Painted Paintings

A fine pair of late 19th century handpainted German KPM porcelain portrait plaques circa 1890, after paintings by Friedrich Von Kaulbach (1850-1920). Each oval plaque is very finely...

Boldly conceived and painted, this depiction of a female nude whose breasts are echoed by the hat on her head and the geometric figures to her left, was made by Alexander Wilhelm de ...

Whimsical set of six mixed medium paintings of assorted dog breeds dressed in costumes from Elizabethan to Victorian, executed in a tongue in cheek portrait style with watercolor and...

Pair of circa 1920's Italian still life paintings. Measurements: Height: 50.25" Width: 26.25" Depth: 1.5"

Bring a sense of pastoral charm and timeless beauty to your interior with this oil on canvas landscape by K. Razin. Executed in a traditional Impressionist style, the painting depict...

A fine Italian 19th century oil painting on canvas "La Madonna della Seggiola" after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483-1520) The circular canvas depicting a seated Madonna holding an infant Jesus Christ next to a child Saint John the Baptist, all within a massive carved gilt wood and gesso frame (all high quality gilt is original) which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork. This painting is a 19th Century copy of Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola painted in 1514 and currently exhibited and part of the permanent collection at the Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. The bodies of the Virgin, Christ, and the boy Baptist fill the whole picture. The tender, natural looking embrace of the Mother and Child, and the harmonious grouping of the figures in the round, have made this one of Raphael's most popular Madonnas. The isolated chair leg is reminiscent of papal furniture, which has led to the assumption that Leo X himself commissioned the painting, circa 1890-1900. Subject: Religious painting Measures: Canvas height: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Canvas width: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Painting diameter: 28 1/4 inches (71.8 cm) Frame height: 57 7/8 inches (147 cm) Frame width: 45 1/2 inches (115.6 cm) Frame depth: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm).   Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian, March 28 or April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his death at 37, leaving a large body of work. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (1504–1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates. Raphael was born in the small but artistically significant central Italian city of Urbino in the Marche region, where his father Giovanni Santi was court painter to the Duke. The reputation of the court had been established by Federico III da Montefeltro, a highly successful condottiere who had been created Duke of Urbino by the Pope - Urbino formed part of the Papal States - and who died the year before Raphael was born. The emphasis of Federico's court was rather more literary than artistic, but Giovanni Santi was a poet of sorts as well as a painter, and had written a rhymed chronicle of the life of Federico, and both wrote the texts and produced the decor for masque-like court entertainments. His poem to Federico shows him as keen to show awareness of the most advanced North Italian painters, and Early Netherlandish artists as well. In the very small court of Urbino he was probably more integrated into the central circle of the ruling family than most court painters. Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for both music and the visual arts. Under them, the court continued as a centre for literary culture. Growing up in the circle of this small court gave Raphael the excellent manners and social skills stressed by Vasari. Court life in Urbino at just after this period was to become set as the model of the virtues of the Italian humanist court through Baldassare Castiglione's depiction of it in his classic work The Book of the Courtier, published in 1528. Castiglione moved to Urbino in 1504, when Raphael was no longer based there but frequently visited, and they became good friends. He became close to other regular visitors to the court: Pietro Bibbiena and Pietro Bembo, both later cardinals, were already becoming well known as writers, and would be in Rome during Raphael's period there. Raphael mixed easily in the highest circles throughout his life, one of the factors that tended to give a misleading impression of effortlessness to his career. He did not receive a full humanistic education however; it is unclear how easily he read Latin. Early Life and Works His mother Màgia died in 1491 when Raphael was eight, followed on August 1, 1494 by his father, who had already remarried. Raphael was thus orphaned at eleven; his formal guardian became his only paternal uncle Bartolomeo, a priest, who subsequently engaged in litigation with his stepmother. He probably continued to live with his stepmother when not staying as an apprentice with a master. He had already shown talent, according to Vasari, who says that Raphael had been "a great help to his father". A self-portrait drawing from his teenage years shows his precocity. His father's workshop continued and, probably together with his stepmother, Raphael evidently played a part in managing it from a very early age. In Urbino, he came into contact with the works of Paolo Uccello, previously the court painter (d. 1475), and Luca Signorelli, who until 1498 was based in nearby Città di Castello. According to Vasari, his father placed him in the workshop of the Umbrian master Pietro Perugino as an apprentice "despite the tears of his mother". The evidence of an apprenticeship comes only from Vasari and another source, and has been disputed—eight was very early for an apprenticeship to begin. An alternative theory is that he received at least some training from Timoteo Viti, who acted as court painter in Urbino from 1495.Most modern historians agree that Raphael at least worked as an assistant to Perugino from around 1500; the influence of Perugino on Raphael's early work is very clear: "probably no other pupil of genius has ever absorbed so much of his master's teaching as Raphael did", according to Wölfflin. Vasari wrote that it was impossible to distinguish between their hands at this period, but many modern art historians claim to do better and detect his hand in specific areas of works by Perugino or his workshop. Apart from stylistic closeness, their techniques are very similar as well, for example having paint applied thickly, using an oil varnish medium, in shadows and darker garments, but very thinly on flesh areas. An excess of resin in the varnish often causes cracking of areas of paint in the works of both masters. The Perugino workshop was active in both Perugia and Florence, perhaps maintaining two permanent branches. Raphael is described as a "master", that is to say fully trained, in December 1500. His first documented work was the Baronci altarpiece for the church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Città di Castello, a town halfway between Perugia and Urbino. Evangelista da Pian di Meleto, who had worked for his father, was also named in the commission. It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. In the following years he painted works for other churches there, including the Mond Crucifixion (about 1503) and the Brera Wedding of the Virgin (1504), and for Perugia, such as the Oddi Altarpiece. He very probably also visited Florence in this period. These are large works, some in fresco, where Raphael confidently marshals his compositions in the somewhat static style of Perugino. He also painted many small and exquisite cabinet paintings in these years, probably mostly for the connoisseurs in the Urbino court, like the Three Graces and St. Michael, and he began to paint Madonnas and portraits. In 1502 he went to Siena at the invitation of another pupil of Perugino, Pinturicchio, "being a friend of Raphael and knowing him to be a draughtsman of the highest quality" to help with the cartoons, and very likely the designs, for a fresco series in the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral. He was evidently already much in demand even at this early stage in his career. Influence of Florence Raphael led a "nomadic" life, working in various centres in Northern Italy, but spent a good deal of time in Florence, perhaps from about 1504. Although there is traditional reference to a "Florentine period...

