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Old Masters Art

OLD MASTERS

Encompassing centuries of change in Europe between 1300 and 1800, from booms of prosperity to bloody revolutions, Old Masters describes a wide range of artists. The informal term was derived from the title of an artist who trained in a guild long enough to become a master, such as Leonardo da Vinci, who studied in a Florence painters’ guild. However, Old Masters paintings, prints and other art is now used to refer to work made by any artist with a high level of skill in painting, drawing, sculpture or printmaking who worked during this era.

The 15th century’s expansive trade and commerce spread culture across borders. A vibrant period of art emerged, bolstered by studies of anatomy and nature that influenced a new visual realism. From Raphael and Michelangelo in the Renaissance to Rembrandt van Rijn and Johannes Vermeer in the Dutch Golden Age, artists expressed emotion, naturalism, color and light in new ways. El Greco and Paolo Veronese were leaders in the dramatic style of Mannerism, while Caravaggio and Peter Paul Rubens demonstrated the movement and meticulous detail of Baroque art.

Historically, most attention was concentrated on male artists, but recent research and exhibitions have elevated the impactful work of women such as Rachel Ruysch and Artemisia Gentileschi. In late-18th-century France, female artists like Adélaïde Labille-Guiard and Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun were prominent names. Nevertheless, access to the academies and guilds was highly restricted for women, and even those able to establish practices were expected to adhere to portraits and still lifes rather than the grand history paintings being created by men.

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Style: Old Masters
Hudibras Triomphante Hogarth Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Paint Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
18th century English painter William Hogarth (London 1697 - 1764) School of Hudibras Triomphante (from the poem by Samuel Butler) Circa 1740, England Oil on canvas (62 x 50 cm. - F...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Hudibras Triomphante Hogarth Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Paint Old master
Hudibras Triomphante Hogarth Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Paint Old master

Hudibras Triomphante Hogarth Paint Oil on canvas 18th Century Paint Old master, 1780-1820

$6,053 Sale Price
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Rebecca at the Well
Located in Fredericksburg, VA
Nicola Maria Rossi masterfully captures the biblical tale of Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well, a story from the Book of Genesis. In this scene, Abraham’s servant, Eliezer, arrives at ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Rebecca at the Well
Rebecca at the Well

Nicola Maria Rossi
Rebecca at the Well, 18th century

$75,000
17th Century by Pietro della Vecchia Bacchus and Ceres Oil on canvas
Located in Milano, Lombardia
Pietro della Vecchia (Vicenza, Italy, 1603 – Venice, Italy, 1678) Title: Bacchus and Ceres Medium: Oil on canvas Dimensions: without frame 109 x 130 cm – with frame 128 x 152 x 8 cm...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

17th Century by Pietro della Vecchia Bacchus and Ceres Oil on canvas
17th Century by Pietro della Vecchia Bacchus and Ceres Oil on canvas

Pietro Della Vecchia
17th Century by Pietro della Vecchia Bacchus and Ceres Oil on canvas, 17th Century

$52,835 Sale Price
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Madonna Correggio Paint Oil on table 16th Century Old master Italian Religious
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
School of Antonio Allegri, known as Correggio (Correggio c. 1489 - 1534) Attributable to Pomponio Allegri (Correggio, 1522 - Parma, 1593) Madonna and Child, Two Angels and John the B...
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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Madonna Correggio Paint Oil on table 16th Century Old master Italian Religious
Madonna Correggio Paint Oil on table 16th Century Old master Italian Religious

Madonna Correggio Paint Oil on table 16th Century Old master Italian Religious, 1500-1570

$17,912 Sale Price
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Family gathering Winter Fuel in a Landscape - British Old Master oil painting
By Francis Wheatley
Located in Hagley, England
This charming large British Old Master pastoral oil painting is by noted artist Francis Wheatley. It was painted in 1797 and depicts five figures, a family and a dog in a woodland s...
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1790s Old Masters Art

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Oil

Family gathering Winter Fuel in a Landscape - British Old Master oil painting
Family gathering Winter Fuel in a Landscape - British Old Master oil painting

Francis Wheatley
Family gathering Winter Fuel in a Landscape - British Old Master oil painting, 1797

