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"Ancient Ruins" Colorful, Abstract Monotype Print

"Ancient Ruins" Colorful, Abstract Monotype Print

By Natasha Karpinskaia

Located in New York, NY

Ancient Ruins Monotype print Natasha Karpinskaia's paintings are characterized by their vibrant colors, bold shapes, and dynamic compositions.

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2010s Abstract Abstract Prints

Materials

Monoprint, Monotype, Paint, Paper

Ancient Ruins -  Watercolor by Abraham Rademaker - 18th Century
Ancient Ruins -  Watercolor by Abraham Rademaker - 18th Century

Ancient Ruins - Watercolor by Abraham Rademaker - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Ruins is an original old master artwork realized by Abraham Rademaker in 18th Century Wonderful watercolor on paper by the famous 18th-century painter and printmaker from the...

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18th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Ancient Ruins - Watercolor by Abraham Rademaker - 18th Century
Ancient Ruins - Watercolor by Abraham Rademaker - 18th Century

Ancient Ruins - Watercolor by Abraham Rademaker - 18th Century

Located in Roma, IT

Ancient Ruins is an original old master artwork realized by Abraham Rademaker (1677-1735) in 18th Century Wonderful watercolor on paper by the famous 18th-century painter and printma...

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18th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Palmyra Ancient Ruins Syria Landscape Original Oil Painting
Palmyra Ancient Ruins Syria Landscape Original Oil Painting

Palmyra Ancient Ruins Syria Landscape Original Oil Painting

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Palmyra, ancient ruins by Geza Somerset-Paddon (British 20th century) dated 1997 oil painting on board overall board size: 16 x 18 inches board: 9.5 x 12 inches condition: overall ve...

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20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Abstract Landscape with Ancient Ruins - Contemporary Oil Painting
Abstract Landscape with Ancient Ruins - Contemporary Oil Painting

Abstract Landscape with Ancient Ruins - Contemporary Oil Painting

By Roland Pichard

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Title: Abstract Landscape with Ancient Ruins - Contemporary Oil Painting Artist: Roland Pichard Signed: Bottom right Medium: Oil on oil paper, mounted on card Size: 10.75 (height...

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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 1900's French Impressionist Oil Painting Travellers Admiring Ancient Ruins
Fine 1900's French Impressionist Oil Painting Travellers Admiring Ancient Ruins

Fine 1900's French Impressionist Oil Painting Travellers Admiring Ancient Ruins

By Etienne Auguste Krier

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Admiring the Ancient Ruins by Etienne Auguste Krier ( 1875 - 1953) oil on board, framed framed: 10.5 x 7.5 inches board: 8 x 6 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris Condition...

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Early 20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Neo-Classic Landscape of Ancient Ruins
Italian Neo-Classic Landscape of Ancient Ruins

Italian Neo-Classic Landscape of Ancient Ruins

By Hubert Robert

Located in Queens, NY

Italian Neo-classic Hubert Robert-style (20th Century) landscape oil painting with figures and ruins next to the Temple of Vestra and Arch of Titus in a rectangular carved giltwood f...

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20th Century Italian Neoclassical Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

Ruinarum Antiquarum quae Romae, title page; Authentic drawings of ancient ruins
Ruinarum Antiquarum quae Romae, title page; Authentic drawings of ancient ruins

Ruinarum Antiquarum quae Romae, title page; Authentic drawings of ancient ruins

By Willem van Nieulandt II

Located in Middletown, NY

The title page from a popular Grant Tour publication featuring a cartouche with Fame and Winged Victory, and an allegory to artistic inspiration. Rome: 1618. Engraving on cream lai...

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Early 17th Century Old Masters Landscape Prints

Materials

Laid Paper, Engraving

Slim Aarons 'Laura Hawk at Paestrum' : Mid-Century Modern : Ancient Ruins
Slim Aarons 'Laura Hawk at Paestrum' : Mid-Century Modern : Ancient Ruins

Slim Aarons 'Laura Hawk at Paestrum' : Mid-Century Modern : Ancient Ruins

By Slim Aarons

Located in New York, NY

Laura Hawk amid the ancient greek ruins of Paestum on the Gulf of Salerno, 1984 Laura Hawk 1984 C print Estate signature stamped and hand numbered edition of 150 with certificate of...

