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Item Ships From: Europe
Cromer Pier - Green, Blue + Brown 20th Century Seascape Oil Painting
By Peter Greenham
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Peter Greenham 1909-1992
Cromer Pier
oil on canvas
30.5 x 40.6 cm
12 x 16 in
signed with initials
Peter Greenham was a distinguished figurative painter of portraits, landscapes and ...
Category
20th Century Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Paul Collomb, Paris, Eiffel Tower, Invalides, The Beautiful View, Oil on Canvas
Located in Saint Amans des cots, FR
Oil on canvas by Paul Collomb (1921-2010), France, 1960s. The beautiful view. Measurements : with frame: 54.5x41.2 cm - 21.5x16.2 inches, without frame: 46x33 cm - 18.1x13 inches, fo...
Category
1960s Expressionist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
1903 Oil - Gun Horse of the Boer War
Located in Corsham, GB
Signed with initials H. H. Dated 12th December 1903. On canvas.
Category
Early 20th Century Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$338 Sale Price
20% Off
Two nude woman sitting on their sofa- 21st Century Contemporary Oil Painting
By Cornelis Le Mair
Located in Nuenen, Noord Brabant
Cornelis le Mair (Eindhoven, July 3rd 1944) is a Dutch painter. This Romantic painter is famous because of his 17th century paintings. As a child, Le Mair already developed a talen...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
The Card Players by a Flemish 1600s Artist
By Flemish School, 17th Century
Located in Stockholm, SE
Flemish 1600s School
The Card Players
oil on oak panel
panel dimensions 22.5 x 20 cm
frame included
Provenance:
From a Swedish private collection.
Condition:
Flat and stabl...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oak, Oil, Panel
Isidoro Bianchi (Baroque master) - Early 17th century figure painting - Putto
Located in Varmo, IT
Isidoro Bianchi (Campione 1581 - Campione 1662) - Putto plays with a veil.
69 x 87 cm.
Old oil painting on canvas, unframed (not signed).
- Inscription on the back: "Gavnø / Nr. 1...
Category
Early 17th Century Baroque Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
The Madonna with Christ Child & St. John Fine 18th Century Italian Old Master
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John
Italian School, 18th century
oil on wood, framed in period gilt antique frame
framed: 16 x 14.5 inches
wood: 9 x 6.5 inches
provenance: private...
Category
18th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Modern Impressionist French Oil Painting Lush Garden Scene with Seated Figure
By Bernadette Kelly
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Modern Impressionist French Oil Painting Lush Garden Scene with Seated Figure
by Bernadette Kelly (French b. 1933)
Unsigned
Medium: oil painting on board, unframed
Painting si...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Torera: the Spanish Girl who could take on a bull latin art nouveau period oil
Located in Norwich, GB
My analysis of this striking art nouveau period painting evolved as I studied it. Initially, I thought it was simply a portrait of a dashing, stylish, somewhat androgynously dressed ...
Category
1890s Art Nouveau Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Board
Huge 1940's Circle of Fernand Leger Figurative Portraits Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figurative Portraits
French School, illegibly signed and dated 47'
circle of Fernand Leger (French 1881-1955)
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 38 x 58.5 inches
Provenance: private col...
Category
Mid-20th Century Cubist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine Antique Italian Oil Cannaregio Canal Venice Busy Figurative Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
View on the Cannaregio Canal, Venice
Italian School, 19th century, after Francesco Guardi, Italian 1712-1793
oil on panel
Painting: 8 x 10 inches
condition: overall very sound, with ...
Category
19th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Country House & Old Mill by a River in the Woods - Vintage Oil by German Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Country House & Old Mill by a River in the Woods - Large Vintage Oil Painting by German Artist, Karl Heinz Stienen (1918-2002). Graduate of the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts.
Art mea...
Category
1970s Realist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Oil
'The Conversation Piece', oil on canvas by Tarkay
By Itzchak Tarkay
Located in St. Albans, GB
Itzchak Tarkay
Picture Size: 40 x 32(99 x 80cm)
Outside Frame Size: 49 x 41" (121 x 102cm)
Free Shipping
1935 - 2012
Born on the Yugoslav-Hungarian border in the city of Subotica ...
Category
Late 20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$16,230 Sale Price
25% Off
Things Being Things, Abstract Figurative Painting Diptych on Paper, Pastel Tones
Located in Barcelona, ES
In this series, Perrine explores the profound relationship between light and color, both essential elements in her artistic expression. Without light, there would be no colors, and i...
