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Period: 18th Century and Earlier
Framed Oil on Canvas of a Young Man Attributed to James Maubert
Located in Essex, MA
In a giltwood frame. Gentleman standing with red jacket. Frost And Reed label on reverse giving Maubert attribution. Maubert was born and trained in Dublin.
Category
Irish Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Oil on Panel Flemish Bucolic Landscape Painting Shepherd Dog, 1750
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Antique Flemish painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on panel depicting a bucolic landscape with a shepherd, dog and goats of good pictorial quality. Painting of contained s...
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Dutch Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Wood
17th Century, Italian Painting with Saint Cecilia with Angels in Concert
Located in IT
17th century Roman school, Santa Cecilia with angels in concert, oil painting on canvas
The valuable painting, in excellent condition, depicts Sa...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil on canvas by Francesco Perezzoli: the birth of Venus, Italy 1700.
By Francesco Perezzoli
Located in Milan, IT
A northern Italian early XVIII century painting of Francesco Perezzoli, depicting the birth of Venus. Oil on canvas. Original guild wood frame. Italy circa 1700.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Oil Painting: Allegory of Dawn – French School, 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important oil on canvas, anonymous work attributed to the 17th-century French school, depicting a refined allegory of Dawn, a mythological figure associated with dawn and the renewal...
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French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Oil on Canvas Allegorical Painting of Harvest with Demeter, Italy circa 1750-70
Located in Round Top, TX
Original oil on canvas allegorical paining of harvest represented by Demeter, goddess of agriculture with sheaf and scythe. Unsigned.
Painter unknown, 18th century Italian School.
C...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
French Aubusson Painting Framed with an 18th Century French Fragment
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
18th century French Aubusson floral painting framed with an 18th century French fragment.
The oil painting original comes from France and is painted with a Aubusson-tapestry floral ...
Category
French Aubusson Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Embroidered Silk Folk Art Depicting Black Child, Red Riding Hood 18th Century
Located in Rochester, NY
18th century silk embroidered art work. Depicting children and fairy tales. It is very rare for works from this time period to depict a black...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Silk
Aeneas Fleeing the Burning of Troy, 17th Century Flemish Oil on Canvas Painting
Located in Firenze, IT
This oil painting on canvas, created by an artist from the 17th Century Flemish School, depicts one of the most significant scenes from Greco-Roman mythology: Aeneas saving his famil...
Category
Dutch Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Giltwood, Paint
The Samian Sibyl, Italian School, c.1700
Located in Savannah, GA
A portrait of The Samian (Camea) Sibyl, Italian school oil on canvas, circa 1700.
sight: 19 ½ by 25 ½ inches
frame: 23 ¾ by 29 ¾ inches
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
17th Century Venetian Old Master Floral Still Life Oil Painting Flowers
Located in Bradenton, FL
A beautiful Italian Still Life oil painting on old canvas of an urn holding a bouquet of assorted flowers set on a ledge. 17th century....
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Capriccio of Architectural Ruins, Oil on Panel Painting, Early 18th Century
Located in London, GB
An Early 18th Century Oil on Panel Capriccio of Architectural Ruins
In later frame with small brass hanging loop, showing an arcadian landscape setting, with shepherds and their dog...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Portrait of King Henri IV of France Oil on Canvas 1553-1610
Located in Doha, QA
A stunning Portrait of King Henri IV of France, father of King Louis XIII in the fantastic impressive hand carved gold gilded French baroque frame...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
18th century, Couple of Italian Paintings Capriccio with Mythological Scenes
Located in IT
Couple of architectural capriccio with mythological scenes, oil on canvas, painter from Bologna active in the 18th century
The two large and valuable pantings depict two architectur...
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century, Italian painting with Sacred Heart of the Child Jesus by Pietro Ba
By Pietro Bardellino
Located in IT
Pietro Bardellino (Italy - Naples, 1732 - 1806), attr., Sacred Heart of the Child Jesus
Measurements: with frame, cm L 86 x H 99 x P 8; only the canvas, cm L 78 x H 64
The painting, made in oil on canvas, represents the Sacred Heart of the Child Jesus. Stylistically the work is attributable to Pietro Bardellino (Italy, Naples, 1732 - Naples, 1806), a pupil of Francesco De Mura and considered by critics one of the most gifted and sensitive exponents of the Rococo style in Naples.
