Painted Wall Decorations

Light masks like these represented the spirit of an ancestor and were used for social control by Ngil, the judiciary association. The facial markings, abstract features and strong, e...

American nautical oil on canvas of single masted schooner yacht under full sail with American flags, and crews on deck while second vessel victory is approaching. Painting is mounte...

Unique Baroque wall shelve from Portugal, adorned with beautiful gilt and faux marble, Having arrived in Portugal later than it did in the rest of Europe, baroque art was to take on ...

An authentic English pub sign (one-sided) featuring a portrait painting of Lord Nelson in full regalia, titled: Free House - The Lord Nelson. A free house in Great Britain is a publ...

Vintage Abstract Oil Painting by Brazilian Artist Antonio Vitor, 1987 Offered for sale is a striking abstract painting by the listed Brazilian artist, Antonio Vitor ( 1942-). Vitor...

Charming mid-century oil painting by Danish artist Theodor Ulrichsen depicting a quiet canal view in Copenhagen, likely along the historic waterfront near Christianshavn. Fishing boa...

Beautiful tile mural with the "Floral" motif finely painted. Quantity: 35 tiles Tile mural size: 29.5"H X 41.3"W (75cm X 105cm) Tile size: 5.9"H X 5.9"W (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Po...

A set of two Japanese paintings, each with a hand gilt background depicting a Japanese Magnolia painted sans traverse across the two panels. The originals Japanese, circa 1900. Dime...

Hand painted porcelain plates signed and numbered by well knowned Artists Manufactured by Charles Fields Haviland. Each work of Art sign...

19th century Italian School oil on canvas of Madonna and child. Gilt frame.

A stunningly beautiful 18th century French gold gilt barometer is a weather instrument with mercury-filled glass thermometer still in working order...

Large Floral Still Life Oil Painting in Original Frame, 1940s Large Impressionist style floral still life painting. Bouquet of bright yellow and orange zinnias and pink and white ph...

vibrant beauty of Haiti with this stunning original painting, a lush depiction of a tropical jungle teeming with colorful macaws. This captivating piece is more than just a paintin...

Vintage Korhogo handspun, handwoven and hand-painted cotton mud cloth by the women of the Korhoga Village who spin the cotton, while the men weave and sew the cloth...

Monumental Signed Sergio Bustamante "Un Hombre con Bigote" Smiling Sun Sculpture, Edition 54/100 Signed Sergio Bustamante and numbered 54/100 A joyful celebration of imagination and...

This is a very attractive Delft Polychrome, hand painted earthenware ceramic wall tile dating to the late 18th Century. The tile is 5.5 inches ( 14cm) square and over 1/2 inches thi...

This striking vintage Balinese Kamasan painting, rendered on handwoven cotton, beautifully captures the timeless elegance of classical Wayang-style st...

Curtis Jere Pop Art 1988 Tennis Wall Sculpture. Depict Red Metal Tennis Racquet and Yellow Ball Wall Sculpture. All metal construction, original date and signature, Circa 1988. M...

18th Century British School, Portrait of Lady and Child, oil painted on board in a naïve style, framed in a gold coloured frame. Partial old handwritten note on the back of the pai...

One of our finest hand painted Tibetan Thangkas from Nepal. This extraordinary Thangka depicts 108 Buddhas with consorts in celestial court witnessing Amitabha's achievement of nirva...

A dark-green, purple vintage Mid-Century Modern French abstract oil on wood painting, painted by Daniel Clesse in good condition. Signed on the lower right. Wear consistent with age ...

Handcrafted Ken Edwards ceramic plate Tonala Mexico Folk Art Pottery. Vintage Ken Edwards Mexican ceramic birds and flowers from Tonala Pottery. ...

