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Place of Origin: Italian
A Late 17th Century Painting Depicting A Cavalry Battle
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Late 17th Century Painting Depicting A Cavalry Battle Height: 115 cm Width: 75 cm Depth: 6 cm. Provenance: Private Australian Collection.
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Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

MID-18th CENTURY PAINTING MADONNA WITH CHILD
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful oil painting on canvas, made on the first canvas and framed with a contemporary rectangular frame in carved and gilded wood. The painting represents a striking image of the...
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Mid-18th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Gennaro Villani (1885-1948) Amalfi Coast
By Gennaro Villani 1
Located in New York, NY
Gennaro Villani (1885-1948) Amalfi Coast, oil on canvas in painted and gilt frame, signed lower left. Italy, circa 1920. Dimensions: 27" W x 23" H x 1.25" D; sight 24.5" W x 21" H.
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1920s Vintage Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Landscape Painting, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from 20th century. Oil painting on canvas, in the first canvas, depicting Impressionist style landscape of good pictorial quality. Frame in silvered metal and wood c...
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1970s Vintage Italian Paintings

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Metal

North Italian School, 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). An allegory of the love Omnia vincit amor...
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18th Century Louis XV Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista
By Molla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista . Circa 1600’s important Painting Oil on Canvas painting of a boy with a bird, in original Hand carved...
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17th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster

dipinto Adolfo Polaroli, raffigurazione napoletana di pescatori -olio su tela
Located in Milano, MI
raffigurazione napoletana di pescatori olio su tela inizio ventesimo secolo ottime condizioni generali dimensioni altezza 88 cm larghezza 127 cm.
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Early 1900s Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Enrico Coleman Signed Painting
By Enrico Coleman
Located in Roma, IT
An important painting by one of the most representative Italian artists of the 19th century, Enrico Coleman. It depicts a village most probably from Lazio, perhaps a glimpse of Anticoli Corrado, the town famous for the attractiveness of its models, or rather Subiaco, his mother's birthplace. The atmosphere here is typical of the XXVs of the Roman Campagna of which Enrico Coleman was probably the most important exponent. The reason for this can also be seen in this small masterpiece that captures the washerwomen in their occupation immersed in a poetically bucolic atmosphere; a sky of unparalleled blue stands out in the background. Signed below on the right This painting, never before on the market, comes from an important Italian private collection and is beautified by an impressive antique frame in gilded wood, in almost perfect condition. Every item of our Gallery, upon request, is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sabrina Egidi official Expert in Italian furniture for the Chamber of Commerce of Rome and for the Rome Civil Courts. Oil painting on paper Enrico Coleman (21 or 25 June 1846 – 14 February 1911) was an Italian painter of British nationality. He was the son of the English painter Charles Coleman and brother of the less well-known Italian painter Francesco Coleman. He painted, in oils and in watercolours, the landscapes of the Campagna Romana and the Agro Pontino; he was a collector, grower and painter of orchids. Because of his supposedly Oriental air, he was known to his friends as "Il Birmano", the Burmese. Enrico Coleman was born in Rome in June 1846. He was the fourth child of the English painter Charles Coleman, who had come to Rome in 1831 and settled there permanently in 1835, and of a famous artist's model from Subiaco, Fortunata Segadori (or Segatori), whom he had married in 1836. Coleman was initially taught by his father, did study at the Accademia di San Luca in Rome. Following the mocking reception of Una mandria di bufali nelle paludi pontine, a naturalistic painting of a herd of buffaloes in the Pontine marshes, at the International Artist's Club in 1872,he reportedly began to paint genre subjects in the manner of the then-fashionable Mariano Fortuny, although no works showing the influence of the Spanish painter are known. At the instigation of Nino Costa, he soon returned to the depiction of the people, animals and landscapes of the Campagna Romana and the Agro Pontino. Coleman was lover of orchids, which he painted, collected and cultivated. An 1894 watercolour of orchids is in the Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea in Rome. Coleman had a remarkable collection of indigenous orchids, which he cultivated himself in his house at 6 via Valenziana and the botanist Fabrizio Cortesi named the hybrid Orchis x colemanii Cortesi in his honour. In 1875, Coleman was among the founding members of the Società degli Acquarellisti, the Roman society of watercolourists; he participated in the society's first exhibition in 1876, and continued to exhibit with them until 1907. In 1878 he was elected an honorary member of the Société Royale Belge des Aquarellistes, the Belgian royal society of watercolourists, with which he participated in the Salon de Paris in 1879 and to the 4th Esposizione Nazionale di Belle Arti, or national fine art show, of Turin in 1880, and to that of Milan in the following year; he showed works in London in 1882 and in Rome in 1883. In 1885, Coleman was among the founding members of the group In Arte Libertas, of which Nino Costa was the leading force and the other founding members were Vincenzo Cabianca...
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Late 19th Century Grand Tour Antique Italian Paintings