The canvas represents the Child Jesus, surrounded by flowers in an outdoor setting, while showing the sacred heart. The canvas has a well-balanced color and a strong sweetness of the child’s traits, which with the complicit gesture of the right hand, involves the viewer in the intimate and delicate sharing of the garden in which he sits. The roses, in addition to being a beautiful piece of still life, contribute to enrich the Christological message, being bearers of symbolic meanings. Marian attributes par excellence, are often side by side with Christ, whose thorns foreshadow the Passion. In the canvas, on the top left, two cherubim are observed: among them, according to the Old Testament, is God: the author therefore puts into place an iconographic and iconological hyperbole that amplifies its meaning. The iconographic theme of the Child Jesus with the Sacred Heart in his hand spread between the second half of the eighteenth century and the first of the following century. With the worship of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Catholic Church intends to honour the Heart of Jesus Christ, one of the organs symbolizing his humanity, which by intimate union with the Divinity, has the right to worship and love of the Saviour for men, of which His Heart is the symbol. It represents one of the fundamental devotions of Christian life, as it manifests the true face of God, who is prodigal and boundless love. It was the French mystic Saint Margaret Mary Alacoque...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th C, Oil on Copper of a Nude After Titian's Venus of Urbino by Adam J. Braun
By Adam Johann Braun
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exquisite and rare late 18th century oil on copper plate of a reclining nude by Austrian artist Adam J. Braun, (1748-1827) in the manner ...
Category
Austrian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Copper
18th Century Italian Oil on Canvas Painting with Battle by Antonio Calza
By Antonio Calza
Located in IT
Antonio Calza (Italy, Verona, 1653-18th April 1725)
"Battle between Christian and Turkish cavalry with castle"
The painting depicts a bloody battle between Christian and Turkish cavalry. Characterized by dynamism, intensity of color and light, the main scene occupies the lower horizontal section of the canvas, optically interrupted by the black fumes of the shots from which emerge, on the left, the towers of a fortress. On the right, in the distance you can see the combat in progress in the countryside, beyond which you can see the pale presence of hills that create a fifth, marking the horizon. To frame the scene contributes to the left, against light and in the foreground, a portion of the wall. The painter, however, introduces a horse on the ground, of which we see only the back, a ruse to involve the observer making him become active and participate in the scene. In the foreground, lifeless bodies, wounded horses and, scattered on the ground, weapons and a drum enhance the drama of the clash.
The excitement and expressive force, the intense chromatic range attentive to the conditions of light and the fine brushstrokes, decisive and dramatic, suggests the attribution to Antonio Calza, one of the most important painters of battles of the seventeenth century, excellent student and continuator of the greatest interpreter of the genre, Jacques Courtois called il Borgognone (Saint-Hyppolite 1621 - Rome 1676). Il Borgognone, although not having had a real school or direct students, places itself as a primary reference point by the Italian and foreign "battaglisti".
The genre of battle painting found great success in the collections of the Italian and European nobility of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. The battles of the Italian Renaissance, in which the scene converged towards a precise protagonist, evolve towards a type of combat "without hero". The bloody realism of the details and the dynamic development of the narrative confuse the figure of the protagonist, when present, to give importance to the swirl of horses and armed fighters, among which, moreover, does not emerge a winner.
The certain documents relating to the life and movements of Antonio Calza are scarce; it was equally difficult to reconstruct, from the critics, a catalogue of autograph works. Through paintings in private collections, in museums and paintings passed on the antiques market it has been possible to identify a copious corpus of works that can be traced back to his hand. The work of art historians, together with that of antique dealers, in conferring proper attributions in order to best outline the figure of Calza, continues but studies are still in progress. In this sense, the work of Giancarlo Sestieri should certainly be noted, who investigated the artistic production of the battaglisti and Calza, thus allowing the comparison of the numerous photographic works reported, to identify and recognize the stylistic qualities that distinguish the corpus of paintings assigned to him today.
