Reclining Mary Magdalena Reading Oil Painting After Pompeo Batoni

You are viewing a gorgeous antique German Expressionist oil painting of a canal scene This piece is a copy of the original by German artist He...

You are viewing a wonderful Victorian oil painting showing an interior scene in the Elizabethan era The painting is by Henry Stacy Marks (1829 - 1898) - a Royal Academy member - and ...

You are viewing a gorgeous Victorian oil painting of a beautiful horse The painting reminds of the work of George Stubbs the famous Victorian painter of animals, particularly horses ...

Absolutely stunning Victorian style still life floral oil painting So vivid and bright would add light and energy to any room Brush work so detailed and the choice of colours works s...

Country HouseAn exceptional mid-18th-century oil painting from the Studio of Pompeo Batoni (1708–1787), presenting a revered composition: The Madonna of the Annunciation. This rema...

A framed oil on canvas by 20th Century artist Badoni. The coastal scene depicts several figures making sails on the beach, signed in the lower right corner. Set in a beveled white wo...

A Large Continental Oil on Canvas "The Prohibited Reading " after Karel Ooms (Belgium, 1845-1900). This beautiful executed painting depicts a historical scene of an old man and a young woman who are huddled over a bible. The pair is gazing in apparent concern or alarm, over the old man's shoulder, towards something outside of the picture. The scene is likely set in the 16th or 17th century when Protestants were prosecuted, amongst others, for reading the bible in the vernacular, a practice prohibited by the Catholic Church at the time. Signed (l/r) A. Ribas 15-12-913. Within a giltwood carved frame. circa: Probably Belgium, 1913. Karel Ooms was born in Dessel on January 27, 1845 as the youngest son of a large peasant family. At school his extraordinary talent for drawing was discovered. When he was twelve his hometown provided financial support which allowed him to study at the Antwerp Academy of fine Arts. One of his teachers at the Academy was Nicaise de Keyser, one of the key figures in the Belgian Romantic-historical school of painting and a painter of mainly history paintings and portraits. After graduating from the Academy 1865 Karel Ooms was welcomed with pomp in his home town Dessel. He painted two altarpieces for the local church Saint Nicolas, to express his gratitude to his city. Karel Ooms settled as an independent artist in Antwerp around 1871. He quickly established a reputation as a portrait painter. In addition, he received commissions for religious paintings and history paintings. He gained particular recognition with two large paintings...

Copy of a Middle Eastern interior scene painting titled "Reclining Woman" showing figure reclining on pillows with musical instruments and fruit