A fine and large 19th century oil on canvas after Bartolomé Esteban Murrillo's (Spanish, 1617-1682) Masterpiece "Beggar Boys Playing Dice" (The original work by Murillo was painted in 1675). The impressive artwork depicts two young boys playing dice while another eats a piece of fruit as his dog watches on., within an ornate gildwood and gesso frame bearing a label from the faming company Bigelow & Jordan. The original work by Murillo is currently at the Alte Pinakothek Museum in Munich, Germany. The present work is signed: L. Rüber. Circa: Munich, Late 19th Century. Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (born late December 1617, baptized January 1, 1618 – April 3, 1682) was a Spanish Baroque painter. Although he is best known for his religious works, Murillo also produced a considerable number of paintings of contemporary women and children. These lively, realist portraits of flower girls, street urchins, and beggars constitute an extensive and appealing record of the everyday life of his times. Murillo was born to Gaspar Esteban and María Pérez Murillo. He may have been born in Seville or in Pilas, a smaller Andalusian town. It is clear that he was baptized in Seville in 1618, the youngest son in a family of fourteen. His father was a barber and surgeon. His parents died when Murillo was still very young, and the artist was largely brought up by his aunt and uncle. Murillo began his art studies under Juan del Castillo in Seville. There he became familiar with Flemish painting and the "Treatise on Sacred Images" of Molanus (Ian van der Meulen or Molano). The great commercial importance of Seville at the time ensured that he was subject to influences from other regions. His first works were influenced by Zurbarán, Jusepe de Ribera and Alonzo Cano, and he shared their strongly realist approach. As his painting developed, his more important works evolved towards the polished style that suited the bourgeois and aristocratic tastes of the time, demonstrated especially in his Roman Catholic religious works. In 1642, at the age of 26, he moved to Madrid, where he most likely became familiar with the work of Velázquez, and would have seen the work of Venetian and Flemish masters in the royal collections; the rich colors and softly modeled forms of his subsequent work suggest these influences. In 1645 he returned to Seville and married Beatriz Cabrera y Villalobos, with whom he eventually had eleven children. In that year, he painted eleven canvases for the convent of St. Francisco el Grande in Seville. These works depicting the miracles of Franciscan saints vary between the Zurbaránesque tenebrism of the Ecstasy of St Francis and a softly luminous style (as in Death of St Clare...

Elegant hand-watercolored print representing Corallium Rubrum in red nuance, Image reproduced from ancient and famous illustrations. These prints are available in 2 different represe...

A fabulous oil on canvas portrait of a distinguished gentleman in period attire, circa 1790. The historic age of the work is expressed as dark coloration and craquelure texture in th...

Framed signed Daude Vintage Mid-Century Oil Painting Cityscape French Girl with Black Hair Brown Eyes Green Coat. Circa 1960’s oil painting on canvas depicting a young girl with jet ...

Original acrylic work by Morris Katz c. 1992. This subject matter is impressive and almost otherworldly. You won't typically find buildings that look like that in the US. Perhaps the...

This is an exquisite, carved wooden polychrome figure of Christ on the cross, 18th Century, most probably Italian. This rare carving very closely follows in the tradition of Giambolo...

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...

Another stunning hand-painted oil on canvas work of religious art. This antique oil painting was first hand-painted on canvas and later mounted onto a zinc backplate .. a traditiona...

Vintage framed oil painting on canvas, 1970. Depicts a woman with pill, standing in a moonlit landscape. Signed with R.Boutens, 70. Dimensions: 108 W x 88 H x 3.5 D cm.

Chinoiserie Birds & Pineapple Motifs Wall Panel in Black Lacquered and Gilt Polychromed Wood, Spain 1950s Manufactured in Spain at the mid-20th century period in the style of Chi...

Old Master John Linnell Landscape Collector Painting Oil on Canvas Museum Art. “The Barley Field” By John Linnell 1874 / Oil on Canvas / 1792-1882 / English . SIGNED and DATED at the...

A beautiful and quite engaging original oil painting by Bosnian/Yugoslavian/American (California) artist Anton (Antone) Sipos (1938) featuring a rural house landscape with a striking...

Deboah Hiatt, born in 1953 in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, died in 2013 in Scottsdale, Arizona, was a renown painter of Southwest and Pueblo Indian imagery. She frequently visited Pueblos and Cliff dwellings, finding a continuing source of inspiration in living history of ceremonial dances, powwows, and traditional way of life. Her paintings celebrated Native-American society with profound sense of serenity and spirituality conveyed through respectful interpretation of the subject and careful, thoughtful choices of colors. Hiatt majored in the visual arts and art history at Moore College of Arts in Philadelphia; she was a member of Arizona Artists Guild, Arizona Watercolor Association, and associate member of American Watercolor Society. She painted in many mediums, including acrylic and oil on canvas, watercolor, and mixed media. The painting measures 48in by 36in by 1.5in. It is signed by the artist in lower left corner "Deborah Hiatt...