Antonio Calza was born in 1653 in Italy, in Verona and in 1664 he entered the school of Carlo Cignani in Bologna, dedicating himself to painting battles and landscapes. He then perfected in Rome, where he knew the works of the then undisputed head of the sector, Jacques Courtois called the Burgundian. In 1675 he returned to Verona and married an 88-year-old widow who, dying, left him a rich inheritance. Much appreciated by the nobility and the bourgeoisie, he received numerous commissions. Bartolomeo Dal Pozzo (Le Vite de' pittori, de gli scultori et architetti veronesi, 1718) praises "three great paintings of battles...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Lovely Japanese Painting 17th c Scroll by Kanō Naonobu Nihonga Cranes Japan
Located in Amsterdam, Noord Holland
Lovely painting by Naonobu Kano, one of the great masters of the Kano school.It depicts a smiling parent and child, and is an auspicious design, so it would be great to hang it durin...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Silk
18th-Century Seascape Painting in the Style of Claude-Joseph Vernet
By Claude-Joseph Vernet
Located in NICE, FR
We present you this exquisite 18th-century coastal tableau that captures the collaborative efforts of both men and women weaving baskets along the shore while men prepare for a fishi...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Pio Panfili 1723-1812 Architectural Framed Watercolour
Located in London, GB
Pio Panfili 1723-1812 Architectural Framed Watercolour
Dimensions:
Including Frame: 23 x 27 cm
Without Frame: 18 x 23 cm
Biography
He was born in Porto San Giorgio in the province of...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Paper
Naive School Portrait Of A Man With A Map, Original Antique Oil Painting
Located in Bristol, GB
ANTIQUE ORIGINAL OIL ON CANVAS PAINTING DEPICTING A MALE SITTER
Depicting a rather portly man with a characterful face in a curly wig with a flouncy collar and sleeves. He is pointi...
Category
Folk Art Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
The Lamentation of Christ, Italy, 16th century; oil on panel
Located in Brescia, IT
Description
The mourning of Christ
Oil on Board
cm 47,5x65,5
The panel can be traced to a sixteenth-century artist and active along the Adriatic route. The old attribution, referrin...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Wood
18th Century Scene with Spinner Piedmontese school Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
18th century, Piedmontese, School
Scene with spinner
Measures: Oil on canvas, 50 x 60 cm
Frame 70 x 80 cm.
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
"Holy Family", oil on panel, Italy, c. 1500-1520
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on poplar panel portraying the Holy Family.
Tuscany or Umbria, circa 1500-1520.
The Holy Family is the name given to the family formed by Jesus of Nazareth...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Wood
"Agriculture and Industry" Oil on canvas, Jose Denis Belgrano (1844
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
"Agriculture and Industry" Oil on canvas, attributed to Jose Denis Belgrano (1844-1917).
Renowned painter from Malaga.
He was commissioned to decorate the paintings for the ceiling...
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Spanish Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
Late 18th Century Miniature Portrait on Vellum of a Red Haired Woman
Located in Kenilworth, IL
Fine miniature portrait on vellum of a red haired woman in a pleated bonnet with matching collar. Framed in an oval format within a scroll work border. Re-mounted in a parcel gilt mo...
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Double Sided Oil Painting in a Beautiful Gilt Frame
Located in Buxton, GB
ROCAILLE ANTIQUES
This exquisite 18th century oil painting possibly depicts a portrait of Maria Anna Adelheid of Hohenlohe -Bartenstien (1701-1758) in the 18th century, framed bea...
Category
French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century Old Master Aeneas Escape from Burning Troy Oil Painting
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Free international shipping
18th Century Old Master Aeneas Escape from Burning Troy Oil Painting
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
18th Century Continental Original Oil Painting of a Biblical Scene
Located in Lambertville, NJ
An Old Master style original oil painting on canvas in later giltwood frame. The painting with beautifully painted background of a mountain and clouds with trees in the foreground. T...