VINTAGE OIL PAINTING Depicting a tree in winter on a bright sunny day. Painted using a palette knife in impasto to great effect creating a wonderfully rich texture. Signed to the ...

We kindly suggest you read the whole description, because with it we try to give you detailed technical and historical information to guarantee the authenticity of our objects. Our owner Beatrice Tronci, passionate art collector and established interior design, wanted to propose an article with a daring but engaging temporal contrast; a French gold leaf frame of 1855 and inside a painting of Russian Constructivism...

Peter Robert Keil was born to an artist blacksmith father whom he lost very early in his childhood during the Second World War. During the end phase of the war, Keil's mother, also a...

Okashi was born in Israel and studied painting while working as a Shepard in Galilee. His early work was figurative and his later work featured bold abstracts, which established hi...

Vintage Frank Walcott mixed media abstract painting, 1970s Offered for sale is a 1970s Mid-Century Modern Frank Walcott mixed media abstract 3-dimens...

Artwork Wall Panel Handmade Relief Painting Made in Italy by Cupioli Available. Virtue by Virtue Thorn for thorn Making a comparison between a plant (the pomegranate) and a characte...

The Brendan Bass Estate Collection pays homage to the beauty of vintage and antique pieces, each artfully concealing endless stories collected through the generations in which they ...

Copy of a painting by Pablo Picasso titled,"Bull fight One - Horse Air" in black on white background of a picador on horse wounding the bull

Miguel Canals a Spanish painter from Barcelona who painted in the style of 17th century Spanish painters such as Tom'as Hiepes . In Spanish, the word Bodeg'on designates a pictorial ...

A vintage French oil on canvas painting of Napoleon Bonaparte as Emperor in a hand carved original gilded wooden frame, painted by S. Chapin in good condition. The wall décor art pie...