$29,934
Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto
By Giuseppe Vasi
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto Etching, 1752 Signed in the plate lower right (see photo) From: Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna ( The Magnificense of Ancient and Modern Rome) , (1747-1761) Volume II, The Main Squares and Obelisks, columns and other ornaments, 1752, Plate No. 26 Della Magnificenze di Roma Antica e Moderna_ (1747-61), a collection of 238 plates that was published in ten volumes. Vasi recorded all types of architecture and organized these images of contemporary Rome by subject, with each volume representing a different category of architecture. This comprehensive project provides one of the most complete views of eighteenth-century Rome Condition: Excellent Image/Plate size: 8 .25 x 12.63 inches Sheet size: 11 x 15 7/8 inches Vasi was Giovanni Battista Piranesi’s teacher. Piranesi (1720-1778) entered Vasi’s studio as an apprentice at age 20 c. 1740. Piranesi left Vasi’s employment after stabbing Vasi over the perception that Vasi was withholding secrets of the etching process. Giuseppe Vasi was an Italian engraver and painter born and trained in Sicily. He received a classical education in his hometown of Corleone and trained as a printmaker in nearby Palermo, perhaps under the tutelage of the etchers Antonino Bova and Francesco Cichè. He moved to Rome in 1736, already an established printmaker, and spent most of his career documenting the urban landscape of the city in engravings. Through his patron, the politically and culturally influential Cardinal Troiano Acquaviva d’Aragona, Vasi met other artists working in Rome, such as Sebastiano Conca, Ferdinando Fuga, and Luigi Vanvitelli. He was also influenced by his predecessors, including Giovanni Paolo Panini, Giovanni Battista Falda...
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1750s Old Masters Art

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Etching

Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto
Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto

Giuseppe Vasi
Piazza Navona allagata solito farsi nelle Feste di Agosto, 1752

$500
Study of a Sleeping Girl in a Cap
By Jean-Baptiste Greuze
Located in Middletown, NY
Graphite on greenish gray wove paper. 15 1/4 x 11 5/8 inches (390 x 295 mm). Initialed "G. B." in pencil on the lower right recto. In generally good condition with some minor scattered surface soiling. Condition is consistent with age. ____ This drawing is closely related to two known mid 18th century oils...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Handmade Paper, Graphite

Study of a Sleeping Girl in a Cap

Study of a Sleeping Girl in a Cap, 1755

$3,000
The Academy of Plato Plato and His Disciples
By Salvator Rosa
Located in Fairlawn, OH
The Academy of Plato Plato and His Disciples Etching and drypoint c. 1662, printed c. 1710 Signed in the plate lower left Inscribed lower left: 'In villa ab Academo attributa sua[m]...
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1660s Old Masters Art

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Etching

The Academy of Plato Plato and His Disciples
The Academy of Plato Plato and His Disciples

Salvator Rosa
The Academy of Plato Plato and His Disciples, c. 1662, printed c. 1710

$750
17th century Italian Horse Battle scene between Crusaders and their enemy
By Jacques Courtois
Located in Woodbury, CT
Fine huge 17th Century Italian/French Old Master Battle Scene of the Crusades, oil on canvas. Grand scale extensive landscape view of a battle from the 1670-80 period, with cavalry f...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

17th century Italian Horse Battle scene between Crusaders and their enemy
17th century Italian Horse Battle scene between Crusaders and their enemy

17th century Italian Horse Battle scene between Crusaders and their enemy

$13,650 Sale Price
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Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
Located in Atlanta, GA
Painted in the style of the 17th century Dutch painter Alexander Andrienssen, this painting is of a glass vase on a wood surface filled with flowers. The artist's careful attention ...
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18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Still Life with Flowers in a Vase
Still Life with Flowers in a Vase

Still Life with Flowers in a Vase, 17th century

$4,800
A Standing Leap at a Gate
By James Seymour
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
James Seymour (1702-1752) A Standing Leap at a Gate Mezzotint with hand colouring Image size 10 x 14 in Framed size 16 1/2 x 20 in James Seymour was an English artist renowned for h...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Mezzotint

A Standing Leap at a Gate
A Standing Leap at a Gate

James Seymour
A Standing Leap at a Gate

$1,020
DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER
By Gennaro Luciano
Located in Napoli, IT
DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER - - by Gennaro Luciano, 1920, with ebony frame. Cm.65x48
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1920s Old Masters Art

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Paper, Pencil

DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER
DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER

Gennaro Luciano
DRAWING OF A NACKED MAN ON LADDER, 1920

$2,138
Saint John Baptist Venusti Paint 16th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Marcello Venusti (Mazzo di Valtellina 1510 - Rome 1579) workshop/circle Saint John the Baptist Oil on canvas (65 x 50 cm. -  In frame 74 x 58 cm.) The work depicts Saint John...
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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Saint John Baptist Venusti Paint 16th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art
Saint John Baptist Venusti Paint 16th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art

Saint John Baptist Venusti Paint 16th Century Oil on canvas Old master Italy Art, 1550-1620

$4,323 Sale Price
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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...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen- Painting attr. to Vincent Adriaenssen- 17th Century
Martyrdom of Saint Stephen- Painting attr. to Vincent Adriaenssen- 17th Century

Martyrdom of Saint Stephen- Painting attr. to Vincent Adriaenssen- 17th Century, 17th Century

$38,010
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Etching by Rembrandt - 1640
By Rembrandt van Rijn
Located in Roma, IT
Beautiful proof of I state on III before the white space under the sword is covered. Without Margins. Very good condition. Ref. Bartsch 92; Biörklund 40-B; Hollstein (White and Bo...
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1640s Old Masters Art

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Etching

The Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Etching by Rembrandt - 1640
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Etching by Rembrandt - 1640

Rembrandt van Rijn
The Beheading of St. John the Baptist - Etching by Rembrandt - 1640, 1640

$19,955
Jesus and the Woman at the Well, by Amand-Durand, Engraving
By Armand Durand
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
This early 19th century framed 35" x 31" engraving by artist Amand-Durand depcits an etching of 'Jesus and the Woman at the Well,' after the Dutch master, Rembrandt van Rijn. This poignant Biblical story is depicted by Arman-Durand in Rembrandt style...
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Art

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Engraving

Jesus and the Woman at the Well, by Amand-Durand, Engraving
Jesus and the Woman at the Well, by Amand-Durand, Engraving

Armand Durand
Jesus and the Woman at the Well, by Amand-Durand, Engraving, Early 19th c

$1,200 Sale Price
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Large Ornate Classical Flowers in Vase Still Life Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Classical Still Life of Flowers by the Miguel Canals Studio, Spain oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 23.5 x 18 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: very good condition Fo...
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20th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Large Ornate Classical Flowers in Vase Still Life Oil Painting
Large Ornate Classical Flowers in Vase Still Life Oil Painting

Miguel Canals Studio
Large Ornate Classical Flowers in Vase Still Life Oil Painting

$1,142 Sale Price
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Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Florentine School, early 16th century Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo Pen and brown ink on laid paper 19.1 × 13 cm Executed c. 1510–1520 Unsigned This remarkable doub...
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16th Century Old Masters Art

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Ink

Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo
Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo

Studies of the Galli Statue and of an Ignudo, early 16th century

$296,960
Antique English 19th century marine scene
By William Anderson
Located in Woodbury, CT
Outstanding English late 18th / early 19th century marine scene by one of Britain's best known and sought after painters. William (or Wiliam) Anderson (1757 – 27 May 1837) was a Scottish artist specializing in maritime and patriotic themes. He was well-regarded for his detailed and accurate portraits of ships under sail, exhibiting his works annually in London between 1787 and 1811 and then occasionally until 1834. Anderson influenced other artists, notably John Ward and others of the Hull school. Anderson's early life is obscure, but he is known to have trained as a shipwright before moving to London to become a maritime painter when he was about 30. His training served him well as a painter, providing "a practical nautical knowledge" of his subjects. He earned a reputation for "accuracy and refinement of detail" and was admired for his bright, clear colours. He worked in both oils and watercolours. He based his style on that of well-known Dutch maritime...
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1810s Old Masters Art

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Oil, Wood Panel

Antique English 19th century marine scene
Antique English 19th century marine scene

William Anderson
Antique English 19th century marine scene, circa 1810

$5,167 Sale Price
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Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, a painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
Located in PARIS, FR
This painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, the great Lombard master of the mid-seventeenth century, is striking for its dazzling composition and the brilliant colors of Christ's tuni...
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1640s Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, a painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, a painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone

Carlo Francesco Nuvolone
Christ Falling on the Way to Calvary, a painting by Carlo Francesco Nuvolone, 1640-1650

$83,148
19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape
By George Morland
Located in Woodbury, CT
Attributed to George Morland. 19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape. Wonderful early 19th-century original oil on canvas. A classic 'Morland' composition as the painter was a big fan of English Pub scenes...
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Early 1800s Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape
19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape

19th Century English Antique, Two Country farmers drinking beer in a landscape, circa 1810

$2,765 Sale Price
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Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife
By Aegidius Sadeler
Located in Middletown, NY
Sadeler, Aegidius II, after Bartholomeus Spranger Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife, Christina Muller Engraving on hand made laid paper wit...
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Handmade Paper, Laid Paper, Engraving

Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife

Aegidius Sadeler
Portrait of Bartholomeus Spranger with an Allegory on the Death of his Wife, 1600

$2,500
18th Century French Orientalist Portrait of Arab Man in Turban, oil painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of Arab Man in Turban French artist, 18th century oil on canvas, framed Framed: 21 x 16.5 inches Canvas : 18.5 x 14 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: ...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Canvas

18th Century French Orientalist Portrait of Arab Man in Turban, oil painting
18th Century French Orientalist Portrait of Arab Man in Turban, oil painting

French School
18th Century French Orientalist Portrait of Arab Man in Turban, oil painting

$1,762 Sale Price
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Perseus and Andromeda
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Carle Vanloo (Nice 1705 – Paris 1765) Perseus and Andromeda Oil on canvas. H. 081; W. 065. Alongside François Boucher (1703-1770) and Charles-Joseph Natoire (1700-1777), Carle Vanlo...
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1720s Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Perseus and Andromeda
Perseus and Andromeda

Carle van Loo
Perseus and Andromeda, circa 1725

$64,000 Sale Price
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Fine 1700 s Italian Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Africa
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
'Africa' Italian School, 18th century ink and wash drawing on paper, framed within a light oak wood frame (behind glass) image size: 10.5 x 7 inches overall framed: 17 x 13 inches co...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Ink, Watercolor, Archival Paper

Fine 1700 s Italian Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Africa
Fine 1700 s Italian Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Africa

18thC Italian Old Master
Fine 1700 s Italian Old Master Ink Wash Drawing Roman Allegorical Africa, 18th century

$471 Sale Price
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Fine 18th Century British Old Master Oil The Young Shepherdess with Lamb
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Young Shepherd English School, 18th century circle of Sir Joshua Reynolds oil on canvas, unframed Canvas: 30 x 25 inches Provenance: Private collection Condition: very good condi...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Fine 18th Century British Old Master Oil The Young Shepherdess with Lamb
Fine 18th Century British Old Master Oil The Young Shepherdess with Lamb

Fine 18th Century British Old Master Oil The Young Shepherdess with Lamb, 18th Century

$3,047 Sale Price
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Seascapes With Monument and Figures - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Seascapes With Monument and Figures is an Etching realized by Giuseppe Aloja (1783-1837). The etching belongs to the print suite “Antiquities of Herculaneum Exposed” (original titl...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Etching

Seascapes With Monument and Figures - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century

Giuseppe Aloja
Seascapes With Monument and Figures - Etching by Giuseppe Aloja - 18th Century, 18th Century

$285
Large 1700 Italian Old Master Nude Bather with Classical Figures Water Fountain
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Italian School, circa 1700's Classical figures in landscape oil on canvas, framed framed: 36 x 32 inches canvas: 30 x 25 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very goo...
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Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil, Canvas

Large 1700 Italian Old Master Nude Bather with Classical Figures Water Fountain
Large 1700 Italian Old Master Nude Bather with Classical Figures Water Fountain

18th Century Italian Old Master
Large 1700 Italian Old Master Nude Bather with Classical Figures Water Fountain

$3,428 Sale Price
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Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis
By Herman van Swanevelt
Located in Middletown, NY
c. 1654. Etching with engraving on thin laid paper with an early and large unidentified watermark with a sundial and a many-pointed star, and an unidentified collector's stamp in the...
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Mid-17th Century Old Masters Art

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Handmade Paper, Engraving, Etching

Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis

Herman van Swanevelt
Venus Lamenting over the Death of Adonis, Circa 1654

$400
Allegory Painting Drawing Trémolières Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas France
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Pierre Charles Trémolières (Cholet, 1703 - Paris, 1739) Allegory of Painting and Drawing Oil on canvas 86 x 112 cm In original lacquered frames 122 x 95 cm. Work accompanied...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Allegory Painting Drawing Trémolières Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas France
Allegory Painting Drawing Trémolières Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas France

