18th Century and Earlier Landscape Paintings

James Stark (1794-1859) Herding cattle through a wooded river landscape Oil on canvas Canvas Size 18 x 24 in Framed Size 23 x 29 in James Stark (1794-1859): A Pioneer in Landscape P...

Antique Italian painting from the 18th century. Framework oil on canvas depicting a landscape with figures of good pictorial quality. Nice sized and pleasantly decorated paintinf wit...

Pair of oval paintings measuring 66 x 89 cm without frame and 90 x 115 cm with coeval frame depicting two gallant moments during a rest from hunting by painter Hendrik Van Limborch (...

Late 18th – early 19th century landscape with two young girls, and goat. Signed allegedly low capital R. T. Relined/restored. Oil on canvas. 12.75 x 16.

18th-Century Pastoral Scene Dutch School, 18th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 22 x 25.5 inches Canvas : 18.5 x 22 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: very...

Figures Resting By A Fountain, Roman Capriccio, 18th Century circle of GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI (1691-1765) - one of a set of 6 Capriccios Huge 18th Century Italian Capriccio of figur...

Work on canvas Plaster and gilded wood frame 89.5 x 105 x 7 cm

This dramatic landscape painting depicts John the Baptist and a lamb to symbolise his recognition of Jesus as the Son of God. The Saint and lamb are captured in a richly detailed for...

River Landscape with Boat and two Figures, realized by an artist active in italy in the mid-17th Century. In very good condition, it includes a gilded coeval wooden frame.

« The Roof of Folly: An Allegory of the Fall » This enigmatic 17th-century painting, laden with symbolic content, echoes the allegorical tradition of Hieronymus Bosch, fusing grotes...

Pier Dandini (Florence 1646 - Florence 1712) attributed - The Continence of Scipio (preparatory sketch). 50 x 37 cm. Ancient oil painting on canvas, without frame (not signed). - ...

Pauwels Franck, known as Paolo Fiammingo (Antwerp c. 1540 - Venice 1596) - Parable of the Devil Sowing Wealth. 93.5 x 88.5 cm unframed, 105 x 102 cm framed. Oil on canvas, wooden f...

Francesco Tironi (Venice, circa 1745 - 1797) View of Venice with the Church of S. Geremia and the Ponte delle Guglie oil on canvas 59 x 75 cm. - with frame 72 x 88 cm. Work a...

Work on canvas Black wooden frame 71 x 91 x 3 cm

A delightful 18th-century oil after the Dutch Golden Age artist Paulus Potter (1625–1654). The artwork depicts a herd of animals resting beside a tree in golden light. Potter was a p...

Italian painter (18th century) - Street theater. 74.5 x 62.5 cm without frame, 86 x 73.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a gilded wooden frame (not signed). Cond...

Countryside Scenes with Horses and Card Players, Rome circa 1740 Pair of Paintings: Countryside Halt with Horses & Card Game in the Countryside Paolo Monaldi (post 1710 - post 1779),...

Landscape with figures and herd is an original oil on canvas realized in the 18th Century by a School Master of Central Italian School. Original oil painting on Canvas. The painti...

Duomo of Milan with peasants is a modern artwork realized by an Italian Artist in 18th century. Mixed colored oil on canvas 40x33cm with frame included. Good conditions.

Illuminated Optical View, Day/Night – London, Royal Exchange, ca. 1760–1780. Technique: hand-coloured etching, punch-perforated, with coloured paper inserts applied on the reverse. ...

Attributed to Daniel Vertangen (1601–1683) – "Satyrs and Nymphs in a Landscape" Artist: Attributed to Daniel Vertangen (1601–1683) Title: "Satyrs and Nymphs in a Landscape" Medium:...

Marco Ricci (Belluno 1676 - Venice 1730) - River Landscape with Washerwomen. 44 x 60 cm unframed, 57 x 74 cm framed. Oil on canvas, in a carved and gilded wooden frame (not signed)...

Work on canvas Plaster and gilded wood frame 90 x 127.5 x 5.5 cm

Work on canvas Golden wooden frame 64 x 82.5 x 7 cm

The painting (oil on canvas 80 x 106 cm; with Salvador Rosa-style gilded frame 88 x 116 cm) depicts a group of four children who are playing outside on a swing; we are probably deali...

Oil on canvas, 18th century, Flemish School, in the manner of Jan van Bloemen (1662–1749), an Antwerp painter who settled in Rome and was renowned for his idealized landscapes of the...

Remembering the magic of everyday life moments in the art of David Teniers: The art of David Teniers the Younger (1610–1690) coincided with the heyday of the Flemish Baroque and captured a great variety of motifs of his time. In this painting of a seemingly simple peasant scene lies keys to understanding both the imaginative mind of Teniers as well as why this time period produced some of the most iconic works in all of art history.  As indicated by the name, Teniers was more or less born into his profession. As the son of David Teniers the elder, himself a painter who studied under Rubens, the younger David received training in art from a very young age and had no less than three brothers who also became painters. Because of his father’s frequent financial failures that even at times saw him imprisoned, David the younger helped to rescue the family from ruin through painting copies of old masters. Essentially, the young Teniers was confronted with painting as both a passion and creative expression as well as a necessity during difficult times, an experience that would shape much of his capacity and sensitivity in his coming life. Despite the hardships, the talent and determination of Teniers was recognized and quickly expanded his possibilities. He had already spent time in France and possibly also England when he was hired by his father’s former teacher Rubens to help with a prestigious commission with mythological paintings, now considered lost, for Philip IV the king Spain. In 1644–54 Teniers was appointed dean of the Antwerp Guild of Saint Luke, manifesting his esteemed position within the artistic community. A few years afterwards he took an important step when relocating to Brussels, where Teniers yet again found new career opportunities that would prove to be very successful. As the keeper of the collections of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm, a role similar to what we now refer to as an art advisor, Teniers purchased hundreds of important artworks that manifested the prominent status of the Archduke’s collection while at the same time providing an unusual access to inspiration and knowledge for Teniers himself. Since he kept on painting during the same time, his creative scope must have seemed almost bewildering in the great variety of images and stories that he surrounded himself with.  Regardless of how glamorous and culturally stimulating the career of Teniers was, he was as open to the charm and existential importance of everyday life as he was to works of great masters and luxurious collectibles. In his impressive repertoire of genres with everything from exquisite royal portraits, interiors, landscapes and history paintings he always added something new and inventive, highlighting the possibilities of art and importance of an experimental and intuitive mind. It is difficult to single out one aspect or genre to summarize his legacy, since it lies much more in the broad virtuosity across many motifs, although he is particularly remembered for farm scenes and meticulously depicted interiors where other paintings and artworks are captured with an astonishing precision. However, the fact that he is still today one of the most known and celebrated names of the Dutch Golden Age is a proof to the magic of his work, which continues to spark dialogue and wonder in the contemporary viewer of his works. The farm boy in the field in this painting, which likely dates to the mature part of his career, is a wonderful entry into the mind of Teniers. In the tightly cropped motif, we see him standing right in the middle of the busy harvest when men, women and everyone capable were sent out in the field to collect the crop that formed the very core of their diet and survival. In the background we see a fresh blue sky interspersed with skillfully painted clouds, some trees reaching their autumnal colours and in the far distance the glimpse of a small church and village. The presence of a church in a landscape, so typical of Dutch art, served both a symbolic and visual function as a representation of faith while at the same time defining scale and distance. In the field, the work is in full action with the farmers spread out in various positions, all in the midst of hard and sweaty labour. While they are portrayed as having nothing else than the work on their mind, our farm boy seems to have his attention directed elsewhere. Standing there with his white, half open shirt, flowy curls and strong, sturdy body; his gaze is directed away, out of the picture and the scythes in his hands. He looks almost smirking, expressed with tremendous subtlety in the slight smile of his lips and big eyes, being just in the middle of losing focus on the work. What is it that steals his attention? What has he seen, or realized, or felt – to break him free of the arduous task of harvesting, if but for a moment? Here starts the wondering and the questions that are the hallmark of a great piece of art. Instead of explicitly locking in the motif in overly clear symbolism Teniers has chosen an open ended, subtle yet striking moment for us to consider. While it of course can be related to numerous other farm scene depictions of this time, and clever usages of gazes and real-life scenes to underscore various moral or symbolic meanings, the painting can be much more of a contemplation than an explanation or illustration. The ordinary nature and understated yet emotionally textured composition of the motif gives greater space for our own reactions and thoughts. Has he seen a pretty farm girl just passing by? Is he fed up with the farm life, joyously dreaming away for a minute, imagining another future? Or is he simply in need of distraction, looking away and ready for anything that can steal his attention? One quality that never seem to have escaped Teniers was that of curiosity. During all of his career he constantly investigated, expanded and experimented with not only the style and technique of painting, but with the vision of art itself. Being credited with more or less introducing farm motifs for a broader audience not only tells us of his ability to understand the demand for different motifs, but the sensitivity to transform seemingly ordinary parts of life into deep aesthetic experiences, far beyond their expected reach. The farm boy in this painting is, of course, exactly that. But with the help of one smirk the entire picture is charged with a different energy, awakening many contrasts and relationships between the calm landscape, the hard work and his own breach of effectivity, holding sharp scythes while thinking or seeing something else. It is no wonder Teniers chose to work with farm scenes as a way of investigating these intricate and delicate plays on expectations and surprises, clarity and ambivalence. It invites us to an appreciation of human everyday life that connects us with the people of 17th century...

18th century continental eglomise painting of St John the Baptist preaching. Eglomise is a method of reverse painting on glass. In a go...

Antonio Diziani (1737–1797) "Pond Landscape with Angler and Resting Farmer Couple" This atmospheric oil painting by Antonio Diziani, an 18th-century Venetian artist, captures a sere...

Figures in the shade of trees by Maurice Mazeilie (French, 1924-2021) watercolor painting on artist paper, unframed signed lower right and lower left stamped verso A robust image of ...

Idyllic Harbor Landscape with Ruins and Figures Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions (Framed): 67 x 81 cm Dimensions (Canvas): 47 x 63 cm No signatured This captivating 18th-century oil ...

Antique Rococo Oil Painting, around 1800, Royal Dance in the Garden Oil on canvas. Canvas relined. Stretcher renewed. Dimensions are without fra...

Transport yourself to the lush landscapes of Germany through this captivating artwork. Painted during the artist's stay in Germany, the painting beautifully captures the verdant scen...

Original Oil on Canvas, probably of Dutch School, of the mid-18th Century. Wood Lable attributing the work to E. Williams Senior. Small restoration, otherwise very good condition.

Capriccio Of Children Playing Outside A Temple, Rome, 18th Century circle of GIOVANNI PAOLO PANINI (1691-1765) - one of a set of 6 Capriccios Huge 18th Century Italian Capriccio of...

River Landscape with Bystanders is an original old master artwork realized by Artist of 18th Century. Mixed colored oil painting on canvas. The painting is approachable to traditio...

18th century garden/park scene with fountain, animals, and figures. Tribute to Jacques De La Jove. Oil on canvas. No visible signature. 18 x 24 on framed, 23 x 30.75 framed.

18th century Flemish School Oil on canvas 72 x 53 cm (87 x 67.5 cm with the frame) Beautiful 19th century frame in black wood Very good condition

Italian painter (18th century) - The fruit seller. 70.5 x 58.5 cm without frame, 88.5 x 75.5 cm with frame. Antique oil painting on canvas, in a carved wooden frame (not signed). ...

Hans de Jode (The Hague, 1630 - Vienna, 1663) Fantasy winter landscape with bridge and tower About 1650 Oils on canvas (62 x 93, in frames 82 x 112) The work is accompanied by an expertise of Dr. Fred G...

Oil on Canvas. North Italian school of the early 18th century. In the landscape on rocky hills is placed a hamlet of turreted buildings, which stands near a seashore, visible in ...

Oil on Canvas. The large scene, set in a hilly countryside, with a village and ruins in the background on the left, is completely occupied by the compact group of the many living fi...

George Morland 1763-1804, was an English painter who was influenced by the painter Francis Wheatley , landscapes. After 1790 he had developed his own style of painting adopting rusti...

Guillaume Courtois known as 'il Borgognone' (Saint Hippolyte 1626 - Rome 1679) The Resting of Diana Oil on canvas (97 x 70 cm. - Framed cm. 121 x 95) The proposed painting, of exqui...

Original painting of 1637 owned by the Uffizzi Museum in Florence, Italy. This is a fully restored copy.

James McDougal Hart (1828-1901) was a prominent American landscape painter and a key figure in the Hudson River School. His landscapes are characterized by their serene and idyllic q...

The Flowering Tree, Rhone River, Geneva, circa 1920 by Francois Pycke (1890-1960) Large circa 1920 Post Impressionist study from nature of a flowering tree on the Rhone River, Gene...

PIETRO MONTANINI (Perugia, Italy, 1619 - 1689) Title: Landscape Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 50 x 65 cm - with frame 64 x 79 cm An...

No Dutch draughtsman ever captured the atmosphere of the rural countryside of Holland with the same atmospheric and engaging simplicity that Van Goyen achieved in drawings such as this. Indeed, his landscapes were seminal in the development of the genre. The present sketch conveys a striking sense of movement within the natural landscape, conveyed by the deftly applied strokes of chalk, from which the artist’s hand can be sensed. The composition is characteristic of his work, with the low horizon affording significance to the broad sky and the soaring birds within. This feeling of windswept motion powerfully evokes the expansive Dutch farmland with which he was evidently preoccupied. 1. Jan van Goyen...

Hunting played an essential role in the lives of princes and nobles for centuries. It was no different in the 17th century. Paintings depicting hunting scenes were hung, for example, in the hunting lodges of elites. It should be noted that the upper bourgeoisie also began to show interest in painted hunting scenes during the 17th century. In the Southern Netherlands there were a number of skilled animal painters who produced hunting scenes, including Frans Snijders, Paul De Vos, Jan Roos, Pieter Boel and Jan Fyt. Snijders knew how to render the anatomy of the animals masterfully. Also, he managed to make his animals look intelligent. He let them express a variety of feelings. His colleague, Paul De Vos, seems to have been less familiar with animal anatomy. His animals lack a kind of individuality and psychological expression. The panel shows a boar hunt with dogs. It was a prevalent theme, portrayed by Rubens, Snijders, De Vos and others. Buyers were especially interested in the showdown between animal species. The mental and physical strength appealed to their imagination. The painter of this little work has no solid knowledge of dog breeds. Due to a lack of insight into dogs' bone and muscle structure, he makes them look rather stiff. Mainly the heads have something naïve about them. It cannot be ruled out that the artist of this painting is Jan van Kessel...

Gian Domenico Tiepolo Follower Period Italian Painting A beautiful and important painting fan-shaped on parchment produced by an 18th century Venetian artist from the circle of Gian ...

Ilario Mercanti, known as ‘lo Spolverini’ (Parma, 1657 - 1734) Scene of a night-time naval battle oil on copper (oval) 59 x 74 cm - with frame 83...

Antique Flemish panel from the first half of the 17th century. Oil painting depicting a splendid Madonna with child inside a niche surrounded by a garland of masterfully painted flow...

Jan van Gool (Dutch, 1685-1763/65) Pastoral Scene, 1719 Oil on panel, 15 x 21 3/4 inches FRAMED: 23 x 29 1/2 (Approx.) Signed and dated at lower left: "J V G...

Oil on canvas Image size: 19 1/2 x 15 1/2 inches (49 x 39.5 cm) Original frame This is a a wonderful marine scene depicting a flotilla of battleships, warships and Admiralty yachts....

Ancient Italian painting from the 18th century. Oil on canvas framework depicting landscape and folk scene with children of good pictorial quality. Painting of beautiful size and ple...

Antique Italian painting from the early 18th century. Artwork oil on canvas depicting an amazing still life with flowers and a view in the background of excellent pictorial quality. ...

Important oil on panel in the style of the great Dutch artist Philips Wouwerman (also Wouwermans) (1619 – 1668) a painter of hunting, landscape and battle scenes. This beautiful pain...

Francesco Foschi (Ancona, 1710 - Rome, 1780) Attributable Winter landscape Oil on canvas 76 x 63 cm. - In frame 87 x 75 cm. The compositional and stylistic elements of this pleasan...

Hans de Jode (The Hague, 1630 - Vienna, 1663) Fantasy winter landscape with lake and city on the banks About 1650 Oils on canvas (62 x 93, in frames 82 x 112) The work is accompanied by an expertise of Dr. Fred G...