Late 18th to Early 19th Century Portrait of a Sea Captain, by Charles Delin (Netherlands: 1756-1818), circa 1810, a fine period oil on canvas quarter-length portrait of Captain Mellens, an elegant gentleman in navy blue woolen double breasted sea coat, with high starched collar shirt and neck cloth, unsigned; retains an old collection label on the reverse identifying the artist and subject. The painting remains in fine condition, in its original carved and gilded frame. Although identified by name, we could not find any additional information on the sitter. The name and clothing indicates that the captain was American or English. The artist Charles Delin was highly regarded in his day and specialized in sea captain portraits...

Copy of painting by Salvador Dali titled, "Persistence of Memory" Showing melting clocks in landscape

Francisco Bores – "La Ferme" (The Farm) A remarkable and highly collectible painting by the celebrated Spanish modernist Francisco Bores (1898-1972). "La Ferme" is a prime example of...

An antique French painting by Joan Berg offers oil on canvas genre scene with figures in tavern, signed lower right, seated in giltwood frame, 19th century Measures - 27"h x 37.75"w ...

An 18th / early 19th century miniature painting An 18th / early 19th century miniature painting painted on glass and framed. The copper framed miniature painting in another copp...

George Hedley (British), 1855 Still Life with Fruit signed 'G. HEDLEY / 1855' (lower right) oil on canvas 55 x 55 cm (21 5/8 x 21 5/8 in). framed 74.5 x 74.5 x 4.5 cm. (29 1/3 x 29 1...

This Italian tempera painted on gilt wood gold ground panel is a Tuscan religious artwork in the style of late Renaissance - early Gothic period. The sc...

Rococo oil painting signed Bruno Blätter around 1890 Oil on canvas painting. Rococo scene. Three gentlemen seated at the table, playing cards a...

Wonderful mixed media by Norman Conn (1932-2003), circa 1961. Signed verso and bearing a partial D'Arcy Gallery, NYC label. Very good condition. Perfectly weathered and masterfully a...

Tempera and gold background on panel. 28.2 x 24.7 cm. Cracks and reinforcements. 18th century Crete School. Greece Here is the iconographic image of the boy being rescued by St...

Charming and full of light, this gouache painting of a young man in a black swimsuit lounging on a wide beach was painted by Louise Alix in the 1950s. The man's rosy complexion, the...

Newly Framed Mid Century abstract expressionist David Slivka who painted alongside Robert Motherwell and Willem de Kooning in the Hamptons created a large body of work during his lif...

A 19th C three quarter length portrait of an aristocratic gentleman with his personal valet shown behind him. The young man with flowing long hair is portrayed from the waist up and ...

A beautiful painting of a hay meadow scene by Jean-Baptiste Scoriel. Hay meadow scene, 1930, oil on board, 33 cm x 38 cm, signed and dated (lower right)....

One of the finest depictions of an American worker from the 1930s that we have seen, this monumental painting of a shirtless bricklayer, resting against a curved brick niche, with a ...

Danish oil painting - stilleben, painting on canvas - ca. 1960s. The style is modernistic and the motive of a vase with red flowers in it, a yellow bowl and some coconuts on a table...

This Fine 19th c still life painting is in the original gilded frame. This Folk Art painting is in great as found condition.

A large and beautiful three quarter length portrait of a partly seated lady her hat over one arm holding a bouquet of flowers, the other arm held upward holding a branch of a tree. This original oil on canvas by the British artist Laurence Koe, (1863-1913), is signed on the lower right and dated 1905. Lawrence E. Koe was a portrait painter and sculptor. He is listed as living in Brighton when he first exhibited at The Royal Academy in 1891, but by 1894 he had moved to London where he appears to have settled for the remainder of his life. Koe exhibited widely; over twenty times at The Royal Academy, but also at the R.O.I, The Royal Society of Artists in Birmingham and the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool. Most of his exhibited works were portraits, and among his sitters were the wives of fellow artists Harold Speed RP (1872-1957) and Harold Piffard (fl. 1895-1899). In 1896 Koe exhibited “Venus and Tännhauser” at the Royal Academy, now in the permanent collection in the Brighton Museum and Art and he showed a painting of Sappho two years later. He clearly shows the influence of other artists working at the same time, notably Singer Sargent, Arthur Hacker RA (1858-1919) and Herbert James Draper...

Belgium / 1922 / Painting / A. Heynderickx / wood / Art Deco Belgian Oil painting on wood signed A. Heynderickx, 1922 in wooden Art Deco frame. This atmospheric painting features a...

