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Classical Ruins
By William Louis Sonntag Sr. 1
Located in Miami, FL
William Louis Sonntag Sr. was an American Landscape painter and a member of the Hudson River School movement. He was an Academician of the National Academy of Design. His work is in ...
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1870s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italianate Capriccio Oil of Figures in Classical Ruins
Located in Queens, NY
among classical ruins in an ebonized frame.
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Antique 19th Century Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Paint

Mauro Antonio Tesi (Maurino) 'A Capriccio of Classical Ruins by a River
Located in London, GB
Mauro Antonio Tesi (Maurino) Montalbano 1730 - 1766 Bologna 'A Capriccio of Classical Ruins by a
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Antique 18th Century Paintings

Materials

Paper

Italian Painter of 1700 "Capriccio with classical ruins and figures"
Located in Cesena, FC
Painter of ruins xviii century: "capriccio with classical ruins and four figures" , pendant with
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Antique 1730s Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Charles-Louis Clerisseau 18th Century Gouache Of A Dance Amongst Classical Ruins
By Charles-Louis Clérisseau
Located in Petworth, West Sussex
is representative of Clerisseu's approach to the study of Classical architecture and ruins, with the
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Paper

Landscape with Classical Ruins, Oil on Canvas, Attributed to Giner, Vicente
Located in Madrid, ES
Landscape with classical ruins. Oil on canvas. Attributed to Giner, Vicente (ca. 1636-1681
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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Paintings

Materials

Other

A pair of 18th century Italian landscapes with classical ruins and figures
By Giovanni Paolo Panini
Located in Bath, Somerset
A pair of 18th century Italian landscapes with classical ruins and figures, circa 1750. Circle of
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Capriccio View with Classical Ruins and Santa Maria della Salute
By Gaetano Vetturali (Lucca, 1701-1783)
Located in Stockholm, SE
A Venetian capriccio view with classical architectural ruins and in the background the church of
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1770s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19thC. Figures Hunting Classical Ruins Mountainous Sunset Landscape North Africa
By Continental School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Continental, 19th Century oil on canvas, framed Monogrammed 'WM' and dated '1868' lower right framed: 34 x 48.5 inches canvas : 29.5 x 44 inches Provenance: private collection, UK Co...
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19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A very good pair of architectural inspired 'Grand Tour' style columnar alabaster bookends, both carved in the form of fluted columns, raised on stepped bases. Dimensions noted are th...
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Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Bookends

Materials

Alabaster

Huge 1960's French Oil Portrait of Roman/ Greek Semi Nude Lady Classical Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
standing in a Greek/ Roman setting amongst ancient ruins. Stunning image - a real 'power statement' piece
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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Spoon Tray, Hancock's Ruins, Worcester, circa 1765
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Of elongated hexagonal form, decorated with classical ruins, after Hancock.
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Antique Mid-18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

English 19th Century Transfer Blue and White Plates with Ruins and Floral Décor
Located in Atlanta, GA
Six English blue and white transferware dinner plates from the 19th century, with classical ruins
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Antique 19th Century English Dinner Plates

Materials

Ceramic

Pair of Italian 18th Century Tempera on Canvas Classical Paintings "Capriccio"
By Pietro Paltronieri
Located in Rome, IT
A fine pair of huge Italian 18' century Capriccio with Classical ruins, tempera oil on canvas
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Capriccio of Architectural Ruins, Oil on Panel Painting, Early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
woodland trees, against towering classical ruins and bruising sky. Additional information: Dimensions
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Antique Early 18th Century Paintings

Les Bergers Romains, landscape with Roman ruins, 18th century engraving
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
shepherds. Classical ruins include a fountain decorated with a lion, a triumphal arch and sarcophagus
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18th Century French School Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Landscape Showing People Near Lightning Storm
Located in Queens, NY
Copy of a landscape painting showing people watching lightning strike near classical ruins.
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Late 20th Century European Biedermeier Paintings

Materials

Paint

18th Century Large South Staffordshire Table Snuff Box
Located in Basildon, GB
classical ruins on a riverscape. 8.25" wide x 5.5" depth x 3.25" high
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Antique 18th Century English Rococo Snuff Boxes and Tobacco Boxes

Materials

Bronze, Enamel

Follower of Giovanni Ghisolfi Milano 1623 - 1683
By Giovanni Ghisolfi
Located in Firenze, IT
amongst classical ruins oil on canvas.
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Antique 1670s Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

A Set of Four Late 18th Century / Early 19th Century Allegorical Paintings
Located in Dallas, TX
amongst classical ruins, relived frames contemporary pictures most likely. Italian. MEASUREMENTS: Frame
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art