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Wool, Canvas, Paper

Pair Of Abstract Italian Art Work from the 1970´s
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
A pair of mixed technique abstract Mid-Century Modern art paintings from Italy. This pair of tempera and paper on canvas has been painted by Italian Artist "Guglielminetti". These ha...
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1970s Post-Modern Vintage Italian Paintings

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Paint

Antique Italian Landscape Oil Painting Guido Agostini 19thC
By Guido Agostini
Located in London, GB
A beautiful oil on canvas painting by Guido Agostini, Italian, 1865-1898, late 19th century in date. The sensitively painted landscape shows a girl on a country road with the cit...
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1890s Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

17th Century, Pair Italian Paintings Architectural Capriccio by Alberto Carlieri
By Alberto Carlieri
Located in IT
17th century, Pair of paintings depicting Architectural Caprices with Bacchanal and Sacrifice Scene, Alberto Carlieri (Rome 1672-1720) Oil on canvas; Dimensions: canvas cm H 73.5 x W...
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Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Nicola Simbari (Italian, 1927-2012) Oil On Canvas Depicting A Landscape
By Nicola Simbari
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Nicola Simbari, Italian painter of semi-abstract impressionist works known for using colors and favoring brilliant tones, especially with a palette knife. Considered by many to be It...
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20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

XL Italo Valenti Mid Century Cubist Abstract Mixed Media Sailboat Oil Painting
By Italo Valenti
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
XL Italo Valenti Mid Century Modern Abstract Mixed Media Sailboat Oil Painting on Canvas, Signed and Framed Magnificent Modernist Super Large Formatted Mixed Media Abstract Oil/C...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Paper

Italian 18th century Giltwood and Oil on Canvas painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A sensational and exceptionally detailed Italian 18th century Giltwood and Oil on Canvas painting of Achilles at the Court of Lycomedes, in the manner of Pompeo Batoni. This impressi...
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18th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Giltwood

18th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Landscape Painting, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from 18th century. Framework oil on canvas, on the first canvas, depicting a view with characters, animals and ruins of good pictorial quality. Large size fr...
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1750s Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Antique Oval Painting Woman Portrait, 1880
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 19th century. Artwork oil on canvas, on the first canvas, depicting a female portrait, a young girl in an elegant dress of good pictorial quality. C...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century Oil on Board Italian Signed Popular Scene Painting, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian oil painting on board from 20th century. Artwork depicting popular scene The Sunday game in Impressionist style. Artwork of excellent pictorial quality signed lower right (se...
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1970s Vintage Italian Paintings

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Glass, Wood

20th Century Mixed-Media on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Saint Jerome, 1950s
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the mid-20th century. Mixed media framework on canvas depicting a subject of sacred art St. Louis. Jerome with a lion of good pictorial quality. Framework of gr...
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1950s Vintage Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Salvatore Aquino Oil Painting on Canvas 1970's
Located in Taranto, IT
Salvatore Aquino Oil Painting on Canvas 1970's. Measures: Height 91cm Width 71 cm Oil on canvas In good conservative condition, present signs of time due to use and age. (Ple...
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1970s Vintage Italian Paintings

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Canvas

1970s Tano Festa Signed and Dated Drawing
By Tano Festa
Located in Roma, IT
Important work in marker on cardboard by the great Roman artist Tano Festa, one of the major exponents, together with Mario Schifano, of the Scuola di Piazza del Popolo. "Homage to ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Italian School Painting of Madonna and Child
Located in Woodbury, CT
19th century Italian School oil on canvas of Madonna and child. Gilt frame.
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19th Century Renaissance Revival Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Italian School "Apostle" 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Italian School "Apostle" 17th Century Oil on oak wood Carved and gilded wooden frame. Small defects. Dim.: 44 x 58 cm good conditions
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17th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Paint