Allegory Painting Drawing Trémolières Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas France, 1720-1739

$10,500 Sale Price
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Table Top Still Life with Birds, Fruit and Walnuts - Old Master art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This simply stunning German 18th century Old Master oil painting is by noted artist C.L. Braun, signed lower right on the table edge. It was painted circa 1780 and has the look of a...
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1780s Old Masters Art

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Oil

Table Top Still Life with Birds, Fruit and Walnuts - Old Master art oil painting
Table Top Still Life with Birds, Fruit and Walnuts - Old Master art oil painting

C L Braun
Table Top Still Life with Birds, Fruit and Walnuts - Old Master art oil painting, Circa 1780

$5,986 Sale Price
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18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Nr Broadway, Worcestershire
Circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller Dutch, (1646-1723) Portrait of a Lady in an Ermine Trimmed Cloak Oil on canvas Image size: 26.5 inches x 22.5 inches Size including frame: 33.5 inches x 29.5 inches A well-executed half-length portrait of a lady painted in a feigned oval, circle of Sir Godfrey Kneller. The use of a feigned oval was a device used in portraiture to give a sense of depth and add an intimacy to the painting, drawing your attention to the sitter. The subject, posed without her wig in the undressed fashion of the day, wears a blue ermine trimmed blue cloak over a white silk robe...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak
18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak

18th Century portrait oil painting of a lady in an ermine trimmed cloak, C1720

$7,075
Still Life Animals Fruit De Gryef Signed Paint 17th Century Oil on canvad Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Adriaen de Gryef (Leiden 1657 - Brussels 1722) Signed ‘A Gryeff f’(ecit) - centre left Peasant in the courtyard with still life of animals and fruit Oil on canvas Dimensions (cm): ...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

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Oil

Still Life Animals Fruit De Gryef Signed Paint 17th Century Oil on canvad Art
Still Life Animals Fruit De Gryef Signed Paint 17th Century Oil on canvad Art

Still Life Animals Fruit De Gryef Signed Paint 17th Century Oil on canvad Art, 1680-1720

$7,288 Sale Price
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The Adoration of the Magi, an early painting by Frans Francken II (1581 - 1682)
By Frans Francken II
Located in PARIS, FR
We would like to thank Dr. Ursula Härting who, after examining the work, confirmed the autograph nature of this painting by Frans Francken the Younger in a certificate issued on December 9, 2024. In this previously unpublished painting coming from a French private collection, Frans Francken the Younger tackles one of his favorite themes: the adoration of the Magi, the wise men who come from the East to adore the infant Jesus in Bethlehem, Judea. This theme was often taken up by the artist, but this version, which can be dated around 1610, is one of the earliest interpretations. 1. Frans Francken the Younger, "a surprisingly inventive painter". Frans Francken the Younger is the best-known member of an extended artistic family that worked in Antwerp from the late sixteenth to the late seventeenth century. Born in 1581, he almost certainly studied with his father, Frans Francken the Elder (c. 1542-1616), before becoming a master in the Antwerp Saint Luke's Guild in 1605. In 1627 he became a member of the Antwerp archers' guild De Oude Handboog. Francken was an extremely productive and imaginative artist who specialized in expressively rendered small-scale religious and mythological scenes. He also painted larger altarpieces for Catholic churches. His depictions of collectors' cabinets introduced a genre of painting that influenced several artists, including Jan Brueghel the Elder...
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1610s Old Masters Art

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Copper

The Adoration of the Magi, an early painting by Frans Francken II (1581 - 1682)
The Adoration of the Magi, an early painting by Frans Francken II (1581 - 1682)

Frans Francken II
The Adoration of the Magi, an early painting by Frans Francken II (1581 - 1682), ca. 1610

$66,519
Portrait of the French Princess, late 17th c. French school
Located in PARIS, FR
Portrait of the Princess of Conti - Attributed to Louis Ferdinand Elle the Younger (1648-1717) Late 17th century French school Oil on canvas, h. 100 cm, l. 80 cm Important Louis XIV ...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Portrait of the French Princess, late 17th c. French school
Portrait of the French Princess, late 17th c. French school

Portrait of the French Princess, late 17th c. French school

$19,836
Huge 19th Century Italian Classical Still Life Ornamental Birds Fruit Flowers
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ornamental Still Life with fruit, flowers and birds Italian School, 19th century, unsigned oil painting on canvas, unframed size: 31.5 x 47 inches condition: relined canvas and in very good and presentable condition provenance: from a collection here in England. A very beautiful and decorative oil painting on a huge scale, depicting this classical landscape scene, with ornamental birds...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

