Francesco Curti Wall Decorations

Étienne Dupérac (French, 1535-1604) A pair of etchings from I vestigi dell'antichita di Roma raccolti et ritratti in perspettiva depicting ruins of Ancient Rome, including the Temp...

The framed engraving of "Aurore and Cephalus" depicts the kidnapping of Prince Cephalus by Aurore, who has fallen madly in love with him. This work was created by Annibale Carracci ...

The image is a historical copper engraving from 1673, taken from the German edition of Arnoldus Montanus' work, which is known for its depiction of the Americas and the Southern land...

Salvator Rosa, the Italian Baroque painter was also a significant etcher and printmaker. Rosa’s is series of small prints of soldiers was very popular and influential. This etching i...

John Parkinson was the last of the great English herbalists and one of the first of the great English botanists. Here the pair of prints show mosses and lichen and the other of ferns. From: Paradisi in sole Paradisus Terrestris: or a garden of all sorts of pleasant flowers...

Beautiful set of 4, 17th century botanical engravings by Jan and Caspar Commelin. Presented in silver frames with hessian mounts and AR70 Artglass for optimal clarity. Jan Commelin...

A pair of fine engravings of two Swedish monarchs by Samuel Blessendorf for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden, in antique birch frames, 1663 and 1696. Engravings of Swedish King Karl X Gustav (b. 1622 - d. 1660) dated 1663 and his successor, King Karl XI (b. 1655 - d. 1697) from 1696 by Samuel Blessendorf, a Prussian enamel painter and engraver, born in Berlin in 1670. He designed and engraved these portraits for Puffendorf’s History of Sweden by Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (1632-1694), Historiographer to King Karl X of Sweden. Freiherr Samuel von Pufendorf (b 1632 – d 1694) was a German jurist, political philosopher, economist and historian. He was born Samuel Pufendorf and ennobled in 1684 when he was made a baron by Charles XI of Sweden a few months before his death at age 62. Among his achievements are his commentaries and revisions of the natural law theories of Thomas Hobbes...

Antique print titled 'Europa XVIIth Cent - Europe XVIIe Siecle - Europa XVIItes Jahr'. Chromolithograph of European 17th century furniture. Thi...

The print titled "AMERIKENS ENTDECKER" is a striking antique copper engraving, crafted in 1673 during the 17th century as part of the German edition of Arnoldus Montanus' influential work, "Die Unbekante Neue Welt" ("The New and Unknown World"). The engraving was executed by Jacob van Meurs, a renowned Dutch engraver and publisher known for his detailed works on geography and history, and it was published in Amsterdam. Description of the Print: The engraving measures 17 x 13 cm (approximately 6.6 x 4.7 inches) and is set on a page that is 31 x 19.5 cm (about 12.2 x 7.4 inches). It depicts a vivid scene that illustrates the discovery of America...

A pair of 17th century Chinese Huaniaohua paintings created in 1665 with the watercolor mixture Gouche. The pair showcases beautiful floral scenes in the centuries old tradition of...

Old print of decorative art in the 16th and 17th century. This print originates from 'L'Ornement polychrome'. A beautiful work containing about 2000 patterns of all the styles of Art...

This is a framed hand-colored 17th century map of Northern Scotland by Gerard Mercator entitled "Scotiae pars Septentrionalis", published in Amsterdam in 1636. It is a highly detailed map of the northern part of Scotland, with the northwest Highlands and the cities Inverness and Aberdeen, as well as the Orkney Islands and the Hebrides. There is a decorative title cartouche in the upper left corner. The map is presented in an antiqued brown wood...