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Renaissance Paintings

RENAISSANCE STYLE

Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.

Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.

Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.

Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.

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Sevres Porcelain Painting Of Raphael`s Madonna By Marcel Prunier
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Sèvres enamelled porcelain scene, inspired on the well-known Raphael painting from 1513, that shows the Madonna of Segiore. It depicts the Christ Child being embraced by Mary, who ...
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20th Century Renaissance Paintings

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Porcelain, Wood

Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar, after Wilton Diptych
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar, after Wilton Diptych Wilton Diptych Variation, Seated White Deer in Landscape, Signed O. Millar Oil on canvas, 40 inches by 50 inch...
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Late 20th Century English Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Max Finné - The Merchant Portrait after Hans Holbein
Located in Savannah, GA
Max Finné (German, c.1880-c.1960) A Portrait of the Hanseatic merchant Georg Giese, copied from the original of Hans Holbein the Younger by Max Finné, 1922-23. signed lower left: M...
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1920s German Vintage Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

"The Three Ages of Man" Oil on Canvas After Titian 19th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
This very beautiful oil on canvas is a reworking of the left part of the painting The Three Ages of Man" by the Italian Renaissance master of the Venetian school, Tiziano Vecellio, k...
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Paint

18th Century Icon on Board of the Resurrection of Christ
Located in Hastings, GB
Glorious Icon on Oak board dating to the 18th century and depicting the Resurrection of Christ, this Icon was originally from Mount Athos a mountain on th...
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1790s Greek Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Wood

17th Century Icon on Board of Saint Matrona
Located in Hastings, GB
Incredibly rare Icon on Oak board dating to the 17th century and depicting Saint Matrona (Agia Matrona), this Icon was originally from Chios in Greece and was discovered in Vatopedi...
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17th Century Greek Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Wood

1999 Oil Painting- Version of da Vinci "Lady with an Ermine", Vintage Frame
Located in Ross, CA
Original oil on board painted in 1999 by Alicemarie Mutrux as an artist copy of da Vinci's "Lady with an Ermine". Framed in a vintage cast molded frame painted in gold. The origina...
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Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Paintings

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Paint

18th century French school, Virgin Mary and Jesus Child painting after Raphael
Located in GRENOBLE, FR
Late 18th century or early 19th century French school, antique painting featuring the Virgin Mary holding Jesus Child, Saint John the Baptist around. Our work has been painted using ...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Mid-Century French Painting "The Politicians" Signed Alina After Jules Worms
Located in Dallas, TX
Created in France circa 1950 and set in the original carved gilt frame, the hand painted canvas is a rendition of Jules Worms "The Politicians". The art depicts an outdoor scene with...
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Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Oil on copper representing the Martyrdom of an unidentified Saint
Located in PARIS, FR
Oil on copper representing the martyrdom of an unidentified saint (the angels passing over the scene) and bringing him the palm and the crown of martyrs, without any specific attribu...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Copper

Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts Fur Trader After Rembrandt van Rijn Oil Painting 35"
Located in Dayton, OH
Late 20th century hand painted reproduction oil on canvas painting after “Portrait of Nicolaes Ruts” originally painted in 1631 by Rembrandt ...
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Late 20th Century Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Antique Oil Painting - Renaissance Style Flower Still Life - V. de Sartorius
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
A fine quality oil painting of a flower still life in the tradition of the Dutch/Flemish Renaissance style. It is a beautiful antique painting. Great colorful flowers, small insects...
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Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Pine, Paint

Huntsmen of the Sixteenth century
Located in PAU, FR
Evariste Vital Luminais (1821 - 1896) "Hunters of the 16th century" Imposing Oil on canvas signed lower left Numerous exhibition labels including the Universal Exhibition in Chicag...
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1890s French Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

'Circle of' Jan Van Ravesteyn Head of a Bearded Man Oil in Panel
Located in Boven Leeuwen, NL
(Circle of) Jan van Ravesteyn (The Hague 1572 – The Hague 1657), Head of a bearded Man, oil on panel, 31 by 23,5 cm (measurements are of the panel wi...
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16th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Wood, Paint

Rare Original 17th Century Dutch Oil on Canvas Painting of a Nobleman
Located in GB
We are delighted to offer for sale this lovely original 17th century Dutch, oil on canvas painting of a noble gentleman. The condition of the oil is very good, the frame is distr...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Italian Renaissance Painting of Our Lady of Peace, 18th Century Religious Art
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Renaissance oil painting of Our Lady of Peace, Mary with Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace on her arm in a dark background, red and green robes, the Mother is represented holding a do...
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18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