Impressive oil painting on board of the Esk river, executed in an impressionist style, with trees and rocks on a sunny day in Gilnockie Scotland. Signed by prolific English artist H....

SALVADOR SANZ FAUS (1914-1997) - 'El Perro' - Remarkable and rare mid century hand painted, glazed and cold painted ceramic wall or cabinet plate - large size - featuring a Surrealis...

The Netherlands Haarlem 1610 – 1630 A nice panel of four so-called Haarlemmer (city) ornament tiles, in Italian style, with less-is-more decoration. The decoration is influenced by ...

Beautiful print that is part of a series of two, representing 2 different ancient Italian vases of Villa Giustiniani. It is printed with an antique press...

Beautiful tile mural with the "FRUIT AND FLOWER BASKET" motif finely painted. Tile mural size: 47.2"W X 23.6"H (120cm X 60cm) Tile size: 5.9"W X 5.9"H (15cm X 15cm) Origin: Portuga...

Gustavian Swedish 18th century plate rack with original gorgeous rosemåling painting, circa 1800, origin: Northern Sweden.

Presenting a very rare original etching by Alonzo C. Webb of the City of Chicago with a view of Downtown from 1930. This etching is in superb original condition. It is an origi...

Extra-large art print of a Japanese "KAGA" vase. Printed by hand on engraving paper with an antique star press. Completely hand-coloured by our skille...

Unknown - Painting Fallow Deer with Doe in the Alps, Oil on Canvas 19th century A lovely Biedermeier style oil painting depicting a fallow deer family in the alpine landscape. Oil on canvas 1st halve of the 19th century. Framed with antique gilded frame, stretcher frame replaced. A marvelous wall decoration for each rustig log cabin. The Biedermeier period runs parallel to the Romantic period and both are characterized by similar features. Domesticity, closeness to nature, folksiness and need for harmony are buzzwords of this time. The focus is on the simple, the conservative and the tried and tested. There is little experimentation and more observation and enjoyment. The art style is kept very realistic and shows great similarity to photography. Domestic idyllic representations, beautiful landscape and impressive portraits are the most popular topics for oil paintings...

As found in Copenhagen, an impressive oil painting on canvas capturing a serene, muted-color landscape with houses and snow. It certainly is a realist take on a countryside winter sc...

This rare set of seven antique wall panels from Italy features delicately hand-painted sports and leisure scenes, executed on wooden panels. Each composition offers a charming glimps...

Striking pair of acrylic paintings on canvas of traditional Peruvian figures executed in a modernist minimalist folk style. Signed Roberto Benites and presented in wood frames.

Beautiful oil on panel from the Italian school of the 18th century representing a faun trying to seduce a half-naked nymph, behind them a man seems to hav...

A charming and highly original mid-century modernist handcrafted glazed ceramic plaque depicting three ballet dancers, circa 1950. Executed in a wonderfully expressive, painterly ma...

Black and white wall sculpture panel handmade in Italy by Cupioli. Subject: "Capricci Musicanti" This exquisite bas-relief panel is part of our exclusive collection of six unique ...

Copy of French impressionist painting titled "Madame Monet and Her Son" showing a mother and son on a grassy knoll

"Homage to Pablo Neruda" by Jean Picart Le Doux - Signed screenprint, Bolduc on the back of the tapestry, Numbered Edition 432/500 - 155Lx115H * This Tapestry has been cleaned by ou...

This work belongs to the category of antique paintings and landscape artworks, and consists of a small oil painting on panel depicting a woodland scene A path bathed in soft light, ...

Discover the elegance of this mid-century French screen printed tapestry by hand featuring the exquisite design of the renowned medieval museum tapestry, “falcon hunting” or (Medieva...

A mid-20th century French oil painting on canvas of three green apples in a fiery red bowl, the composition is a contemporary interpretation of a still-life arrangement. The four obj...

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...

French three panel decorative painted canvas folding screen with dogs playing in landscape scenes, perched musical monkeys, and foliage motif. Early 19th century.

This hand-painted wall-hanging bull head, inspired by Picasso's figurative style and likely made by Robert Picault is a striking and artistic piece of decor. Combining the iconic ima...

A large Maitland Smith Oil Hand Painted Canvas on Wood Panel. Measures 36" in with and 72" in height.

European School In the Manner of Boucher, Artist Unknown, 18th Century Shepherd and Shepherdess, Oil on linen. The oval painting within a gilt frame composed of scrolled, pearl and ...