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1980s Modern Figurative Photography

Materials

Lambda

Early 1800's Italian Classical Landscape with Ancient Ruins & Sea Port Painting
Early 1800's Italian Classical Landscape with Ancient Ruins & Sea Port Painting

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 framed: 9.5 x 13 inches board: 7 x 11 inches provenance: private collection condition...

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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 18th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Cattle & Sheep Ancient Ruins
Fine 18th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Cattle & Sheep Ancient Ruins

Fine 18th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting Cattle & Sheep Ancient Ruins

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Pastoral Landscape Dutch Old Master, 18th century oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 12 x 10 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: good and sound condition with a few sur...

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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

Materials

Oil

Drawing, Flemish School, 18th Century
Drawing, Flemish School, 18th Century

Drawing, Flemish School, 18th Century

Located in Kittery Point, ME

Ancient Ruins with Strollers. Brown wash and graphite.

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Antique Mid-18th Century Dutch Neoclassical Drawings

Materials

Paper

Framed Italian Capriccio Oil on Canvas
Framed Italian Capriccio Oil on Canvas

Framed Italian Capriccio Oil on Canvas

Located in Essex, MA

Well painted with scene of ancient ruins. In a carved gilt wood frame.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Huge 1960's French Oil Portrait of Roman/ Greek Semi Nude Lady Classical Ruins
Huge 1960's French Oil Portrait of Roman/ Greek Semi Nude Lady Classical Ruins

Huge 1960's French Oil Portrait of Roman/ Greek Semi Nude Lady Classical Ruins

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Artist/ School: Pierre PIGET (1907-1990), signed Title: 1960's portrait of a semi-nude lady standing in a Greek/ Roman setting amongst ancient ruins. Stunning image - a real 'power ...

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Mid-20th Century Surrealist Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Urns, C. 1800
Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Urns, C. 1800

Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Urns, C. 1800

$975Sale Price / set|40% Off

Pair of Old Paris Porcelain Urns, C. 1800

Located in Doylestown, PA

A pair of campagna-form Vieux Paris porcelain urns with male and female figures painted on one side of each and ancient ruins on the reverse, gilt decoration. Circa 1800, French.

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Antique Early 19th Century French Neoclassical Urns

Materials

Porcelain

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Bucolic Landscape with Ruins Painting, 1680
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Bucolic Landscape with Ruins Painting, 1680

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Bucolic Landscape with Ruins Painting, 1680

Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont

We see a bucolic landscape with figures, grazing animals and an architectural capriccio of ancient ruins. In the foreground a very sweet scene, a woman points to a little dog standin...

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Antique 1680s Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ephesus. Ruins. Temple of Hadrian
Ephesus. Ruins. Temple of Hadrian

Ephesus. Ruins. Temple of Hadrian

By Simon Kozhin

Located in Zofingen, AG

I poured my soul into capturing timeless serenity, blending realism with impressionism to breathe life into ancient ruins. This piece radiates calm strength, inviting you to feel his...

Category

2010s Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

1860’s Italian Biedermeier Style Cabinet
1860’s Italian Biedermeier Style Cabinet

1860’s Italian Biedermeier Style Cabinet

Located in Sarasota, FL

Below are recessed panels decorated with inlaid ovals depicting ancient ruins. Finished with ebonized trim and architectural columns at each side.

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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Biedermeier Wardrobes and Armoires

Materials

Glass, Wood

Italian landscape with ruins, Oil on canvas, 19th century
Italian landscape with ruins, Oil on canvas, 19th century

Italian landscape with ruins, Oil on canvas, 19th century

Located in NICE, FR

In the foreground, the picture has been deliberately separated at its center by a very large tree, which divides the composition in two: on the left are the ancient ruins of an ancie...

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Antique 1850s Italian Napoleon III Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Romantic Landscape with Antique Ruins, Oil on Canvas, France, 19th Century
Romantic Landscape with Antique Ruins, Oil on Canvas, France, 19th Century

Romantic Landscape with Antique Ruins, Oil on Canvas, France, 19th Century

Located in NICE, FR

This beautiful 19th-century oil on canvas depicts a romantic and luminous landscape animated by small figures walking at the foot of imposing ancient ruins overgrown with foliage. Be...