The Holy Family And Saint John The Baptist Painting 17th Century Religious Art
Located in Lisbon, PT
Faithful to the traditions, the scene depicts the New Testament scene of the two Holy figures of John the Baptist and Jesus meeting with all the symbolism of both holy lives. A Fle...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Wood

Antique 17th Century Lady Portrait Oil on Wood
Located in Doha, QA
This wonderful antique oil on wood painting is masterfully painted on wood and most likely was a part of a wood room paneling (unknown ).
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17th Century English Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Wood

Adoration of the Magi, School of Frans I Francken
Located in PARIS, FR
The story of the Magi comes from the Gospel of Matthew, which indicates that the Magi from the East, having followed a star, came to Bethlehem to adore the newborn King of the Jews, and offered him gold, myrrh and incense. In the West, the number of wise men, after many variations, was established at three. Symbols were quickly associated with them, and they ended up, in the 15th century, personifying the three continents known in the Middle Ages (Asia, Africa, Europe) after having represented, from the 12th century, the three ages...
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16th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

Italian Renaissance-Style Oil Painting of a White Peacock & Other Birds in Frame
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) oil painting on canvas depicting a white peacock in a garden surrounded by other birds in an ornately carved giltwood frame.
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Italian Renaissance 16th Century Egg Tempera Fresco on Canvas, Adam and Eve
Located in Firenze, IT
This art piece is a Florentine Renaissance period fresco of late 1500 hand painted with egg tempera representing the temptation of Adam and Eve, this pivotal moment in the history of...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Monumental 16th Century Painting Depicting the Scene of the Visitation of Mary
Located in Torino, IT
Monumental 16th century painting depicting the scene of the Visitation of Mary. Anonymous painter of the Lombard school. Coeval copy after Federico Bar...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Atlas Vallard, One-Time Only Limited Facsimile Edition of the Atlas of 1547
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of an atlas from the Renaissance, the Atlas Vallard, owned by the Huntington Library in San Marino, CA, made by combin...
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2010s French Renaissance Paintings

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Leather

Atlas Miller, One-Time Only Limited Facsimile Edition of the Atlas of 1519
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a unique facsimile reproduction limited to 987 copies of an atlas from the Renaissance, the Atlas Miller, devised as a present from Manuel I of Portugal to fool Emperor Charl...
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Early 2000s Portuguese Renaissance Paintings

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Leather

Pair of Porcelain Plaques in Giltwood Frames, After Old Master Madonnas
Located in London, GB
Pair of porcelain plaques in giltwood frames, after Old Master Madonnas Italian, 1901 Measures: Frames: height 28cm, width 23cm, depth 2cm ...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Dioscorides of Cibo and Mattioli - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of the Dioscorides of Cibo and Mattioli made during the 16th century. We created it by combining the highest technology with the mastery of the bookbinders who have handmade its binding by hand using only 100% full grain naturally tanned leather. In this remarkable codex, the artistic genius and botanist Gherardo Cibo (1512-1600) compiled a selection of medical and botanical texts from the Discorsi by the famous physician of Siena Pietro Andrea Mattioli (1501-1577), and illustrated them with more than 160 remarkable pictures of plants and landscapes that rank amongst the most beautiful of the Renaissance. Discorsi is Mattioli’s Italian translation of Dioscorides’ De Materia Medica (1st century AD) with the addition of lengthy commentaries based on his personal experience and on popular and learned medicine. Gherardo Cibo was an avid reader and admirer of this book by Mattioli. He copied entire passages in neat script, adding his own comments, anecdotes and legends and, more importantly, illustrated them with delicate and lifelike botanical images...
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2010s Italian Renaissance Paintings

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Leather

Vintage Distressed Renaissance Urn Motif Blue & Pink Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of Renaissance urn motif by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Flat canvas, likely for interior wall decoration. Unsigned, from the artists e...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Vintage Distressed St. John Eagle Quadrefoil Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of Eagle of St. John by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Blue, pink and gold eagle set inside quadrefoil with swa...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Venetian 16th Century Madonna and Child Jesus Oil on Canvas
Located in Doha, QA
Over the centuries, in period known as Renaissance, more than several painters all over Europe were fascinated by the theme based upon similar subject with Mother and the Child as main figures. This stunning Madonna with Child oil on canvas painting is approximately from 16th century and could belong to a follower or a circle of Giovanni Bellini...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