Category
2010s Abstract Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Oil Crayon, Rag Paper
Oriental nude odalisque oil painting on canvas " Thais" by Adrien Tanoux 1920
By Adrien-Henri Tanoux
Located in Gavere, BE
Oriental nude odalisque oil painting on canvas " Thais" by Adrien Tanoux 1920
Our painting is the original preparatory painting for the large size one hanging in the collections of ...
Category
1920s French School Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gold Leaf
A Portrait of Lord Leighton. Antique oil on canvas
Located in St. Albans, GB
Richard Waller
1811 - 1882
Canvas Size: 24 x 20" (60 x 50cm)
Frame Size: 31" x 27" (77.5 x 67.5cm)
Oil on canvas
Signed and dated 1872
London painter of portraits and suggestive sub...
Category
1870s Victorian Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large Signed Oil Painting Hunting Party on Horseback with Hounds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: M.J Ruisdael 20th Century, British, signed
Title: A Hunting Scene
Medium: signed oil on canvas , framed
Size: 20 x 30 inches plus the frame.
Provenance: private ...
Category
20th Century Victorian Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Becoming Flower. Contemporary Impressionist Oil Painting
Located in Brecon, Powys
Tranquil shades of sylvan colour are paramount in this piece from Francesca Owen. Painted on a theme of metamorphosis it’s a particularly good work show...
Category
2010s Abstract Expressionist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dutch School 19th Century Oil - A Merry Tavern Drinker
Located in Corsham, GB
This Dutch style portrait depicts a merry tavern drinker in a dimly lit interior, gesturing with one hand while holding a glass of wine in the other. A flagon and clay pipe can be se...
Category
19th Century Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Joven cantarera - Óleo sobre tela - Año 1979
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Excepcional obra del prestigioso pintor Francisco "Paco" Ribera Gómez
Se trata de un óleo sobre lienzo representando a una joven cantarera
Como pueden ver en las fotografías, la ob...
Category
1970s Realist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Blue Diamond Dust Tuesday
By Hunt Slonem
Located in Malmo, SE
Signed, titled and dated on the back.
Acquired directly from the artist.
Free shipment worldwide
Inspired by nature and his 60 pet birds, Hunt Slonem is renowned for his distinct n...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Vanishing Houses 4 - Contemporary Expressive Symbolic and Minimalistic Painting
Located in Salzburg, AT
Joanna Mrozowska
Born in 1976 in Warsaw. Studied in the Department of Painting in the Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw; she graduated with a Master’s degree in painting, with the cycle...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Cotton Canvas, Acrylic
Large Framed Oil Painting River Landscape Ferry Boats Old Church Abbey Buildings
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Dutch School, late 20th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 32 x 43 inches
canvas: 26 x 36 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
The painting is in very good and presentable c...
Category
20th Century Victorian Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Grand Canal Venice Antique 1910 Signed Oil Painting on Canvas Many Boats
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Shipping on the Grand Canal, Venice
signed & dated 1910
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 13 x 18 inches
provenance: private collection, Europe
condition: basic good condition though w...
Category
1910s Victorian Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Piccadilly Circus in London City at Night with Red Bus by Urban Landscape Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Piccadilly Circus in the City of London at Night with a Red London Bus, by Contemporary Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield
Art measures 24 x 24 ...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Paint, Cotton Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Off-White Figurative Painting on Large-Scale Canvas, 2025 - 'Pugnator 065'
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Chidy Wayne (b. 1981, Spain) is an artist based in Barcelona. Over the years, he has established himself as a recognized figure in the art world, developing a personal artistic langu...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Spectacular Large 19th Century Italian Oil Painting of Jerusalem & Crucifixion
By Pietro Sassi
Located in Gerrards Cross, GB
'Calvary' by Pietro Sassi (1834-1905).
This monumental exhibition oil painting – which depicts the Light of Heaven shining upon Christ at Calvary with thousands of people outside t...
Category
Mid-19th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
The Knight - painting - XVII century
Located in Roma, IT
The Knight is an original oil painting on canvas realized during the XVII century by an anonymous artist.
Provenance: Pecci-Blunt collection. Good condition...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) The Prophecy of Simeon Large Antique Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Manner of Guido Reni (1575-1642) Italian
Title: The Prophecy of Simeon
Medium: oil painting on canvas, unframed
Painting: 21.5 ...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Rumba - Modern Figurative Oil Painting, Dancer, Realism, Energetic, Joyful
By Julita Malinowska
Located in Salzburg, AT
Artodyssey
"Julita Malinowska's paintings belong to those, which once seen - are never forgotten. The open spaces, sometimes cool and bright, at other times heavily saturated with co...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
19th Century French Realist Oil Profile Portrait of Lady Beautiful Quality
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French realist artist of the 19th century
oil painting on board, unframed
board: 12.5 x 10.5 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: ...