Category
European Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Flemish 16th century Madonna in a Rose Garden
Located in Seaford, GB
The Madonna and Child Oil Painting in a Rose Garden – Flemish (Ambrosius Benson School)
Late 16th Century/ Early 17th Century Flemish Oil Painting on Oak Panel
Artist & Background
This exquisite Flemish Renaissance Madonna and Child oil painting, titled Madonna and Child in a Rose Garden, is attributed to a follower of Ambrosius Benson (circa late 16th - early 17th century). Benson, originally from Lombardy, Italy, became a renowned master painter in Bruges, Flanders, in the early 1500s..
Key Features of This Madonna and Child Painting:
Period & Style – Late 16th-century Flemish School, influenced by Gerard David and Leonardo da Vinci.
Medium – Oil on oak panel, a signature technique of Flemish masters.
Composition – The Virgin Mary and Christ Child are set in a serene rose garden, symbolising purity and divine love.
Influence – This artwork reflects both Netherlandish precision and Lombard artistic traditions.
Provenance & Demand: Benson’s followers were widely sought after, and his compositions commanded high market value among collectors.
Antique Hand-Carved Frame Old Master Madonna and Child Artwork
This painting is housed in an original 17th-century hand-carved wooden frame featuring a classic egg-and-dart motif.
Condition Report
Conservation Status: Professionally cleaned.
Historical Cracking: Some age-related panel cracks are common in antique oil paintings.
Restoration: Minor retouching to the Madonna’s face, enhancing original details.
Why Invest in Flemish Renaissance Art?
Historical Significance – Works by Ambrosius Benson’s followers remain highly collectable in the art market.
Museum-Quality Piece – Suitable for private collectors, investors, and art connoisseurs.
European Heritage – A fine example of an Old Master religious painting...
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Belgian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Oak, Paint
Portrait of a Woman in a Blue Dress by Louis Vigée – 18th Century Pastel
By Louis Vigée
Located in PARIS, FR
This exquisite portrait of a woman in a striking blue dress is a masterful work by Louis Vigée, painted in pastel on paper, mounted on canvas. Signed by the artist in the lower right...
Category
French Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Other
17th Century Lombard Old Master Oil Painting Flight into Egypt
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Free international shipping
17th Century Lombard Old Master Flight into Egypt
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
18th CENTURY PORTRAIT OF THE GINORI MARQUISE
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful oil painting on canvas portraying the marquise Elisabetta Corsini Ginori, wife of Carlo Ginori, well-known founder of the house of the same name and of the famous porcelain...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Fabric, Canvas, Wood
1612 Portrait of a man with two Gnadenpfennigs, likely Wilhelm Daser (1566-1639)
Located in UTRECHT, UT
German school, unsigned but attributed to Lorenz Strauch, dated 1612.
Oil on copper, ca. 10.5 x 13.0 cm. Including frame: 17.0 x 19.5 cm
Portrait three-quarter facing, dressed in...
Category
German Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Copper
Pair of Naïve Allegorical Landscape Paintings Sign, Christian Georg v. Lind
Located in Kastrup, DK
Pair of naïve allegorical landscape paintings.
Oil on canvas
Signed Lieutenant Christian Georg V. Lind, 1837 and 1838.
See text on the back.
In original gilded damgaard frames. ...
Category
Danish Empire Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Framed Oil Painting on Wood Panel of Wachau, Austria
Located in Dallas, TX
18th Century Framed Oil Painting on Wood Panel of Wachau, Austria is a superlative hillside view of the fabled city as it would have appeared over a century ago. The artist has take...
Category
Austrian Beaux Arts Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Our Lady of Peace Italian Renaissance Religious Painting, 18th Century
Located in Lisbon, PT
An 18th-century Italian Renaissance oil painting of Our Lady of Peace, depicting Mary in red and green robes holding the Christ Child and a white dove. Against a dark, atmospheric ba...
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Italian Renaissance Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
French Louis XVI Lady in Blue Portrait
Located in Queens, NY
French Louis XVI (18th Cent) oil painting portrait of a lady in a blue dress with lace trim & flowers in her hair holding a book seated next to a large urn in a stripped carved frame...