Category

Antique 1820s French Napoleon III Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Panoramic Classical Ruins Landscape Pen Ink Drawing
Panoramic Classical Ruins Landscape Pen Ink Drawing

Panoramic Classical Ruins Landscape Pen Ink Drawing

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The elongated format emphasises the breadth of the landscape, guiding the viewer’s eye across the ruins and distant hills. Such romantic views of ancient ruins were a popular subject...

Category

Mid-19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Ink, Pen

19th Century French Hand-Painted Oval Tole Tray with Romantic Ruins Scene
19th Century French Hand-Painted Oval Tole Tray with Romantic Ruins Scene

19th Century French Hand-Painted Oval Tole Tray with Romantic Ruins Scene

Located in Dallas, TX

Crafted in France circa 1870, the oval tôle tray features cutout side handles and a beautifully hand-painted surface centered with a romantic landscape medallion depicting ancient ru...

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Antique Mid-19th Century French Decorative Bowls

Materials

Tôle

Original Vintage Travel Poster Visit Jordan Middle East Asia Midcentury Art
Original Vintage Travel Poster Visit Jordan Middle East Asia Midcentury Art

Original Vintage Travel Poster Visit Jordan Middle East Asia Midcentury Art

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster - Visit Jordan - featuring a great illustration of a lady in traditional clothing holding a jug on her head with ancient ruins behind her, set over a m...

Category

Vintage 1950s Italian Posters

Materials

Paper

Romantic sunset landscape with ruins and travelers
Romantic sunset landscape with ruins and travelers

Romantic sunset landscape with ruins and travelers

Located in GOUVIEUX, FR

Animated Landscape with Ruins – Oil on Canvas Dimensions: 65 × 54 cm (unframed) 77 × 66 cm (with frame) without a signature This oil on canvas depicts a rolling landscape animated by...

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Early 19th Century English School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paint, Oil

Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Mount Etna V Grassi
Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Mount Etna V Grassi

Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Mount Etna V Grassi

By Vittorio Grassi

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster for Taormina on the island of Sicily issued by the Italian Tourist Board ENIT featuring a scenic view towards Mount Etna with a colourful cactus and an...

Category

Vintage 1930s Italian Posters

Materials

Paper

19th Century Grand Tour Watercolour of Foro Civile Pompeii
19th Century Grand Tour Watercolour of Foro Civile Pompeii

19th Century Grand Tour Watercolour of Foro Civile Pompeii

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

The distinct double peak of Mount Vesuvius sweeps down behind the ancient ruins. A calming, gentle colour palette makes for a pleasing scene, far from the volcanoes violent history.

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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings

Materials

Wood, Paint

The Beauty that Lies Beneath, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

The Beauty that Lies Beneath, Painting, Acrylic on Canvas

By Christopher Limbrick

Located in Yardley, PA

This painting was inspired by the ancient ruins in the American Southwest. It features a 2" gallery wrap canvas with white painted sides making for a perfect contemporary clean hang.

Category

2010s Contemporary Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Mt Etna Mario Borgoni
Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Mt Etna Mario Borgoni

Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Mt Etna Mario Borgoni

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster Taormina Italia featuring stunning artwork of the hilltop town in Sicily with a view over the ancient ruins and sailing boats on the calm blue sea lead...

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Vintage 1920s Italian Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Turkey Sabena Belgian Airlines Eynde
Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Turkey Sabena Belgian Airlines Eynde

Original Vintage Travel Advertising Poster Turkey Sabena Belgian Airlines Eynde

By Gaston van den Eynde

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel advertising poster - Turkey by Sabena Belgian World Airlines - featuring a colourful stylised image of a lady dancing in a traditional dress and man playing m...

Category

Vintage 1950s Belgian Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Borgoni Mount Etna Art
Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Borgoni Mount Etna Art

Original Vintage Travel Poster Taormina Sicily ENIT Italy Borgoni Mount Etna Art

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster Taormina Italia featuring stunning artwork of the hilltop town in Sicily with a view over the ancient ruins and sailing boats on the calm blue sea lead...

