Crucifixion, Antwerp, Flemish 16th century, oil on panel
Located in PARIS, FR
The attribution to the workshop of the Master of the Half-Figures seems all the more plausible given that several art historians, notably Robert Koch and Walter Gibson, have emphasiz...
Oil, Wood Panel
A Covered Wagon Confrontation
By Jerome Rozen
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Jerome Rozen and his wife, Della Kretchmar, moved to the Bronx where he opened a studio and became a highly successful pulp artist and illustrator, getting early attention for his co...
Canvas, Oil
$9,672Sale Price|20% Off
H 44.1 in W 37.41 in
Madonna Child Maria Sassoferrato Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giovan Battista Salvi known as 'il Sassoferrato' (1609 - 1685) circle/ workshop Madonna with sleeping child Oil on canvas 84 x 66 cm - Framed (19th century) 112 x 95 cm The paintin...
Oil
$7,958Sale Price|20% Off
H 18.51 in W 16.54 in
Nativity Jesus David Paint 16/17th Century Oil on copper Old master Flemish Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
The Nativity of Jesus Flemish school, late 16th/early 17th century Gerard David (Oudewater, c. 1460 - Bruges, 1523) Follower of Oil on copper 30 x 25 cm. - In frame 47 x 42 c...
Oil
$17,069
H 10.04 in W 12.29 in D 0.99 in
Orpheus - Original Oil on Canvas Attr. to Tommaso Salini - Early 17th Century
By Tommaso Salini
Located in Roma, IT
Orpheus is an original artwork realized in the first decades of the XVII century and attributed to the Italian master Tommaso Salini. Oil painting on canvas. A golden wood frame is...
Oil
$4,344Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.5 in W 24 in
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700's The Madonna Christ Child St. John
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian Old Master, circa 1700's period oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas: 28.5 x 24 inches conditon: overall very good for its age, a fe...
Canvas, Oil
$8,112
H 26 in W 23 in D 1 in
Mid-16th-Century Romagnola School The Adoration Of The Magi, Nativity
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This exquisite early 16th-century Italian panel captures one of Christianity’s most cherished moments - the Adoration of the Magi. Painted around 1530, this panel belongs to a moment...
Oil, Panel
$13,500
H 25.2 in W 16.54 in
Venetian School, late 15th century, Saint Paul the Apostle
Located in Stockholm, SE
Venetian School, late 15th century Saint Paul the Apostle oil on panel unframed 44.5 × 23.5 cm (17.5 × 9.3 in) framed 64 × 42 cm (25.2 × 16.5 in) No signature Provenance: Private ...
Oil, Wood Panel
$7,769
H 34.65 in W 29.14 in
Holy Family with the Infant Saint John – Bolognese School, Second Half 16th Cent
Located in Firenze, IT
Holy Family with the Infant Saint John – Bolognese School, Second Half of the 16th Century Oil on wooden panel with two horizontal braces on the reverse Bolognese School, second hal...
Oil, Board
$6,827
H 27.96 in W 21.66 in D 1.19 in
16th-Century Oil Painting of the Madonna and Child on a Walnut Panel
Located in Milan, IT
Oil on walnut board. The painting follows early 16th-century Tuscan models (e.g., the pictorial mode of Domenico Puligo), but is of slightly later production and weaker hand, from "p...
Oil
$11,631Sale Price|20% Off
H 57.88 in W 42.52 in
Archangel Michael Reni Paint 17/18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Archangel Michael Guido Reni (Bologna 1575–1642) Follower of 17th–18th century Oil on canvas 134 x 96 cm. - Framed 147 x 108 cm. The work in question, of excellent qual...
Oil
The Adoration of the Magi . Flemish School
Located in Pasadena, CA
Oil on cupper and wooden panel . Our tender representation is from the second half of the 17th century , follower of Cornelis de Baellieur School. The adoration of the Magi flemish s...
Oil
The Resurrection of Christ
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: with “Mr. Scheer,” Vienna, by July 1918; where acquired by: Jindřich Waldes, Prague, 1918–1941; thence by descent to: Private Collection, New York Literature: Rudolf K...
Tempera, Panel
$200,129
H 57.68 in W 85.44 in
Flemish 17th, Orpheus and Animals, Large Decorative Wall Old Master Painting
Located in Greven, DE
Flemish school, 17th century Orpheus and the animals Oil on canvas, 146,5 x 217 cm Provenance: South German private collection. On an impressive, room-filling format, this painting ...
Canvas, Oil
$20,059Sale Price|20% Off
H 53.54 in W 42.13 in
17th century Italian school, The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist
Located in PARIS, FR
17th century Italian School The Virgin and Child with Saint John the Baptist Oil on canvas Dimensions: h. 106 cm, l. 77 cm Important 17th century Italian carved giltwood frame Fram...
Canvas, Oil
Virgin and Child with the Infant Saint John
By Domenico Puligo
Located in New Orleans, LA
A masterful example of Italian Mannerist painting, this exceptional panel was composed by the renowned Florentine painter Domenico Puligo. Alongside Jacopo Pontormo and Rosso Fiorent...
Oil, Panel
The Archangel Gabriel
By Cristobal de Villalpando
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Private Collection, Cranston, Rhode Island (by the 1950s?); by family descent until sold at: Bill Spicer Auction, North Kingstown, Rhode Island, 26 January 2011; where a...
Canvas, Oil
$45,911
H 21.26 in W 24.41 in D 2.37 in
Adoration of the Shepherds by Gillis Mostaert (1534 - 1598) Flemish Renaissance
Located in Knokke, BE
Gillis Mostaert Hulst 1534 – 1598 Antwerp Flemish Painter 'Adoration of the Shepherds' Medium: oil on panel Dimensions: image size 38,5 x 46,5 cm, frame size 54 x 62 cm Provenance...
Oil, Panel
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