Vintage Distressed Sacred Heart Quadrefoil Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of sacred heart by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Cut in quadrefoil shape flat canvas, likely for interior cathedral wall decoration samp...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Vintage Distressed St. Luke Winged Ox Bull Quadrefoil Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of the winged ox or bull of St. Luke by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Black, dark terracotta and gold ox set inside quadrefoil with swag...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Pair of Portraits on Ivory 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of portraits on ivory. Old renascentist portraits on ivory plate with golden wooden frame. Each measures: 21x21 and 11x11 cm. Good condition.
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Paint

Vintage Distressed Ochre Renaissance Motif Painting
Located in Seguin, TX
Vintage oil on canvas painting of Renaissance motif by Geneva Flores Hart Fell (1906 - 2008) Texas. Flat canvas, likely for interior wall decoration. Unsigned, from the artists estat...
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Mid-20th Century American Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Paint

Set of Four Chinese Paintings in Rosewood Frames, Signed, 19th Century
Located in Stamford, CT
Set of Four Chinese Paintings in Rosewood Frames, Signed, 19th Century, Oil Canvas Stunning example of Oriental works on canvas on wood. Each in a fine custom rosewood frame, matted. The set depicting a story of a band leader...
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Late 18th Century Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

Very Large Royal Vienna Painted Porcelain Plaque After Correggio
Located in London, GB
Very large Royal Vienna painted porcelain plaque after Correggio Austrian, 19th century Measures: Frame: height 77cm, width 74cm, depth 7.5cm Plaque: height 58cm, width 48.5cm, depth 0.5cm. This beautiful and very large painted porcelain plaque was made by the Royal Vienna Porcelain Manufactory, in the 19th century, and shows the Sacred Family...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Portrait of Gentleman from Della Ruota Family, Lombardy, Dated 1624
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Portrait of a Gentleman from Della Ruota family Lombardy, dated 1624 Oil on canvas Measures: 105 x 81 cm (without the frame) The coat of arms at the top left of the portrait identifies the effigy as an aristocrat belonging to the Lombard family Della Ruota, represented at the age of 61 in 1624. The presence of vanity at the bottom right is a clear reference to the passage of time, to the aging and dying body...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Italian Painting on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
18th century Italian painting on canvas. Dimensions: 27.75" H x 38.25" W x 3" D.
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18th Century Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint

Naive School Oil Painting of a Monk, 17th Century
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful naive oil painting of a monk Great muted colors in unrestored condition Oil on canvas. No stretcher. There is another religious painting on the verso Unsigned. Art...
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

Leandro Bassano - 17th century - Portrait of a Savant
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leandro Bassano (Bassano del Grappa 1557 - Venise 1662) Portrait of a savant Venise, XVI century Oil on canvas; modern frame. Measures: 117 x 88 ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

KPM Porcelain Plaque of Mary and Her Child after Madonna of the Chair Painting
Located in Boston, MA
This is a beautifully painted KPM porcelain plaque after the famous painting of the Madonna of the Chair or Madonna della Sedia by Raphael, which was originally painted 1513-1514. Ma...
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Early 20th Century German Renaissance Paintings

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Porcelain

The Children of Charles I, After Sir Anthony Van Dyck
Located in London, GB
Engraving depicting The Children of Charles I (1600-49), After the 1637 portrait by Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641). 18th century, English ...
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18th Century English Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Paper

19th Century Oil Portrait of an English Renaissance Lady Framed
Located in New York, NY
English Renaissance style (19th cent) ebonized framed oil painting portrait of 17th century lady in brown dress with scroll design.
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19th Century Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Paint

19th Century Italian Hand Colored Engraving of Flowers in an Inlaid Frame
Located in New York, NY
Italian hand colored engraving print of flowers with Latin names within inlaid frame (late 18/19th Century).  
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19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Paper

Italian Still Life "Citrus" Oil on Wooden Panel
Located in palm beach, FL
Still life painted on wooden panel. On a table in the center a wicker basket with oranges and orange blossoms, to the left of the composition a silver dish with four large lemons on ...
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1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Paintings