Category

Vintage 1920s Italian Posters

Materials

Paper

Vintage Boho Chic Studio Pottery Candlestick
Vintage Boho Chic Studio Pottery Candlestick

Vintage Boho Chic Studio Pottery Candlestick

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

Swirls of turquoise, mauve, and gold drip and blend across its surface, evoking the texture of ancient ruins kissed by contemporary color. The fluted curves and scroll-like details n...

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Late 20th Century American Candlesticks

Materials

Pottery

Rare Original Vintage Travel Poster Air Liban Middle East Airlines Lebanon Map
Rare Original Vintage Travel Poster Air Liban Middle East Airlines Lebanon Map

Rare Original Vintage Travel Poster Air Liban Middle East Airlines Lebanon Map

Located in London, GB

Rare original vintage travel poster for Air Liban advertising flights around the middle east - Egypt / Egypte, Saudi Arabia / Arabie Seoudite, Kuwait / Kowait, Cyprus / Chypre, Iraq,...

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Vintage 1950s Lebanese Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Middle East Proche Orient Jean Even
Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Middle East Proche Orient Jean Even

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France Middle East Proche Orient Jean Even

By Jean Even

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster for the Middle East / Proche Orient issued by Air France featuring a colourful illustration by the French artist Jean Even (1910-1986) depicting a pers...

Category

Vintage 1950s French Posters

Materials

Paper

Antique Hebrew letters
Antique Hebrew letters

Antique Hebrew letters

By Moshe Castel

Located in Jerusalem, IL

These paintings were surrounded by ancient ruins of basalt blocks, which ultimately became the foundation for his unique method.Castel used ground basalt, mixed with sand and glue, t...

Category

1970s Abstract Mixed Media

Materials

Ceramic

LANDSCAPE - Giovanni Faliero - Italian School Oil on Canvas Painting
LANDSCAPE - Giovanni Faliero - Italian School Oil on Canvas Painting

LANDSCAPE - Giovanni Faliero - Italian School Oil on Canvas Painting

By Giovanni Faliero

Located in Napoli, IT

The painting is characterized by sumptuous and elegant shapes, enriched with floral themes, vigorous nature and ancient ruins that inspire the sensation of the defeat of the things p...

Category

Early 2000s Italian School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Capriccio Con Arco Drawing, Brown Ink on Laid Paper, Mid-18th Century
Capriccio Con Arco Drawing, Brown Ink on Laid Paper, Mid-18th Century

Capriccio Con Arco Drawing, Brown Ink on Laid Paper, Mid-18th Century

By Giovanni Battista Piranesi

Located in Paris, Île-de-France

A major figure of 18th-century Italy, Piranesi is best known for his engravings of ancient ruins and his Carceri d’invenzione, labyrinthine visions of monumental, dreamlike architect...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Laid Paper, Ink

19th Century Italian Hand-Painted Cabinet with Seascape Motif
19th Century Italian Hand-Painted Cabinet with Seascape Motif

19th Century Italian Hand-Painted Cabinet with Seascape Motif

Located in Atlanta, GA

This chest, whose body is primarily a creamy/off white color, has an artisan-painted door fronts (which is unlikely original, but very old), depicting two seascapes of a fishing vill...

Category

Antique 19th Century Italian Buffets

Materials

Wood

Italy Late 18th Century Black and White Landscape Print of Amalfi in Round Frame
Italy Late 18th Century Black and White Landscape Print of Amalfi in Round Frame

Italy Late 18th Century Black and White Landscape Print of Amalfi in Round Frame

Located in Brescia, IT

The black-and-white print reproduces a picturesque corner of Amalfi Island in exquisite details. It features ancient ruins, a seascape, and a group of people dressed in traditional l...

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Antique Late 18th Century Italian Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Glass, Wood, Paper

Cairo, Babylon & Heliopolis – Antique Map of Ancient Memphis Region, 1776
Cairo, Babylon & Heliopolis – Antique Map of Ancient Memphis Region, 1776

Cairo, Babylon & Heliopolis – Antique Map of Ancient Memphis Region, 1776

Located in Langweer, NL

Notable landmarks include: Babylon (Old Cairo), clearly marked and detailed Heliopolis and On (biblical cities of religious and astronomical significance) Birket el Hadji (Pilgrims'...

