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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

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Oil

Three Capricci With Classical Ruins- Original Etching - 19th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Three Capricci With Classical Ruins are original etching. Three fine proofs on laid paper, Cut out
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19th Century Modern Figurative Prints

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Etching

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

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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

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Paper

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

Coffee Cup, Classical Ruins, Coloured: Worcester, Giles, circa 1770
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Coffee cup and saucer, decorated with a Hancock type print in black overglaze, which has then been coloured with enamels and highlighted with gilt. The decoration possibly James ...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

18th Century Grand Tour Italian Oil Painting Figures Admiring Classical Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
landscape admiring the ancient classical, Roman ruins. The work was most likely painted by a Grand Tour
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18th Century Baroque Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Pair of Grand Tour Style Carved Alabaster Bookends Formed as Classical Ruins
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
ruins of reeded columns, raised on stepped bases. Dimensions noted are those shown facing front.
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Mid-20th Century European Grand Tour Bookends

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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

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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

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Ceramic

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

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Canvas

Oil on Canvas Figurative Landscape of People Viewing Ruins
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
This 19th Century painting shows middle eastern men viewing classical ruins. The one in the
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19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

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

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

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Canvas

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

Pair of Exceptional Italian 18th Century Still-Life Paintings
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of excellent Italian still life oil on canvas with flowers and fruit with classical
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pair of Exceptional Italian 18th Century Still-Life Paintings
Located in Rome, IT
This pair of excellent Italian still life oil on canvas with flowers and fruit with classical
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

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

Landscape with Ruins by the Tivoli Falls
By Flemish School, 17th Century
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

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

18th Century Oil on Canvas English Religious Painting Baptism of Lydia, 1762
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
by a fabulous perspective, finely enriched by classical ruins, for antique dealers, interior
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Antique 1760s British Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Pair of Large Pink-Ground Meissen Porcelain Floral Vases
By Meissen Porcelain
Located in London, GB
Classical ruins. All paintings are framed by rocaille shaped borders, the detailing highlighted in gilt
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Antique Late 19th Century German Rococo Vases

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Porcelain

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

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

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Canvas

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

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Linen, Oil, Fiberboard

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

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Pottery, Creamware

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

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Canvas, Giltwood

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

Sanguine drawing "Shepherdess on a Donkey" by Nicolaes Berchem
By Nicolaes Berchem
Located in Brooklyn, 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

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Paper, Chalk

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

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

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Oil

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

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Pencil

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

Rural Landscape Painting Attributed to J.B. Pillement, XVIII Century
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in Spinea, Veneto
with ancient classical ruins attributed to Jean-Baptiste Pillement – XVIII century This oil-on-canvas
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Antique 18th Century European Paintings

Materials

Canvas

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

Herdsmen Resting /// Animal Art Landscape Farm Cows Bull Goat Work on Paper Ink
By (After) Nicolaes Berchem
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
sketchbooks full of drawings of classical ruins and pastoral imagery. His paintings, of which he produced an
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1790s Old Masters Animal Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

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

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Canvas, Oil

Antique gilt bronze mounted occasional table with marquetry panels
Located in London, GB
foreground, on the right, are classical ruins, while in the background left are more modern gabled buildings
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Side Tables

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Bronze, Ormolu

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

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

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Paper

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

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Alabaster

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

18th Century, French Painting with Landscape with Ruins
Located in IT
18th century, French Painting with Landscape with Ruins Measures: frame cm L 165 x H 95 x P 10
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Antique Late 18th Century French Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Temple Ruins - Etching by Nicola Vanni - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Temple Ruins from "Antiquities of Herculaneum" is an etching on paper realized by Nicola Vanni e G
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

18th Century Ruins Landscape Attributed to Bartolomeo Pedon
Located in Kensington, MD
Attributed to Bartolomeo Pedon (Italian 1665-1732) "Ruins", circa 1700 Oil on canvas 69.5" x
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Ancient Roman Ruins - Original Etching by Carlo Nolli - 18th Century
By Carlo Nolli
Located in Roma, IT
Ancient Roman Ruins, from the series "Antiquities of Herculaneum", is an original etching on paper
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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints

Materials

Etching

Roman Ruins with Figures - Oil On Canvas by Giovanni Ghisolfi
By Giovanni Ghisolfi
Located in Roma, IT
Roman Ruins with Figures is an original artwork realized by the Italian artist Giovanni Ghisolfi in
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Late 17th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Ancient Ruins - Oil Painting by Vinzenz Fischer - Late 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
classical monuments with two peasants In oriental dresses. Includes a gilded wooden frame. Dimensions: 43
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Late 18th Century Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Isabella Ogilby - Exceptional 1840 Watercolour, Mother and Child in Temple Ruins
Located in Corsham, GB
A truly exceptional watercolour depicting a classical mother and child in temple ruins. They hold
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19th Century Portrait Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Italian 18th Century Oil on Canvas Painting of Ruins and Figures
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and large scaled Italian 18th century oil on canvas painting of ruins and figures
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Antique 18th Century Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Copperplate Engraving of Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis, 1820
Located in Langweer, NL
ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis in Egypt. Ruins of the Temple of Hermopolis, Upper Egypt, was one of
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Antique Early 1800s Prints

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Paper

Post Impressionist/ Modernist; 'Hilly Landscape with Ruins' oil circa 1952
Located in Frome, Somerset
. Possibly a Mediterranean scene as there is a suggestion of a classical ruin amongst the trees and scrubland
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1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

18th Century Italian Baroque Landscape After Magnasco Large Capriccio with Ruins
By Alessandro Magnasco il Lissandrino
Located in Milan, IT
A Baroque Capriccio with ruins and figures, an early 18th century Italian painting showing an
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Plaster, Giltwood

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

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Canvas, Wood

Abstract Post-Modern Roman Ruins Mixed Media Wall Sculpture, "Classic Series"
Located in Soquel, CA
unique piece juxtaposes classical motifs with 3 dimensional stacked geometrically modern shapes and hues
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1980s Post-Modern Abstract Sculptures

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Mixed Media, Canvas, Acrylic Polymer, Acrylic

A Pair of ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
By Benedetto Boschetti
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
A Large Pair of Giallo Antico Marble ‘Grand Tour’ Models of Ruins Celebrating the Corinthian Order
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Models and Miniatures

Materials

Marble

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

Old Original Print Depicting the Ruins of the City of Palmyra, Syria, 1782
Located in Langweer, NL
The print is a detailed 18th-century engraving depicting the ruins of the ancient city of Palmyra
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Antique 1780s Prints

Materials

Paper

"Nudes Among the Ruins, " Vivid Mural Study with Male Nudes by Allyn Cox
By Allyn Cox
Located in Philadelphia, PA
for a mural, probably for a domestic setting. Two male nudes are shown among Greek or Roman ruins at
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Vintage 1940s American Art Deco Drawings

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