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Canvas, Oil

Huge 19th Century Italian Classical Still Life Ornamental Birds Fruit Flowers
Huge 19th Century Italian Classical Still Life Ornamental Birds Fruit Flowers

Italian 19th C
Huge 19th Century Italian Classical Still Life Ornamental Birds Fruit Flowers, 19th century

$3,143 Sale Price
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Italian School, 16th Century, Study of figures
Located in Paris, Île-de-France
Italian School, 16th Century Studies of Figures Pen and ink on paper, 23 × 24 cm Unsigned A finely executed sheet presenting vigorous figure studies, drawn with assured pen strok...
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16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Ink

Italian School, 16th Century, Study of figures
Italian School, 16th Century, Study of figures

Italian School, 16th Century, Study of figures, c. 1550

$6,533
French Neo classical school, Allegory of Time, original drawing
Located in Paris, FR
Neo classical school, France, end of the 18th Century Allegory of Time, Pen and black ink on paper, gray ink wash 30.5 x 19 cm irregularly shaped In g...
Category

1790s Old Masters Art

Materials

India Ink

French Neo classical school, Allegory of Time, original drawing
French Neo classical school, Allegory of Time, original drawing

French Neo classical school, Allegory of Time, original drawing, circa 1790

$650 Sale Price
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Escuela española (XVIII) - La coronación de la virgen - Óleo sobre tela
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada, es de autor anónimo Se presenta enmarcada la obra (el marco presenta algunos signos de uso) El estado de la obra es aceptable, solo com...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XVIII) - La coronación de la virgen - Óleo sobre tela
Escuela española (XVIII) - La coronación de la virgen - Óleo sobre tela

Escuela española (XVIII) - La coronación de la virgen - Óleo sobre tela

$950 Sale Price
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Virgin and Child with Angels Carrying the Cross (Vision of the Cross)
Located in New York, NY
Provenance: Fernandez Jimenez, Spain; part a family collection for over 80 years. Prints transported to the New World for use in missionary work and religious instruction often serv...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Virgin and Child with Angels Carrying the Cross (Vision of the Cross)

Peruvian, Cuzco School, 18th Century
Virgin and Child with Angels Carrying the Cross (Vision of the Cross), 18th Century

$60,000
Portrait Noblewoman Santi di Tito 16th Century Paint Oil on table Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Santi di Tito (Sansepolcro, 1536 - Florence, 1603) Portrait of a noblewoman, half-length, with a book in her hand 16th century Oil on panel 75 x 61 cm. - with frame 115 x 101...
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16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait Noblewoman Santi di Tito 16th Century Paint Oil on table Old master Art
Portrait Noblewoman Santi di Tito 16th Century Paint Oil on table Old master Art

Portrait Noblewoman Santi di Tito 16th Century Paint Oil on table Old master Art, 1550-1580

$29,648 Sale Price
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Flemish School, Oil on Panel – Interior Scene with Figures
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Charming 19th-century oil on panel attributed to the Flemish School, anonymous artist. This work depicts an intimate interior scene with several figures engaged in daily life, charac...
Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Panel

Flemish School, Oil on Panel – Interior Scene with Figures
Flemish School, Oil on Panel – Interior Scene with Figures

Flemish School, Oil on Panel – Interior Scene with Figures

$1,069
Large 1700 s Italian Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of a Clerical Gentleman
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Clerical Gentleman Italian artist, mid 18th century Circle of Giovanni Battista Carboni (1725-1790) oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 22 inches provenance: private c...
Category

Mid-18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Large 1700 s Italian Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of a Clerical Gentleman
Large 1700 s Italian Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of a Clerical Gentleman

Large 1700 s Italian Oil Painting on Canvas Portrait of a Clerical Gentleman, 1950 s

$952 Sale Price
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Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, c. 1690
Located in PARIS, FR
Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, Workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, (Paris, c. 1645 - Paris, 1710) Late 17th century French school, c. 1690 Oil on canvas, h. 100 cm, w. 80 cm Importa...
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, c. 1690
Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, c. 1690

Equestrian portrait of Louis XIV, workshop of René-Antoine Houasse, c. 1690, circa 1690