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Antique Late 18th Century Dutch Maps

Materials

Paper

Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Oil on Canvas and Giltwood painting
Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Oil on Canvas and Giltwood painting

Italian 18th century Louis XV st. Oil on Canvas and Giltwood painting

By Giovanni Paolo (Pannini)

Located in West Palm Beach, FL

This storytelling Capriccio style painting is wonderfully detailed with individuals conversing about a landscape of ancient ruins. The ruins around the entirety of the space depict f...

Category

Antique 18th Century Italian Louis XV Paintings

Materials

Giltwood

French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror
French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror

French 19th Century Painted Trumeau Mirror

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

An oil-on-canvas painting in the top depicts an imaginative landscape of ancient ruins and humble dwellings on the banks of a river, captured in organic tones of forest green and bur...

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Antique 19th Century French Other Trumeau Mirrors

Materials

Canvas, Glass, Mirror, Wood, Paint

Original Vintage Poster The Story Map Of The West Indies Native Handicraft Motif
Original Vintage Poster The Story Map Of The West Indies Native Handicraft Motif

Original Vintage Poster The Story Map Of The West Indies Native Handicraft Motif

Located in London, GB

Original vintage poster - The Story Map of the West Indies - featuring a colourful illustrated map of the islands located on the Gulf of Mexico, Caribbean Sea and Atlantic Ocean mark...

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Vintage 1930s American Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Antique Poster Lakeland LNER Lake District Sailing Golf Rock Climbing
Original Antique Poster Lakeland LNER Lake District Sailing Golf Rock Climbing

Original Antique Poster Lakeland LNER Lake District Sailing Golf Rock Climbing

Located in London, GB

Original antique London & North Western Railway travel poster - Lakeland The English Lakes are England's Playground - featuring black and white image of scenic views and the activiti...

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Antique Early 1900s British Posters

Materials

Paper

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France World Map Planisphere Boucher Pink
Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France World Map Planisphere Boucher Pink

Original Vintage Travel Poster Air France World Map Planisphere Boucher Pink

By Lucien Boucher

Located in London, GB

Original vintage travel poster map for Air France Le Plus Grand Reseau du Monde / The Largest Network in the World featuring a colourful planisphere map design of the world by the no...

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Vintage 1950s French Posters

Materials

Paper

Circus Flaminius in Ancient Rome – Rare Architectural Engraving, 1704
Circus Flaminius in Ancient Rome – Rare Architectural Engraving, 1704

Circus Flaminius in Ancient Rome – Rare Architectural Engraving, 1704

Located in Langweer, NL

The composition integrates ancient ruins, living traditions, and allegorical figures, emphasizing the continuity between antiquity and early modern Rome.

Category

Antique Early 1700s Dutch Prints

Materials

Paper

Pair of 19th Century Italian Capodimonte Majolica Ewers with Bacchic Scenes
Pair of 19th Century Italian Capodimonte Majolica Ewers with Bacchic Scenes

Pair of 19th Century Italian Capodimonte Majolica Ewers with Bacchic Scenes

Located in Dallas, TX

The hand-painted bodies are richly decorated with vibrant polychrome mythological scenes, Bacchic revelers, cherubs, and classical figures amid lush landscapes and ancient ruins. The...

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Antique Mid-19th Century Italian Neoclassical Vases

Materials

Majolica

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Ancient Ruins For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of ancient ruins is available on 1stDibs. Today, if you’re looking for Surrealist editions of these works and are unable to find the perfect match for your home, our selection also includes Contemporary. These items have long been popular, with older editions for sale from the 18th Century and newer versions made as recently as the 20th Century. Ancient ruins available on 1stDibs span a range of colors that includes gray, beige, brown, gold and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Slim Aarons, Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Hermann Corrodi and Malcolm Woodward are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Frequently made by artists working in digital print, lambda print and laser print, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.

How Much are Ancient Ruins?

Prices for pieces in our collection of ancient ruins start at $308 and top out at $29,585 with the average selling for $3,350.