Antique Watercolour of the Spanish Steps, Rome, Ettore Ascenzi 19th Century

This is a magnificent pair of antique Italian oil on canvas paintings by Ettore Ascenzi, 19th C, Italian, titled "Music Recitals" signed and inscribed 'Roma' . These beautiful paint...

This is a beautiful antique watercolour study 'Water Carrier' by Filippo Indoni, circa 1890. It is the study of a young female figure with water carrier, standing in a street, signe...

This is an interesting set of eight Hand-Tinted Engravings of Theatrical Characters, dating from the early 19th century. They feature actors in different plays, with hand tinted and...

A wonderful pair of seascape paintings of fishing boats attributed to William Mcalpine (British 19th century) titled 'Beached Fishing Vessels' and 'Shipping in Rough Seas', circa 186...

A beautiful French antique oil on canvas painting in the Manner of Jean-Antoine Watteau (1684-1721) 'The Serenade' dating from the early 19th century. The delightful subject of the painting is a courting couple in a rugged country landscape with a large chateau in the background. The couple are seated in period costumes, while the gentleman serenades the lady. Framed in its delightful original gilt frame, add this lovely period scene to your home. Condition: In excellent condition, please see photos for confirmation. Dimensions in cm: height 73 x width 106 x depth 3 height 64 x width 97 Dimensions in inches: height 2 foot, 5 inches x width 3 foot, 6 inches x depth 1 inch height 2 feet, 1 inch x width 3 foot, 2 inches Jean-Antoine Watteau was baptised October 10, 1684 – died July 18, 1721) was a French painter and draughtsman whose brief career spurred the revival of interest in colour and movement, as seen in the tradition of Correggio and Rubens. He revitalized the waning Baroque style, shifting it to the less severe, more naturalistic, less formally classical, Rococo. Watteau is credited with inventing the genre of fêtes galantes, scenes of bucolic and idyllic charm, suffused with a theatrical air. Some of his best known subjects were drawn from the world of Italian comedy and ballet. Jean-Antoine Watteau[n. 1] was born in October 1684 in Valenciennes, once an important town in the County of Hainaut which became sequently part of the Burgundian and Habsburg Netherlands until its secession to France following the Franco-Dutch War. He was the second of four sons born to Jean-Philippe Watteau (1660–1720) and Michelle Lardenois (1653–1727), and was presumed to be of Walloon descent. The Watteaus were a quite well-to-do family, although Jean-Philippe, a roofer in second generation, was said to be given to brawling. Showing an early interest in painting, Jean-Antoine may have been apprenticed to Jacques-Albert Gérin, a local painter, and his first artistic subjects were charlatans selling quack remedies on the streets of Valenciennes. Watteau left for Paris in 1702. After a period spent as a scene-painter, and in poor health, he found employment in a workshop at Pont Notre-Dame, making copies of popular genre paintings in the Flemish and Dutch tradition; it was in that period that he developed his characteristic sketchlike technique. His drawings attracted the attention of the painter Claude Gillot, and by 1705 he was employed as an assistant to Gillot, whose work, influenced by those of Francesco Primaticcio and the school of Fontainebleau...

This is a charming antique Victorian crystoleum print on concave glass, circa 1890 in date. It depicts a young lady dressed in Georgian period costume sitting on a window ledge o...

Pair of Roman views watercolors of the Spanish steps and the arch of Titus with children playing in the foreground. Signed Ettore Ascenzi and dated, 190...

Italian School early 19th Century, View of Rome, with Bridge and the Castle St. Angelo and St Peter's Cathedral in the distance. Oil on board. In carved giltwood frame. Circa 1830 H...

Ettore Simonetti (Italian, 1857-1909) well listed Italian artist. Watercolor signed and dated Roma 1882. Sight H 29". W. 20.75" in giltwood frame under glass.

19th century, oil on canvas, Italian View of the forum Boario of Rome The fine painting represents the Piazza della Bocca della Verità, located in the Ripa district, in the area of the Foro Boario, the oldest market in Rome (Italy). On the right is described the Roman Temple of about 100 B.C. wrongly called of Vesta, circular Corinthian monopter with cell of white marble ashlar and twenty fluted columns. From the 12th century it was reused as a church dedicated to Santo Stefano delle carrozze, then, in the 18th century, in Santa Maria del Sole. On the right you can see the fountain called "dei tritoni" which was built in 1717 on a design by architect Carlo Bizzaccheri. The fountain has a star-shaped bathtub, in honour of the commissioner, the Pope Clement XI...

A charming depiction of figures from youth to old age, ascending and descending the steps of the ladder of life, the centre shows baptism and death. With German and Cyrillic labels o...

Antique Original Watercolour Painting Depicting a Classical Scene A woman is seated in an Arcadian landscape and is being atten...