$33,259
The Flagellation of Christ Antique Oil on Wood Panel Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Flagellation of Christ Eastern European artist, late 19th century oil on wood panel, framed framed: 35 x 25.5 inches panel: 32 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, Franc...
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Late 19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

The Flagellation of Christ Antique Oil on Wood Panel Painting
The Flagellation of Christ Antique Oil on Wood Panel Painting

19th Century European School
The Flagellation of Christ Antique Oil on Wood Panel Painting

$1,647 Sale Price
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Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Anton Raphael Mengs (Aussig, 1728 - Rome, 1779) Workshop Portrait of a young girl with a book Oil on canvas 64 x 49 cm - Framed 77 x 63 cm , Unsigned The work, depicting a cha...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art
Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art

Portrait Young Girl Mengs Paint 18th Century Oil on canvas Old master Woman Art, 1750-1780

$6,053 Sale Price
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Angelic Cherubs with Classical Figure in Wilderness Finely Painted Preparatory
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Figure with Cherubim in Wilderness Italian School, 17th century oil painting on wood panel framed 13 x 11 inches condition: overall for its age very good, though the work is most likely a preparatory...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Angelic Cherubs with Classical Figure in Wilderness Finely Painted Preparatory
Angelic Cherubs with Classical Figure in Wilderness Finely Painted Preparatory

Italian 17th Century
Angelic Cherubs with Classical Figure in Wilderness Finely Painted Preparatory

$2,476 Sale Price
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Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Francisco de Asís
Located in Sant Celoni, ES
Como pueden apreciar, la obra no va firmada Se presenta enmarcada la obra con un marco del siglo xix en madera estucada y policromada (el marco presenta algún leve descolche) El es...
Category

Early 18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Francisco de Asís
Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Francisco de Asís

Escuela española (XVIII) - Óleo sobre tela - San Francisco de Asís

$2,138
A view of Bath, England
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
Edmund Garvey (Kilkenny 1740-1813) A view of Bath Oil on canvas Canvas Size 20 x 28 in Framed Size 26 x 33 in Edmund Garvey (1740 – 28 May 1813) was an Irish landscape painter whose...
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18th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

A view of Bath, England
A view of Bath, England

Edmund Garvey
A view of Bath, England

$10,613 Sale Price
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Celestial Music - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - Early 18th Century
Located in Roma, IT
Celestial Music is an original black and white etching on cream-colored paper, realized by Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder (1688-1754), the well-known ...
Category

Early 1700s Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

Celestial Music - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - Early 18th Century

Charles-Nicolas Cochin the Elder
Celestial Music - Etching by C.N. Cochin the Elder - Early 18th Century, Early 18th Century

$451
16th c. woodcut map - Tabula Asiae Vlll
By Sebastian Münster
Located in Santa Monica, CA
SEBASTIAN MUNSTER (1488-1652) ASIAE TABVLA Vlll 1540 (45) Woodcut from Munster's edition of Geographia Universalis, Basel, Henri Petri. 1545 edit...
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16th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Woodcut

16th c. woodcut map - Tabula Asiae Vlll
16th c. woodcut map - Tabula Asiae Vlll

Sebastian Münster
16th c. woodcut map - Tabula Asiae Vlll, 1545

$950 Sale Price
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A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian s Villa
By Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Located in Alamo, CA
This large framed 18th century etching by Giovanni Battista Piranesi is entitled "Vaso antico di Marmo adornato di eccellenti Sculture si nella parte anteriere che nell' opposta, le ...
Category

1770s Old Masters Art

Materials

Etching

A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian s Villa
A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian s Villa

Giovanni Battista Piranesi
A Framed 18th C. Piranesi Etching of an Ancient Marble Vase from Hadrian s Villa, 1778

$3,180 Sale Price
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Village Scene Figures Animals - British Old Master exh pastoral oil painting
By James Ward
Located in Hagley, England
This stunning British Old Master exhibited pastoral oil on panel is by noted artist James Ward. Painted circa 1815 with superb provenance, it was e...
Category

1810s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Village Scene Figures Animals - British Old Master exh pastoral oil painting
Village Scene Figures Animals - British Old Master exh pastoral oil painting

James Ward
Village Scene Figures Animals - British Old Master exh pastoral oil painting, Circa 1815