Oil Painting on Canvas by Remo Brindisi of Maternity from 1970s
By Remo Brindisi
Located in Milano, MI
Oil painting on canvas depicting a motherhood, created by Remo Brindisi in the 1970s. Motherhood original painting by the artist are now rare to be found, especially of this size. ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Antonio Rivas Oil Painting on Board, 2 Musician's Serenading a Reclining Woman
By Antonio Rivas
Located in Toledo, OH
Antonio Rivas (1845-1911) was active in Italy and Spain. This oil painting on board features two musicians serenading a reclining woman. Interior Orientalist or Eastern temple scene similar to his series of Harem Paintings...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Paint

20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Landscape Painting Countryside, 1970
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting from the second half of the 20th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting landscape, countryside view in impressionist style of good pictorial quality. Painting of g...
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1970s Vintage Italian Paintings

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Canvas

20th Century Signed Still Life Pencil Drawing
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful, evocative Pencil Drawing Still Life with Flowers and Butterfly Early 20th century Signed at lower right The painting is embellished by a beautiful nineteenth-century la...
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1920s Art Nouveau Vintage Italian Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Period Italian Neoclassical Style Signed Watercolor
By Vittorio Pisani
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful neoclassical style artwork by the great Italian artist Vittorio Pisani Probably depicts a theatre script of Aida Signed, located and dated lower right ‘Vittorio Pisani roma...
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Early 20th Century Egyptian Revival Italian Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Italian 19th Century Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A beautiful Italian 19th century oil on canvas painting. The painting depicts a beautiful Italian scene of personages going about their day with charming boats and a house on the wat...
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19th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Manner of J.M.W Turner, Venice Scene of the Grand Canal Painting
Located in Nashville, TN
Probably circa 1910, decorative painting with craquelure throughout. Old dark varnish. The sky near frame edge has thicker paint suggesting some later in painting. Stretcher marks sh...
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1910s Vintage Italian Paintings

Eugenio Carmi Abstract Geometric Artwork, Italian Informal Art, 1970 Painting
By Eugenio Carmi
Located in Milano, IT
Carmi
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1970s Modern Vintage Italian Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

ITALIAN SCHOOL, mid 19th century, Religious Still Life, Bible, Rosary, Crucifix.
Located in TEYJAT, FR
Mid-19th Century Religious Still Life Oil on canvas. This evocative still life, dating from the mid-19th century, captures a serene and contemplative arrangement of religious and sy...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Italian Painting with finely crafted wooden frame, 1800-1900s
Located in MIlano, IT
Italian Painting with finely crafted wooden frame, 1800-1900s Rectangular painting with a finely crafted wooden frame, decorated with gold designs. The painting depicts 3 women with ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Paintings

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Glass, Wood

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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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

18th century Antonio Correggio The Mystic Marriage of St Catherine
By Antonio da Correggio
Located in Seaford, GB
Antonio Correggio’s The Mystic Marriage of St. Catherine This stunning 18th-century copy draws inspiration from the masterpiece The Mystic Marriage of Saint Catherine, originally pa...
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Mid-19th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

In the Garden of Good and Evil Digital Painting
By Daria Petrilli
Located in Milan, IT
This Pop-Surrealist digital painting depicts a woman being tempted by a serpent in the Garden of Eden. Instead of an apple, she is holding a broken heart in her hands. The female figure stand out against a lush background of exotic foliage and flowers. Part of a signed, numbered Limited Edition. "Certificate of Authenticity" include. Basswood box frame. Year of Creation: 2015 Edition Number: 1/300 Artist’s Signature: Printed on the Canvas + original signature on Limited Edition Certificate...
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2010s Modern Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Cotton

The Zodiac Large Modern Italian Signed and Archived Painting
By Giovanni Omiccioli
Located in Roma, IT
“The Zodiac” Large Modern Italian Signed and Archived Painting by Giovanni Omiccioli Giovanni Omiccioli (1901-1975), a Roman painter belonging to the group of painters of the Roman...
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Mid-20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Paintings