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Wood, Paint

19th Century Italian Oil Painting on Four Panel Folding Screen
Located in Nashville, TN
Late 19th century Italian screen with a gorgeous oil painting of floral scene. The oil paint colors are vibrant and in good condition. The frame is made of canvas over a wooden frame...
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1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of Renaissance Style Enamel Plaques in Giltwood Frames
Located in London, GB
Pair of Renaissance style enamel plaques in giltwood frames French, 19th Century Dimensions: Frames: Height 24cm, width 18cm, depth 3cm Plaques: Height 13cm, width 10cm Held in ornately carved neoclassical giltwood frames, these Limoges enamel plaques depict two men rendered in the historicised Renaissance style. The frames feature oval openings, with laurel wreath carvings and bows to the top. Both plaques depict bust-length portraits of men, shown in three-quarter profile with laurel wreaths adorning their heads. They are both painted in a style that evokes the portraiture of the 16th century, with great care taken to render the details of each sitter’s face, and expressive brushstrokes for the background and clothing. The younger of the men wears a deep orange shirt...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Enamel

Madonna and Child, Classical 19th Century Painting
Located in Miami, FL
Madonna and child, Classical 19th century painting. This lovely oil painting was purchased in Spain. The artist is unknown. The painting still maintains its original finish and ha...
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Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

Alexander Mair Renaissance Hand-Colored Engravings of Astronomy Star Charts
Located in New York, NY
Sst of 20 Renaissance (17th century) engraved, hand-colored etchings for Johann Bayer's book 'Uranometria', a star atlas, in wooden frames with white mat....
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17th Century Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Wood, Paper

Large Oil Portrait of Victor-amédée King of Sardinia
Located in Southall, GB
A large oil portrait of Victor-amédée king of Sardinia, circa 1718 "Victor Amadeus II" Victor Amadeus II (Vittorio Amedeo Francesco; 14 May 1666 – ...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Paint

Jousting Knights on Checkered Ground Painting on Canvas
Located in New York, NY
Vintage (20th Century) painting of two knights on horseback engaged in jousting against a black and beige chequered ground, on unframed canvas with scalloped edges at the top and bot...
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20th Century Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Hand-Painted Porcelain Framed Plaque or Panel of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed hand painted porcelain panel is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in France in approximately 1850 in a Renaissance style. The panel is an iconic depiction o...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Porcelain, Wood

20th Century Renaissance Painting Oil on Canvas Sano di Pietro, 1900s
Located in Roma, RM
Copy of the painting of the early twentieth century, in excellent state of preservation, oil on canvas and frame coeval to the painting. Sano di Pietro, (1405-1481) St. Jerome and th...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

Antique English Palmer Family Crest Painted Oil on Board
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique English Palmer Family crest painted oil on board Elaborate crest painting of the English Palmer family of Dorney Court of Buckinghamshire. Th...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Paper

16th Century Old Masters Nicolo Cercignani the Transfiguration after Raphael
By Niccolò Circignani
Located in Milan, IT
A late 16th century oil on copper painting by Nicolò Cercignani, an Italian Old Masters artist of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, depicting the Raphaelesque transfiguration...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Copper

Large Renaissance Style Painted Porcelain Plaque
Located in London, GB
Large Renaissance style painted porcelain plaque German, 20th century Frame: Height 50cm, width 64cm, depth 6cm Plaque: Height 34cm, width 49cm, depth 0.5cm In this beautifully painted porcelain plaque, a young woman in fine aristocratic clothing sits in a dark Renaissance style interior scene. She sits in a gold armchair, covered in ornate floral upholstery, stretching out her arm to pluck a rose from a bouquet of flowers on the table beside her. Behind her is a landscape painting with red velvet...
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20th Century German Renaissance Paintings

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Porcelain, Giltwood

Antique Renaissance Style Porcelain Portrait with Enamel by Lamy
By Lamy
Located in London, GB
Antique Renaissance style porcelain portrait with enamel by Lamy French, circa 1880 Measures: Frame height 52cm, width 49cm, depth 3cm Plaque height 33cm, width 30m, depth 0.5cm This unusually contemporary style porcelain plaque is a beautiful example of French eclectic...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Enamel

End 19th Century Oil Painting Hunting Scene Herman Emil Pohle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, Hermann Emil Pohle. The painting is a genre piece. A Renaissance style hunting scene. The hunting horn is blown before...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Oval Porcelain Plaque by Royal Vienna
Located in London, GB
19th century oval porcelain plaque by Royal Vienna Austrian, 19th century Measures: Frame: Height 43cm, width 52cm, depth 2cm Plaque: Height 2...
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19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Paintings

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Porcelain, Velvet, Giltwood

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