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French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Paire de tableaux dit " Arte Povera"
Located in VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON, FR
Paire de panneaux à décor " Arte Povera"
Bois peint et papiers découpés, collés à motifs de cirque et funambules
Italie (Venise) Fin XVIIIe siècle
Category
Italian Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Lacquer
Manner of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) Old Master Portrait
Located in Nottingham, GB
In good condition
From a private collection
Free international shipping
Manner of Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617-1682) Old Master Portrait
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
18th Century Portrait of a French Aristocratic Gentleman
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A fine half length portrait of a powder wigged 18th century French aristocratic gentleman simply dressed in a brown waistcoat over an embroidered buttoned vest in which he has placed...
Category
French Louis XVI Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Large 18th Century French Oil on Canvas Painting depicting a Hunt Scene
Located in Dallas, TX
This large (96 3/4 inches high) oil on canvas painting depicts a man and his dog on a hunt in the French countryside. A hunter dressed in red and tan with a mauve overcoat can be seen following behind a white retriever...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Paint
Set of Six Italian 18th Century Watercolor Paintings in Their Original Frames
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and extremely decorative complete set of six Italian 18th century watercolor paintings in their original frames. Each painting displays a beautiful array of lovely vivid c...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
17th century, from Francesco Albani, The Rape of Europa
By Francesco Albani
Located in Milan, IT
17th century, by Francesco Albani (1578-1660)
The Rape of Europa
Oil on panel, 41 x 51 cm
Framed, 61 x 71 cm
One of the most famous abduction episodes narrated by Ovid in the Met...
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Other Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Pair of French 18th Century Green Floral Aubusson Cartoon Mirrors
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
Pair of 18th century French Aubusson cartoon green floral mirrors.
The french mirrors are Aubusson tapestry cartoon mirrors painted in gouache on pap...
Category
French Aubusson Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Mirror, Wood, Paint, Paper
18th Century, Italian Pair of Paintings on Glass in Giltwood Frames
Located in IT
18th Century, Italian Pair of Paintings on Glass in Giltwood Frames
This exquisite pair of paintings executed on glass is presented within finely carved and gilded wooden mirrors da...
Category
Italian Rococo Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Glass, Giltwood
French School 17th Century"Portrait with Coat of Arms Margueritte de Boutteville
Located in Madrid, ES
French School of 1659 17th century
"Portrait with Coat of arms of Margueritte Pierre de Boutteville"
around 1659
Oil on canvas with coat of arms and dated top right Provenance:
Bel...
Category
French Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Paint
18th Century Baroque Sanctuary Oil on Wood Panel, Spain
Located in Miami, FL
18th century sanctuary oil on panel
The Roman Sanctuary of the Felix father in Jativa, Valence, Spain.
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Wood
Small Portrait Circa 1800
Located in Madrid, ES
A delicate portrait of a Spanish figure from the early 19th century, painted on copper. The piece is elegantly framed in a small gilded wooden frame, showcasing the artistry and refi...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Copper
18th Century French Study for a Painting in Gold Giltwood Frame
Located in Sheffield, MA
18th century French study of a painting of an allegory. Gold giltwood frame with salmon color moiré fabric around matting. Drawing measures 6" H x 8.5" W.
Much of the white you see ...
Category
French Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Original Oil on Wood Panel of St. Anthony of Padua
Located in Miami, FL
Original oil on panel of Saint offering the Child, by an unidentified artist.
--This painting represents St. Anthony of Padua. The scene is one tha...
Category
Spanish Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
A Pair of Oil Paintings on Copper, Bolognese School, 18th Century
Located in ARMADALE, VIC
A Pair of Oil Paintings on Copper, Bolognese School, 18th Century
XVII century, in the style of Annibale Carracci (1560–1609), Circa 1660-1680's.
Provenance: Formerly with Cesare de...