Category
Mid-19th Century Academic Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
1950's French Modernist Oil Men Manual Labour Working in Field with Wheelbarrows
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Labourers
French School, mid 20th century
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 24 x 29 inches
provenance: private collection, Marseille
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Religious Italian painter - 18th century figure painting - Saint Monica
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Saint Monica in prayer.
56 x 32 cm.
Antique oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed).
Condition report: Good state of conservation of th...
Category
Mid-18th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
$950 Sale Price
55% Off
Isla Cristina Spain oil on canvas painting spanish seascape
Located in Barcelona, Barcelona
Title: Isla Cristina, Spain
Artist: Michel de Alvis
Year: c.1960
Technique: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 9.45 x 16.14 inches (24 x 41 cm)
Subject: Seascape
Condition: Excellent
Provenan...
Category
1960s Impressionist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$646 Sale Price
45% Off
17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Moses Striking Water from the Rock
By Pier (Pietro) Dandini
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Moses Striking Water from the Rock;
Circle of Pietro Dandini, Italian 1646-1712
Italian School, late 17th century
oil on canvas, framed
framed: 3...
Category
Early 18th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Escuela española (XVII) - Óleo sobre tabla - San Domingo Guzmán
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
La obra es de autor anónimo.
El retablo va muy bien enmarcado con un marco neogótico del siglo xix en madera estofada y policromada.
Medidas del retablo: 88 cm. altura x 56 cm. anc...
Category
17th Century Baroque Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$2,852 Sale Price
20% Off
Figure Fishing in Mossy Summery Lake French Landscape Oil Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure Fishing
signed by Fanch Lel ( French School)
Oil painting on board, unframed
Board: 11 x 14 inches
Inscribed verso
Condition: The painting is in good condition, with minor sig...
Category
20th Century Impressionist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Martyrdom of Saint Stephen- Painting attr. to Vincent Adriaenssen- 17th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Landscape with martyrdom of Saint Stephen is an old master artwork realized in 17th century.
Mixed colored oil painting on canvas.
Includes coeval gilded frame cm. 148x196.
The artwork is attributed to Vincent Adriaenssen called il Manciola (Antwerp, 1595 - Roma, 1675)
Among the painters who worked in the first half of the seventeenth century it is possible to indicate only the Neapolitan Scipione Compagno (1624-1680) as the author of scenes of martyrs set within a landscape or a view such as, for example, the Martyrdom of Saint Stefano recently hesitated at the Ansorena in Madrid on June 16, 2021. It should be noted, however, that the landscape represented in the painting examined here, characterized by luxuriant vegetation, meticulously represented "in the Flemish style", shows differences with the typical settings of the paintings di Compagno, characterized above all by urban views, visionary architectures or rather arid vegetation. Even the refined figures, so elongated and lanky, represented in our painting, in particular the group of knights in the foreground on the right, are not reflected in the production of the Neapolitan painter. These elements, to which we add the depiction of the Eternal Father amidst the clouds and the detail of the dog in profile in the foreground, instead recall a painter mainly known as a battle soldier, but who was also the author of many works depicting episodes from ancient Rome set within luxuriant landscapes, or rather Vincent Adriaenssen known as Manciola, a painter from Antwerp whose figure has been shed light thanks to recent studies. The group of horsemen represented to the right of the examined painting is, in fact, comparable with other groups on horseback present in numerous works by Manciola such as, for example, in the Triumph of Caesar (Rome, Babuino, 23-03-2010; formerly Florence, Collection Privata, 2006), while similar elongated and somewhat lanky figures, dressed in red, yellow, blue and white, can be found in the three paintings conserved at the Cassa di Risparmio di Pesaro, which in the past were erroneously attributed to the Umbrian painter Francesco Allegrini...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
THE MUSIC ROOM 2 (Interior with Piano) by Paula Craioveanu original oil Framed
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Forest Hills, NY
"The Music Room #2 (interior with Piano)"
Original painting. Size 39x23.5in / 100x60cm . Oil on canvas.
Part of Interior series.
"The Music Room" was part of Mixed Moods, solo sh...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still life with a red book, oil painting by Pierre Coquet
Located in Montfort l’Amaury, FR
Pierre Coquet (1926-2021)
Still life with a red book
Reference number F285
46 x 55 cm (not framed)
This work is painted with oil on a canvas. There is a stamp of the signature in the...
