for your space, you can search on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, brown, black and blue. Finding an appealing old masters landscape — no matter the origin — is easy, but Stefanie Schneider, Giuseppe Vasi, Nelson H. White, Roger König and Erik Madigan Heck each produced popular versions that are worth a look. Artworks like these — often created in paint, oil paint and fabric — can elevate any room of your home.

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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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Questions About Old Masters Landscape

  • 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023
    A painting produced by a skilled, noteworthy European artist that was produced before the 19th century may be considered an Old Master painting. 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 in Europe between 1300 and 1800. Some artists considered Old Masters include William Blake, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Frans Hals, Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Titian and Jan Vermeer. On 1stDibs, find a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries.
  • 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022
    A number of artists who were important in the history and development of Western art are considered Old Masters. They include Albrecht Dürer, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rembrandt. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
  • 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023
    Who the greatest Old Masters in art history are is largely a matter of debate. 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. Shop a large selection of art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.