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Glass, Wood

18th Century, Italian Painting Still Life by Giovanni Paolo Castelli Lo Spadino
Located in IT
Giovanni Paolo Castelli, known as "Lo Spadino" (Rome 1659 – around 1730) Still Life with a Composition of Fruit Dimensions: frame cm L 76.5 x H 61 x D 6.5. Canvas cm L 55.5 x H 40 Th...
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Early 18th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Oil on Canvas Italian Street Market Scene by Giuseppe Pitto
By Giuseppe Pitto
Located in Chicago, IL
Giuseppe Pitto (Italian 1857 - 1928) is often known for his paintings depicting pretty women in Italian street markets. This exuberantly painted scene i...
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Late 19th Century Other Antique Italian Paintings

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Gesso, Paint, Giltwood, Canvas

Baroque Religious Painting Of Immaculate Conception, Gilt Frame, 17th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
This 17th-century Baroque painting, in oil on copper, captures a serene portrayal of the Immaculate Conception, draped in yellow silk robes w...
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17th Century Renaissance Antique Italian Paintings

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Copper

Italian 19C Big Architectural Hand-coloured Print with Black and Gold Frame
Located in Scandicci, Florence
Rare extra-large (cm 59 x 85) antique watercolour of capital from a collection of architectural details of Florence monuments painted in Italy in the middle of 19th Century. Black ma...
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1840s Neoclassical Antique Italian Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Italian School "Landscape", 18th Century
By Midcentury Italian school
Located in Madrid, ES
Title: Landscape. Date/Period: 18th century. Dimension: measures without frame 89cm x 61cm. Frame 15cm in plus. with gold trim. Materials: Oil on canvas. Additional information: Ital...
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Mid-18th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Paint

Small Italian Oil on Board, “Riders in Landscape with Villa”, attr. Zuccarelli
Located in Atlanta, GA
In a small square (later) frame with a small plaque attributing Francesco Zuccarelli of Tuscany, b. 1702 d. 1788, depicting two riders in a landscape with a villa in the distance
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Late 18th Century Louis XVI Antique Italian Paintings

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Paint

Neapolitan Gouache Vesuvius Eruption, c.1830
Located in Savannah, GA
A neapolitan gouache depicting a Vesuvius eruption, circa 1840. Inscription on frame verso detailing provenance from Collins family of New York: "Charles Bush Collins bought this pi...
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1830s Other Antique Italian Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Vintage Italian Capriccio Framed Oil on Canvas Painting of Landscape With Ruins
Located in Elkhart, IN
A gorgeous Grand Tour style framed oil painting of an Italian Capriccio landscape with ruins Italy, Mid-20th Century Oil on canvas, gilt frame Measures: 9.5"W x 1"D x 9.5"H. Exce...
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Mid-20th Century Grand Tour Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Antique Pietra Dura Plaque attributed to Giovanni Montelatici, Florence, c. 1910
By Giovani Montelatici
Located in London, GB
A beautiful quality antique pietra dura plaque of an elderly couple, possibly by Giovanni Montelatici, made in Florence, Italy c. 1910. The image in this piece is all made of pietra...
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Early 20th Century Grand Tour Italian Paintings

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Stone

Large Original Oil on Canvas Painting of Zeus and Hera, Italy circa 1700's
Located in Round Top, TX
The colors remain vivid in this 4' tall original oil on canvas painting of Greek gods Zeus and Hera. Unsigned. This portrayal of the love of the gods includes Zeus, king of the gods ...
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18th Century Classical Greek Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Holy Family, 1660
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the 17th century. Oil on canvas artwork depicting a wonderful Holy Family. Painting of remarkable pictorial quality, particularly evident in the masterf...
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1660s Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

EARLY 18th CENTURY PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful oil painting on canvas depicting a gentleman belonging to the ancient chivalric order of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, founded in 1572 by the House of Savoy. The protagonist ...
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Early 18th Century Louis XIV Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

18th Century Oil on Canvas Framed Flemish Painting Interior Scene, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Flemish painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting an interior scene of a tavern with characters of good pictorial quality. Nice size and pleasant impact painting, for antique dealers, interior decorators and collectors of old Dutch painting...
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1750s Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Large Scale Italian Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Atlanta, GA
An outstanding and grand scale oil on canvas painting of a nude male. Entitled "La Vittoria Della Verita' Sull'Insidia" - "The Victory Of Truth Over The Trap"..... Expertly executed ...
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Early 20th Century Italian Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Italian Antique Oil on Canvas Painting Saint Francesco Saverio
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
Beautiful antique Italian oil painting on canvas. Excellent pictorial quality great attention to detail. Italian school of the 18th century. Not signed. A beautiful religious painting Saint Francesco...
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1750s Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Crazy Horse, Pencil Fat by Giuseppe Colin, 1990
By Giuseppe Colin
Located in Budapest, HU
Beautiful piece of Italian painter Giuseppe Colin. The Inspiring reason is the famous Anghiari battle of Leonardo da Vinci. Giuseppe Colin: Was born in the Abruzzo region, in the...
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1990s Italian Paintings