Category
1990s French School Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,521 Sale Price
39% Off
19th Century English Oil Pastoral Landscape with Woodcutter and Cattle Grazing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Pastoral Landscape with Figure and Cattle
English School, mid 19th century
signed lower front corner
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 18 x 24.5 inches
Canvas: 14 x 21 inches
Provenance:...
Category
Mid-19th Century Victorian Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Giuseppe Zais (Venetian master) - 18th century landscape painting - Knights
By Giuseppe Zais (Canale d'Agordo, Belluno 1709 - Treviso 1781)
Located in Varmo, IT
Giuseppe Zais (Forno di Canale 1709 - Treviso 1784) - Landscape with Resting Horsemen.
55.5 x 85.5 cm unframed, 78 x 98.5 cm with frame.
Oil on canvas, in a carved and gilded woode...
Category
Mid-18th Century Rococo Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Maurice Desire-Lucas (1900-1975) - Early 20th Century Oil, The Harbour
Located in Corsham, GB
This charming watercolour depicts a picturesque Mediterranean harbour scene, featuring several moored sailboats with their masts reaching skyward against a backdrop of warm, earth-to...
Category
20th Century Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
"Roses in a turquoise green vase" ( acrylic floral painting on paper)
Located in VÉNISSIEUX, FR
This artwork "Roses in a turquoise green vase" is an evocative bouquet composition, masterfully rendered with expressive brushstrokes and a vibran...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic, Watercolor
Virtud by Francisco Jimenez - Mixed Media, Abstract Nude Figurative Painting
By Francisco Jose Jimenez
Located in DE
Francisco Jose Jimenez paints abstracted nude paintings using a range of materials, such as fabric, concrete, pieces of plastic etc.
His portraits tell stories of imperfect beauty, i...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Raw Linen, Mixed Media, Acrylic
Portrait of an Old Bearded Man With a Black Cap
Located in Stockholm, SE
We are pleased to offer a captivating portrait, most likely painted in the late 18th century, attributed to an artist within the circle of Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich. This oil ...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Rococò Neapolitan painter - 18th century figure painting - Allegory of America
Located in Varmo, IT
Francesco Solimena (Canale di Serino 1657 - Barra 1747) workshop - Allegory of America.
76.5 x 64.5 cm unframed, 83 x 69.5 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a lacqu...
Category
Mid-18th Century Baroque Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$3,565 Sale Price
33% Off
Proto 03 by Ramon Enrich - Contemporary geometric landscape painting, brown
By Ramon Enrich
Located in Paris, FR
Proto 03 is a unique acrylic on canvas painting by contemporary artist Ramon Enrich, dimensions are 130 × 95 cm (51.2 × 37.4 in).
The artwork is signed, sold unframed and comes with...
Category
2010s Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
French Surrealist Oil Winged Cherubs Flying through Clouds
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Winged Cherubs
French School, contemporary
oil on canvas, unframed
canvas: 8 x 8 inches
provenance: private collection, Paris
condition: very good and sound condition
Category
Late 20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of a Man – A Dramatic Study in Light and Expression
Located in Stockholm, SE
This compelling portrait, recently studied by Stéphane Pinta of the esteemed Cabinet Turquin in Paris, has been confidently attributed to the Austrian painter Matthäus (Matthias) Lod...
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Side Profile Portrait of Man in Red Top Signed 20th Century British Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait Profile of a Man
by J.Williams, 1980, English
oil on board, framed
framed: 18.5 x 14.5 inches
board : 15 x 11 inches
Inscribed verso
Provenance: private collection, UK
Condi...
Category
1980s Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Mid Century French Portrait Seated Male Nude in a Meditative Pose
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Seated Male Nude in a Meditative Pose
Artist: Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022)
Medium: signed black pen/charcoal on artists paper stuck on board, glass covered
Size: 9.5 (h...
Category
Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Ballpoint Pen, Charcoal
Armand - Oil Paint by Marco Fariello - 2022
Located in Roma, IT
Portrait painting realized by Marco Fariello in 2022.
Oil on canvas.
Head of an artist's friend in a Raphaelian pose.
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Figure Walking Riverside Pathway in English Landscape, Victorian Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: British School, late 19th century, with name plaque to frame: 'W. Richards"
Title: The Riverside Pathway
Medium: Oil on canvas, framed
framed: 13 x 21 inches
canva...
Category
Early 20th Century Victorian Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
$1,869 Sale Price
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17th Century Painting Baroque Madonna & Child Attendant Angels Offering Gifts
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Angelic Visitation
Italian School, 17th Century
oil on canvas, framed
Framed: 30 x 36 inches
Canvas: 24 x 29 inches
Provenance: private collection, Europe
Condition: the antique...