Materials

Canvas

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Capriccio Painting Ruins with Figures, 1730s
Located in Vicoforte, IT
splendid landscape with a capriccio of classical ruins and figures. Painting of remarkable pictorial
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1730s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century European Pastoral Painting by Tom WIlson (American)
By Tom Wilson
Located in Hanover, MA
scene with classical ruins and castle and solitary figure of a woman in folk dress...possibly Flemish or
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Antique 19th Century European Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Sevres, Porcelain, Gilt Metal, Vase with Cherub and Maiden, France, 19th C.
Located in Manhasset, NY
reverse side of the vase showcases a gorgeous landscape and classical ruins. Porcelain, Gilt Metal
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Antique Mid-19th Century Urns

Materials

Metal

Neoclassical Drawing of Roman Ruins, 18th Century French School
Located in Kittery Point, ME
of Italy, especially the picturesque decay of classical ruins, and were prized as a mark of the
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Antique Late 18th Century French Neoclassical Drawings

Materials

Paper

View of the Hexastyle Periptero Temple from the part of Ponente - Tempera
Located in Roma, IT
paper, cm 34x46.5, including coeval gilded frame, cm 42.7x1.6x54.3 Wonderful View of Classical Ruins of
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Early 19th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Tempera

Ruins Landscape Codazzi Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Roma Italy
By Niccolò Codazzi (Naples, 1642 - Genoa, 1693)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
, 1693) Pair of fantastic architectural whims with classical ruins and figures Oils on canvas, cm. 47 x
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape with Ruins by the Tivoli Falls
Located in London, GB
combination of factors: Classical ruins, rustic modern buildings, grottoes, a plunging cascade, Salvatorean
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Early 17th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Copper

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Architectural Capriccio Painting, 1770
Located in Vicoforte, IT
a wonderful architectural capriccio, a landscape with fantasy classical ruins, where we find rest
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1770s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

19th Century Italian Baroque Parcel Gilt and Hand Painted Table Box Casket
Located in Dallas, TX
panels with capriccios of classical ruins and landscape on all sides. The top with a raised panel is also
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Baroque Decorative Boxes

Materials

Oak

18th Century Shell-Edge Creamware Sauce Tureen Puce-Decorated by Neale & Co.
Located in Downingtown, PA
decorated in puce transfer with figures amongst classical ruins. The rims also with a painted shell-edge
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Antique Late 18th Century English Georgian Pottery

Materials

Creamware, Pottery

Christ Falls on the Way to Calvary, Dutch-Italianate School, c.18th-19th Cent.
Located in Soquel, CA
Lorrain; a typical scene would contain shepherds grazing their flocks among Classical ruins, bathed in a
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18th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

Materials

Linen, Oil, Fiberboard

Classical Architecture, Monuments and Ruins Painting on Canvas
Located in Queens, NY
classic architecture and monuments, with ruins in the distance, all under a large field of bright blue sky
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20th Century Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Large Ormolu Mounted Sèvres Style Porcelain Vases
By Manufacture Nationale de Sèvres
Located in London, GB
Classical gods and goddesses reclining in a celestial setting. Classical ruins are shown on the reverse. The
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Antique Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Ormolu

Vintage Palladian Oil Painting Classical Roman Ruins, 20th Century
Located in London, GB
This is a beautiful oil painting in the Palladian style featuring a classical scene of Roman ruins
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Vintage 1970s Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood

Ruins of the Roman Baths of Belisarius: A 19th C. Etching by Luigi Rossini
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Alamo, CA
depictions of classical ruins and landscapes, and his work was highly influential in the development of the
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1820s Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Etching

Circa 1815 French Tole Oval Cachepot or Jardiniere
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
lion paw feet; swan handles. Each side hand painted with oval reserves of classical ruins & people
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Antique 1810s French Empire Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Metal, Bronze

Dutch Painting Jan KOBELL Classical Landscape ruins river bridge 19th
Located in PARIS, FR
Jan Kobell the Elder Delfshaven (Rotterdam), 1756 – 1833 Landscape with Ruins, Bridge, and River
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Early 19th Century Dutch School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Figures Dancing Classical Ancient Ruins & Landscape Large Old Master Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Revelry in a Classical Landscape Italian School, early 18th century (circa 1700) oil painting on
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Manner of Claude Lorrain The Goat heard in Arcadian Landscape
By Claude Lorrain
Located in Seaford, GB
. Featuring an extensive pastoral scene with classical ruins, rolling countryside, and a serene Roman Campagna
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Antique Late 18th Century European Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

17th century etching black and white landscape harbor ruins figures scene
By Claude Lorrain
Located in Milwaukee, WI
classical ruins or seascapes. To satisfy his patrons, his pictures include gods, heroes, and saints, even
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Engraving

Fine and Rare Pastoral Aubusson Tapestry, France 18th Century
By Royal Manufacture of Aubusson
Located in LA CIOTAT, FR
composition is framed by a delightful natural arch, drawing the eye toward the classical ruins and cascading
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Antique 18th Century French Louis XV Tapestries

Materials

Wool, Silk

Vintage Boho Patinated Cast Concrete Column Fragments - A Pair
Located in west palm beach, FL
or classical ruins, scaled for intimate interior display. Whether used as decorative accents on a
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Late 20th Century American Neoclassical Pedestals and Columns