Category
Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Copper
18th Cent., Italian Painting, Loth and the daughters, att. to Giuseppe Gambarini
Located in IT
Giuseppe Gambarini (Bologna, 17 March 1680 - Casalecchio di Reno, 11 September 1725)
Loth and the daughters
Oil on canvas; Measurements: cm H 73 x W 93; frame H 88 x W 108 x D 5,5
The painting, of beautiful pictorial quality, depicts the biblical scene of Lot and his daughters, with Sodom set on fire in the background, and is stylistically attributable to the italian painter Giuseppe Gambarini (Italy, Bologna, 17 March 1680 - Casalecchio di Reno, 11 September 1725).
The canvas shows in the center Lot sitting and already drunk, depicted according to traditional iconography, old, gray and with long gray boat. With his left hand he grabs the wine flask that one of his daughters offers him. She is depicted kneeling and resting on large boulders of stone, described as an architectural base, dressed in a voluminous deep blue mantle, her hair covered with a humble headdress made of a knotted cloth; look at the viewer, as if to want to involve him directly in the scene. The other daughter is described on the left, from the back to the observer, with a bare back and dark hair gathered by a red ribbon. She too is intent on serving her father a cup in which to pour the wine. Around them a duck placed on a cloth, some bread and another wine flask enrich the composition describing a banquet in progress. The scene is set outdoors, where only a large tent supported by branches arranged in a hut serves as a shelter to the figures. In the background a forest landscape blends chromatically with the blue sky. To the right in the distance, is described the city of Sodom, already destroyed and on fire. Lot’s wife...
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Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Early 17th Century Roman School Praying Madonna Painting Oil on Canvas
Located in Milan, IT
Roman school, late 16th-early 17th century Praying Madonna
Oil on canvas, 81 x 69 cm
Frame 83 x 95.5 cm
A divine whiteness reverberates with vibrant luster on the maphorion of the present Virgin. The palpable iridescence that structures the thin rosaceous garment, woven with the same fresh light, produces a slight rustle when she takes her hands off. The Madonna in fact takes a prayerful pose, opening her palms to underline her fervent ecstatic intention; the white neck is rendered with perishable fullness of pigments, like the hands, perfectly alive, and the very shiny eyes. With fine shrewdness the artist of the present styles the Virgin's hair with thin white ribbons, exacerbating the purity. An evocative light falls gently on the bust, a materialized sign of divine glory.
The present can be traced back to the late Mannerist climate that prevailed in the capital after the emanation of the Tridentine council (1545-1563). The late Mannerist licenses that can still be seen there, such as the intense lyricism in the stylistic code adopted by the artist, are innervated in the new basic catechetical intent, which at the end of the century produced a certain figurative rigorism. The present, however, still responds to that extraordinary Roman dynamism that raised the capital to a bulwark for the entire mannerist lesson, matched only by a second artistic center, the Florentine one. The engaging carriage of the Virgin reflects the contemporary examples of Giuseppe Valeriano (1542-1596), a Jesuit painter, returning in the Marriage of the Virgin of the Roman Church of Jesus, as well as in the Madonna of Sorrows in the Recanati Altarpiece, equal ardor. But it is in the Assumption of the Virgin painted in four hands with Scipione Pulzone...
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Italian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century English Georgian Nobleman Oil Portrait Framed
Located in Queens, NY
English Georgian style gilt framed painting portrait of 18th Century nobleman with book. (Sir Norton Schell)
Previously punctured
Category
Georgian Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas
18th Century Pastel, Portrait of a Young Boy
Located in Vista, CA
18th century pastel, Portrait of a Young boy with 18th century gilt wood frame.
Category
French French Provincial Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Giltwood
18th Century Italian School "Sybile" Signed
Located in Madrid, ES
18th Century Italian School
"Sybile"
H.s.t. bears a signature,
oil on canvas
37cm x 30cm
good condition
Category
Italian Baroque Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Paint
Huge Saint Catherine of Alexandria 17th Century Old Master Portrait Oil Painting
Located in Nottingham, GB
Huge Saint Catherine of Alexandria 17th Century Old Master Portrait Oil Painting
Dimensions: 88cm x 73cm, framed.
Good condition overall,...
Category
Antique 18th Century and Earlier Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint