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Britannia Standard Silver

Couple of Italian Paintings Depicting Capricci, Francesco Aviani ‘1662-1715’
Located in IT
Francesco Aviani (Italy - Venice, 25-11-1662 / 1715) att. Couple of paintings depicting Capricci Oil on canvas, 135 x 183 cm, without frame The two large and fine paintings depict two illusionistic architectural renderings, with views of colonnades and arched buildings, animated by figures. The compositions are characterized by the harmony with which the painter introduces the sumptuous architectural monuments, the mirrors of water, the buildings in the distance and the views of the landscape. Dominates with a color on the tones of brown and ochre that stands out on the blue sky, marked by some cloud of steam. The insertion of the figures to enliven the architectural views also balances with the set. The Capriccio, an artistic genre that has made its way into Italian painting since the 17th Century, is characterized by the representation of fantastic architectures or prospective inventions, sometimes combined with elements drawn freely from reality. The two paintings are an example of this type and they are a very interesting and Fine artwork. The remarkable pictorial quality emerges both from the composition of the ensemble and from the way in which the artist describes the views with great attention to detail, highlights and refined, perfectly realistic, chiaroscuro. The same must be recognized for the figures: these are described with a wise brushstroke, quick and quick touches give the dynamism of the moment that is captured, as if time had stopped to show and narrate what is happening. The painting on the right represents a large Baroque building in stone and paved with marbles, two floors, with moving façade, large columns with corinthian columns, a large portal with a staircase with large footsteps, a balustrade with string, from which some figures appear, and two equestrian monuments in bronze. The sumptuous building overlooks a large POOL of water, with a gushing fountain, around which some characters sit. In the second floor is described a white palace from which rises a tower crowned by a structure with wrought iron loggia. In addition there is a bridge and some architectural ruins behind which some mountainous reliefs fade towards the horizon. On the staircase is described a particular scene. The people seem to be part of a very precise story. A woman, in the shadow of a parasol supported by a servant, would seem to drive out of the palace a man, who, taken under his arm by two maidens with a determined attitude, is led to a boat. The scene could be identified with the biblical episode of the parable of the prodigal son (Luke 15,11-32), at the moment when the prodigal son is robbed and driven away by the harlots. The episode tells of a man with two children. The youngest said to his father: “Father, give me the part of my inheritance”. And the father divided the substances. After not many days, the youngest son, collected his things, left for a far country and there he lost his substances with prostitutes and living as a debaucher. When he had spent everything, there came a great famine in that country and he began to find himself in need. Reduced to hunger, he was forced to be a pig herder to survive. He therefore meditated in his heart to go to his father and ask for his forgiveness and to be welcomed anew, even as a servant. While still on the road, however, the father saw him and ran towards him, receiving him with open arms. He then ordered his servants to prepare a great feast for the occasion, killing for the purpose the "fatty calf". The firstborn did not understand why his brother was given such treatment, and reminded the parent that he, who had always obeyed him, had never received a single kid to celebrate with his friends. The father answered him: «Son, you are always with me and everything that is mine is yours; but it was necessary to celebrate and rejoice, because this brother of yours was dead and came back to life, was lost and was found». The parable of the prodigal son was often portrayed in painting and the scene he finds most is certainly that of returning home in his father’s arms. Among the many is a canvas by the famous painter Giovanni Paolo Pannini (or Panini) (Italy – Piacenza, 1691– Rome, 1765) kept at the Hallsborough Gallery in London. Rather rare, however, is the scene of the prodigal son driven and robbed by harlots. There is an engraving by Hans Collaert II (1561-1620) in which this moment is described in the background compared to the moment, narratively later, in which he is penitent among the pigs. The second painting, certainly pendant of the first, represents a similar palace, with some characters overlooking the balustrade marcapiano and other figures around the large bathtub quadrilobata. In the foreground is described a monument with two large stone sculptures. In the distance some architectural elements and, beyond, the mountains are lost on the horizon. The studies related to the numerous painters of architectural views and caprices, active in Italy, and the archival documents found, which could better clarify commissions, biographies and certain works, are scarce and sporadic. Therefore there are still many difficulties in reconstructing a catalogue of autograph works for each author. Through paintings in private collections, in museums and paintings passed on the antique market it is however possible to advance some attributions in order to better delineate the various artistic figures. The style of the works studied here leads to a dating that runs between the 17th and 18th Centuries, with obvious influences dictated by the perspectives of the brothers Galli Bibiena. The analysis of the architectures and the chromatic palette suggests that we are in the presence of a northern Italian and Venetian author. Observing the decorations and the volutes, the brightness and the perspective disposition in fact, we find several analogies with those used by the Vicenza painter Francesco Aviani, excellent in pictorial perspective and architectural views. The biographical profile of Francesco Aviani (Italy - Vicenza, 1662-1715) was essentially traced in 1956 by Andreina Ballarin, then re-visited by Federica Spadotto in 2014 and Giancarlo Sestieri in 2015. Certain documents about his life are scarce, as are the documented works. He was born in Venice, probably on 25 November 1662, to Bernardo and a Magdalene whose surname is unknown, and was baptized on 3 December 1662. Between 1701 and 1703 he worked, together with his brother MarCo, sculptor, for the fresco decoration (now illegible) of the church villa in Soella (Vicenza). On October 16, 1703 he married Isabella Carcano. On March 26, 1715 he made a will and died on April 3 of the same year, in Vicenza. The frescoes in the refectory of the sanctuary of Monte Berico in Vicenza are considered authentic works by Aviani, probably made in 1708; the paintings preserved in the Civic Museum of Vicenza: “Landscape with Lazzaro and the rich Epulone”; “Christ among the doctors”; “The miraculous fishing”, works not datable but with attribution corroborated by style. In addition, the frescoes in the east and west corridors of the Villa La Rotonda, near Vicenza; the fresco in the apse basin of the chapel of the church S. Croce, Vicenza, now destroyed; the frescoes of the central hall of Villa Camerini a Montruglio (1714) and a painting of a “Porto Regio”, of which we have a print engraved by Dall'Acqua. From his works emerges the artistic background that animated the Venetian culture in the early eighteenth century. The scenic grandeur with which Aviani treats the architecture also suggests a stay in Emilia of the painter, in which he could have come into contact with the environment of the Bibiena. These contacts would be confirmed by the press of Cristoforo Dall'Acqua (Vicenza 1734-1787), “Il porto regio”, after a painting of Aviani. The press was part of a group of engravings, representing royal buildings, reproducing paintings of the Bibiena. In the eyes of Dall’Acqua, therefore, Aviani’s work was not foreign among those of the Emilians. Inside the sumptuous architectural whims, Aviani often depicts biblical scenes, in which the characters share the space and the narrative rhythm, along with figures drawn from everyday scenes, memories of the Veronese and Bassano heritage. Also in the works covered by this study the author does not seem to want to give up a biblical subject, though the purpose of the paintings appears to be clearly a staging scenography-architectural within which the characters are relegated to the role of extras. From the examination of the architectural Capriccio gathered under the name of Aviani then emerge common elements. The comparison between these works and the works in question highlights the proximity of the compositions. The imposing and scenic architectures are in fact equally characterized by the perspective-scenographic ability diffused in emilian “quadraturisti” and in Bibiena work. In fact, you can see the spectacular slender architecture in the lower part, the loggias that create chiaroscuro games with arches and binate columns placed on massive bases and overhung by projecting cornices. Significant also the comparison with two paintings with architectural whims in a night vision attributed to Francesco Aviani. 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Late 17th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Portrait Oil Painting of Giuliano de Medici in a Black Frame, 1885
Located in Berlin, DE
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1880s Arts and Crafts Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Beech

Saint Catherine Of Sienna Oil On Canvas Spanish Colonial Painting
Located in Bradenton, FL
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18th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

1970s Italian Painting
Located in London, London
1970s painting Framed wihin a glazed frame Image measures 40 x 50 cm Signed on the back.
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Late 20th Century Mid-Century Modern Italian Paintings

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Paint

Large Painted Oval Wooden Wall Panel from Florence, Italy
Located in Dallas, TX
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Paintings

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Busiri Vici Pencil Drawing Architectural Sketch Project, Italy, 1928
Located in Rome, IT
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1920s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

17th Century Italian School Crucifixion Oil on Panel
Located in Seaford, GB
17th Century Italian School Crucifixion Oil on Panel This exquisite 17th-century Italian School Crucifixion oil painting is a masterpiece of...
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17th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Oak, Paint

Vitorio Splendore Pair of Vintage Palm Tree Paintings
By Vitorio Splendore
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Charming pair of Italian oil paintings on canvas of two palm trees on an aged cream colored background with the artist monkey logo and pa...
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20th Century Neoclassical Italian Paintings

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Paint

Set Of Baroque Paintings, (17th Century) - Religious Art
Located in Lisbon, PT
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17th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Copper

20th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Landscape Signed Painting, 1977
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting dated 1977. Oil painting on canvas depicting a country view in the Impressionist style. Beautiful and pleasant framework signed and dated in the lower right corner (...
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1970s Vintage Italian Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Signed Interior Scene Painting, 1870
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Italian painting from the second half of the 19th century. Framework oil on canvas, depicting interior scene with characters of excellent pictorial quality. Very bright and p...
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Late 19th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Italian Impressionistic Watermelon Painting by Mario Beltrami
Located in Atlanta, GA
Mario Fernando Beltrami (Italian, born May 2, 1902 - died September 7, 1987) was a renowned portrait and landscape painter who competed in the 1932 Summer Olympics Art Competitions f...
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1980s Vintage Italian Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paint

Salvator Rosa (Att) 17th Century Oil on Canvas - Soldiers & Travellers Resting
By Salvator Rosa
Located in TEYJAT, FR
17th Century Italian School Oil on Canvas - Soldiers and Travellers Resting by a Rocky Cove The painting carries a plaque with the name of the attributed artist Salvator Rosa (1615-...
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17th Century Baroque Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Italian 19th Century Framed Oil on Canvas Painting Depicting Cows in Pastures
Located in Atlanta, GA
An Italian oil on canvas painting from the mid-19th century depicting cows, sheep and goats in pastures, in antique giltwood frame. Created in Italy during the third quarter of the 1...
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Mid-19th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Canvas, Paint, Giltwood

20th Century Oil on Panel Italian Still Life Signed Painting, 1930
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Italian painting dated 1930. Framework oil on panel depicting still life with shell and apples of good pictorial quality. Painting signed lower right S. Bonfantini (see photo) refera...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Paintings

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Wood

Enrico Giussani 'Italian, Gorgonzola 1938' "Colori Di Luino" 1972
By Enrico Giussani
Located in CH
Enrico Giussani (Italian, Gorgonzola 1938 ) "Colori di Luino" 1972 This painting is from an important Swiss Collection of Raimondo Rezzonico former President of the Locarno Film ...
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1970s Mid-Century Modern Vintage Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Large 18th Century Oil-on-Linen Framed Painting
Located in Houston, TX
Large 18th century oil-on-linen framed painting: pastoral scene of sheep and goats at rest, probably Italian. Framed (listed dimensions include frame).
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Late 18th Century Antique Italian Paintings

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Linen, Wood

S.Y. Thalassa N.Y.Y.C. by L. Papaluca
Located in New York, NY
Hand-picked by buyers at Ann-Morris Inc.
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Early 20th Century Italian Paintings

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Paint

"Abstraction in Blue, Red & Yellow", Divisionist Painting, attr. Severini
By Gino Severini
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Boldly painted in vivid hues of red, deep pink, yellow and shades of blue, this abstract painting is attributed to Gino Severini, Italy's leading Modernist painter, who executed work...
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1940s Modern Vintage Italian Paintings

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Paint

Italian Mountain Valley Oil Painting on Board, Signed A. Scocchera
Located in Casale Monferrato, IT
We present this fantastic oil painting on plywood dating back to the early decades of the 20th century. The painting bears the signature A. Scocchera at the bottom left (see photo). ...
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20th Century Italian Paintings

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Plywood

Oil painting on canvas, after Cortona
Located in Rome, IT
Oil on canvas painting, Romulus and Remus sheltered by Faustulus, 20th century artist, copy of Pietro da Cortona. ADDITIONAL PHOTOS, INFORMATION OF THE LOT AND SHIPPING INFORMATION C...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Paintings

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Canvas

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