Materials

Concrete

Pair of Antique German Painted Porcelain Cachepots by Meissen
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
landscapes, framed by classical ruins and wooded backgrounds. The reverse of each piece features lush
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Early 20th Century German Rococo Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th C Italian Classical Grand Tour Ancient City Old Ruins & Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: The Italian City Artist/ School: English/ Italian School, late 18th century; a Grand Tour work. Medium: pencil drawing. Size: 6.75 x 9.75 inches Provenance: from a priva...
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Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Italian Antique 19th Century Scagliola Circular Table Top
Located in London, GB
, beneath a statue to the right and Classical ruins extending away in the background. The image, adorned
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Tables

Materials

Scagliola

Sanguine drawing "Shepherdess on a Donkey" by Nicolaes Berchem
By Nicolaes Berchem
Located in New York, NY
classical ruins and pastoral imagery. His paintings, of which he produced an immense number, (Hofstede de
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17th Century Dutch School Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Chalk

Early 1800's Italian Classical Landscape with Ancient Ruins & Sea Port Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Italian Classical Landscape Italian artist, circa 1800's oil on canvas laid on board, framed
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine Early 19th Century Classical Italian Oil Capriccio Lake Landscape Old Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Italian Landscape English artist, early 19th century circle/ follower of Joseph Mallord William Turner (British 1775-1851) oil on wood panel, framed in a delightful antique walnu...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Painting Architectural Capriccio with Caio Cestio Pyramid after Panini
Located in IT
The work, made in oil on canvas, depicts an architectural caprice with classical ruins, four figures
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Antique 19th Century Italian Rococo Paintings

Materials

Wood

A 17th c. Italian school, Capriccio with the Colosseum, circle of V. Codazzi
Located in PARIS, FR
view). Our work combines classical ruins with contemporary elements, such as the figures of the figures
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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Super Rare Pair Of Paris (Darte Freres) Porcelain Gold-Ground Models Of Temples
By Darte Frères
Located in New York, NY
upon the model of public architecture, both fantastical and in direct reproduction of Classical ruins
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Antique 1810s French Empire Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Galizischer Bletter . Original Etching by Erich Wolsfeld - 1915
Located in Roma, IT
copies of byzantine frescoes in the classical ruins of Priene, for a report, now disappeared, on the
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1910s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

An Louis XVI Style Marquetry Inlaid Commode by Paul Sormani
By Paul Sormani
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
figures in classical scenes. French, Circa 1870. The fashion for marquetry depicting classical ruins
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Antique 19th Century French Louis XVI Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Marble, Ormolu

Garniture, clock and candelabra. Bronze, porcelain. France, 19th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
settings for a twilight atmosphere, featuring classical ruins. The vase that tops the body of the clock has
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Revival Mantel Clocks

Materials

Metal, Bronze, Other

Étienne Dupérac Etchings of Ancient Roman Ruins, 17th Century - A Pair
Located in Savannah, GA
raccolti et ritratti in perspettiva depicting ruins of Ancient Rome, including the Temple of Janus and the
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Antique 17th Century Italian Classical Roman Prints

Materials

Paper

Ghisolfi Portrait Old master Oil on canvas17th Century Architecture Italy Art
By Giovani Ghisolfi (Milan 1623-1683)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giovani Ghisolfi (Milan 1623-1683), attributed / workshop View of classical architectural ruins
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Carved White Alabaster Lamps Modelled After Roman Temple Ruins
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A pair of carved alabaster lamps representing ancient ‘Roman’ architecture; each having three tall fluted columns with Corinthian capitals supporting a stepped top and resting on a r...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Roman Table Lamps

Materials

Alabaster

19th Century Italian Oil Painting in the Manner of Antonio Panini
Located in Hudson, NY
painting is composed of a number of classical ruins and elements ravaged by time and worn and root-bound
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Antique 19th Century Italian Baroque Revival Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Allegorical Frontispiece of Rome's Ruins, Pieter van der Aa & F. Halma, 1696
Located in Langweer, NL
ruins and classical architecture visible in the distance, further enhancing the theme of the city's
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Antique 1690s Prints

Materials

Paper

Important and Very Rare Pair of Micromosaic, Malachite and Walnut Console Tables
By Antonio Deangelis
Located in London, GB
, inlaid and centred by the micromosaic panels. One depicts a wooded landscape with classical ruins, with
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Empire Console Tables

Materials

Malachite, Ormolu

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Classical Ruins For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of classical ruins is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct classical ruins — often made from wood, fabric and canvas — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of classical ruins available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of classical ruins to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Neoclassical and Mid-Century Modern classical ruins are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made classical ruins over the years, but those made by Fornasetti, Giovanni Ghisolfi and Palladio are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

How Much are Classical Ruins?

The average selling price for at 1stDibs is $4,500, while they’re typically $549 on the low end and $72,989 highest priced.