Iwase Hirotaka (1808-1877) Koi and Water Plants Hanging scroll, ink, color, gold wash and gold flecks on silk Inscription: Hirotaka Seal: Ille...

Framed Oil Painting on Panel by Van Herberigs with BOOK is an interesting example of the artist's work. Herberig blurred the distinction between post-Impressionism and abstract. Us...

Miniature Antique French Portrait Painting on Celluloid of Woman, Framed, C1880. Measures- 5.75"H x 4.75"W x 1"D; Sight: 2.25" x 3"...

Nineteenth century. Still life with fruits. Oil on canvas, 64 x 52 cm. The still life analyzed presents a mixture of floral and fruit elements arranged in a circular order o...

Set of small expressionist paintings. They were painted in 1961 by Dutch artist Jan Mammen. They represent the 14 stations of the Cross. Each painting is framed in brass and topped ...

This charming oil on mahogany board depicts a portrait of a young woman in typical early 19th-century fashion surrounded by foliage while she sits on a rock tending to her shoe. Hous...

A recently made painting of a lady by an unknown Dutch artist. The mixed media collection of materials on canvas depicts a lady's face and is framed in a simple wood frame. Be sure t...

Dramatic and bold, this painting of a shirtless man restraining a bull -- his skin dark as night, and the bull's hide as pale as moonlight -- is a classic example of Art Deco design....

"The Chaperone" by Kevin Paulsen. Large format "fragment" painting created with pigment and plaster on polystyrene, mounted in shadow box frame.

A superb Art Deco Crown Devon fieldings framed ceramic plaque depicting two sporting gun dogs by R Hinton and dating from around 1920. The plaque is well ...

A lovely oil on line titled “Claire” by Natalie Frank. It was painted in Slade London in the Summer of 1999. It has a nice gold frame. Canvas size is 28x36 inches. Frame size is giv...

Copy of a portrait painting titled "October" showing a woman in Victorian garb under a tree with golden fall leaves.

Jesús Reyes Ferreira is a fundamental character for Mexican art. Prolific artist reluctant to conventional forms and media, Chucho Reyes developed...

Contemporary abstract oil on canvas painting titled: "FOSSIL" depicting a diptych composition of texturally broad brushstrokes in beige, brown and earth tones in a gold leaf frame ...

August Querfurt (1696, Wolfenbüttel - 1761, Vienna) Farmers and villagers at the entrance of a village Oil on panel , cm 38,5 x 51. frame 66 x 53,5 x 4,5 cm The valuable painting, ...

Oil on masonite depicting a rustic cabin in the woods with stacked of firewood and green tonal leafy trees. Unframed. Signed lower left. Dimensions: 12” x 16” x 1/4" Condition: round...

A beautiful modern oil painting by the French artist Jean Amiot. Oil on canvas. The artwork is signed lower right. Framed in a beautiful wooden frame, proba...

A vintage French still life painting, signed and dated by the artist "D. Roland '56". This oil on canvas painting depicts a spherical vase of brass-tone filled with a colorful and ex...

Agnes Slott-Møller, 1862-1937. Summer Residence "Villa Nostra," oil on canvas, in a contemporary gilded wooden frame designed by the artist. Signed: Agnes Slott-Møller 1909-11. "Vi...

One of a kind large-format English Romantic landscape. This is a very powerful work, with a melancholic and contemplative character, in which nature takes center stage, characteristi...

1960s Still Life Oil Painting with Bottle, Cup, and Teapot, French Mid-Century Oil on board framed in gilded and green wooden frame. Great composition representing a bottle of wine...

This captivating oil painting titled '' Die Sarntalerin'' (The Woman from Sarntal), a mountainous region in South Tyrol (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire), dressed in her festive traditional costume. Her calm yet confident pose - with folded arms and a direct gaze - conveys a strong sense of dignity and rural pride. Finely painted details such as her ruffled white blouse...

A late 19th century framed oil painting on canvas depicting ‘The Bath of Psyche’ after Sir Frederick Leighton. Marked ‘1892’, this antique oil painting by an unknown artist is a scal...

Beautiful nude painting by Barbara Pound, circa 1960. Water colors.

18th Century Portrait of a Noblewoman in period attire, Oil on Canvas later mounted on board. Woman is dressed in richly detailed period attire and gazes confidently outward. A delic...