Category
17th Century Baroque Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Fine 1950's English Oil Grand Interior Room Scene Ancestral Portraits signed
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Guildhall, Worcester
English School, mid 20th century
indistinctly signed verso
oil on canvas
canvas: 20 x 24 inches
provenance: private collection, UK
condition: very good and sound condition
The Worcester Guildhall was originally built as a meeting place for Worcester merchants around 1227. As with many other guildhalls, it became the centre for civic administration, a role it maintained after the merchant guild had disappeared.
The present Worcester Guildhall is a superb Queen Anne building, begun in 1722 by Thomas White, a pupil of Sir Christopher Wren. White was badly paid for his efforts, and he died in poverty in 1738, bestowing the money he was owed on the Worcester Royal Infirmary. The city finally paid its debt in 1753.
The exterior of the Guildhall is brick, dressed with stone. White himself is said to have carved the figure of Queen Anne over the entry, as well as those of Charles I and II, a reminder of the city's long history of royal support. The interior is superb, boasting exceptional period decoration. The Tourist Information Centre is now located in the Guildhall.
HISTORY
In 1227 Henry III granted the citizens of Worcester a royal charter granting them the right to establish a guild of merchants. The guild was responsible for controlling trade in the city, but their meeting place gradually became the main centre of administration for city government and acted as a courthouse. So, in effect, the Guildhall was the town hall, and though the city guilds have long since vanished, the Guildhall name lives on.
The medieval guild merchants would not recognise the building that faces onto High Street now. Their guildhall was a large timber-framed building, occupying the same site, with a piazza for shops fronting the street, courts of justice at each end, and a prison to the north of the building.
Part of the prison was a cell called 'the peephole', which gained a notorious reputation. There was a gaoler's house, and attached to it an alehouse from which the gaoler sold ale at extremely high prices to any prisoner who could afford the cost.
In 1717 the city administration decided on a new Guildhall, and they knew just who to call; upon to build it. Thomas White was not an architect in the way we think of it today, but a stonemason. In 1705 he had carved a statue of Queen Anne to stand in front of the medieval Guildhall and was made a Freeman of the City. The total cost of the fashionable new red-brick building was £3727. The Corporation only put forward £800, and the rest had to be raised by public subscription.
The centre section of the new Guildhall was finished by 1724 and has remained almost unchanged since then. The central facade is a wonderful example of early Georgian style, with three bays flanked by Corinthian pillars.
Over the entrance is a huge carving incorporating the Hanoverian royal arms. White's earlier statue of Queen Anne was placed in a niche over the door, and on either side were statues of Charles I, depicted holding a church, and Charles II, with an orb and royal sceptre. On the rooftop are figures of Labour, Peace, Justice, Plenty, and Chastisement.
North and south wings were added within a few years of the central block. The south wing was used as a judge's lodging when the assizes were taking place, but throughout the rest of the year it housed a coffee shop.
The most striking external feature of the Guildhall is a set of iron gates...
Category
Mid-20th Century Modern Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Baroque Italian painter - 18th century landscape painter - Sheperds
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (18th century) - Arcadian landscape with flock and shepherds.
56 x 70 cm without frame, 63.5 x 79 cm with frame.
Antique oil painting on canvas, in a wooden frame (...
Category
Early 18th Century Rococo Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$1,188 Sale Price
64% Off
Fine 17th Century Flemish Old Master Oil Painting Travellers Country Landscape
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Travellers in a Country Landscape
circle of Jacques d'Arthois (Flemish 1613-1686)
oil on canvas, framed
frame: 13.5 x 18.5 inches
canvas: 11 x 16 inches
provenance: private collectio...
Category
17th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Large 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil Painting on Wood Panel Biblical Scene
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Biblical Figures, Large Gathering around Christ?
Dutch Old Master, early 17th century
oil painting on wood panel, stuck on velvet backing board
velvet board: 27 x 29 inches
board: 25.5 x 26 inches
provenance: private collection, France
condition: good and sound condition, obvious old panel...
Category
Early 17th Century Old Masters Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
19th CENTURY EUROPEAN OIL ON WOOD PANEL - BUSY MERCHANT SHIPPING SUNSET SCENE
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Sunset'
Continental School, late 19th Century
signed lower left corner
oil painting on wood panel, unframed
painting: 21.5cm x 29.5 cm
Painted with fascinating details which one c...
Category
19th Century Victorian Europe - Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
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