$130,625 Sale Price
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Mater Dolorosa Madonna Maria Dolci 17/18th Century Paint Oil on table Old master
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Carlo Dolci (Florence 1616 - 1686) shop Mater Dolorosa, known as Our Lady of the Finger Oil on oval canvas, 29 x 23 cm. In frame 48 x 43 cm. The painting we present to you depicts ...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Mater Dolorosa Madonna Maria Dolci 17/18th Century Paint Oil on table Old master
Mater Dolorosa Madonna Maria Dolci 17/18th Century Paint Oil on table Old master

Mater Dolorosa Madonna Maria Dolci 17/18th Century Paint Oil on table Old master, 1670-1730

$4,323 Sale Price
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Still Life of Flowers and fruit - Dutch Old Master c1700 floral art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb Dutch Old Master floral still life oil painting is attributed to circle of Simon Pietersz Verelst. Painted circa 1700 the compositio...
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Early 1700s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Still Life of Flowers and fruit - Dutch Old Master c1700 floral art oil painting
Still Life of Flowers and fruit - Dutch Old Master c1700 floral art oil painting

Still Life of Flowers and fruit - Dutch Old Master c1700 floral art oil painting, circa 1700

$7,619 Sale Price
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Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Ester before Ahasuerus
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Ester before Ahasuerus Dutch School, 17th century circle of Rembrandt oil painting on wooden panel, unframed panel: 28 x 20 inches provenance: private collection, London condition: very good and sound condition for its age though there are old panel splits evident and minor, but stable, paint loss in those areas, as shown in the photos. The subject of ‘Ester before Ahasuerus’ was narrated by the Bible’s Book of Ester (V: 2-34). Here, the Persian King...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Ester before Ahasuerus
Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Ester before Ahasuerus

Fine 17th Century Dutch Old Master Oil on Wood Panel Ester before Ahasuerus

$8,286 Sale Price
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Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
By John Wilson Ewbank
Located in London, GB
John Wilson Ewbank (1799 - 1847) Shipping in the Harbour, South Shields Oil on canvas 39.5 x 58 inches unframed 47.75 x 66.5 inches framed Provenance: Christie's October 2002; Lot 11. Fine Art Society; Private Collection This marvellous up to scale Ewbank is full of light and warmth and almost certainly his greatest work of the sort rarely - if ever - seen on the market. John W. Ewbank (4 May 1799–28 November 1847), was an English-born landscape and marine painter largely operational from Scotland. The Humber river is a large tidal estuary on the east coast of Northern England. Life Ewbank was born at Darlington on 4 May 1799, the son of Michael Ewbank, an innkeeper. He was adopted as a child by a wealthy uncle who lived at Wycliffe, on the banks of the River Tees, in the North Riding of Yorkshire. Intended for the Roman Catholic priesthood, he was sent to Ushaw College, from which he absconded. In 1813 Ewbank was apprenticed to Thomas Coulson, an ornamental painter in Newcastle. In around 1816 he moved with Coulson to Edinburgh, where he had some lessons with Alexander Nasmyth. He found work both as a painter and a teacher. He was nominated in 1830 one of the foundation members of the Royal Scottish Academy. In 1833 he is listed as living at 7 Union Street on the eastern fringe of the New Town in Edinburgh. Works His sketches from nature were especially admired, and a series of 51 drawings of Edinburgh by him were engraved by W. H. Lizars for James Browne's Picturesque Views of Edinburgh (1825). He also made a reputation with cabinet pictures of banks of rivers, coast scenes, and marine subjects. As an illustrator he illustrated some early editions of Scott's Waverley Novels and one edition of Gilbert White...
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19th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light

John Wilson Ewbank
Grand 19th Century English Marine Painting in Stunning Light, 1823

$198,659
Bacchanale Mythological Carpioni Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giulio Carpioni (Venice, 1613 - Vicenza, 1678), Attributable to Bacchanale Oil on canvas 98 x 132 cm. - In frame 120 x 154 cm. This high-quality, beautifully preserved painti...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Bacchanale Mythological Carpioni Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art
Bacchanale Mythological Carpioni Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art

Bacchanale Mythological Carpioni Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art, 1640-1670

$15,812 Sale Price
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Sir Anthony Van Dyck 17th Century Oil Painting Study of a Head of a Man
By Anthony van Dyck
Located in London, GB
Sir Anthony Van Dyck (1599-1641, Flemish) Study of a Head of Man Circa 1627-32, Van Dyck’s second Antwerp period Oil on paper, laid down on canvas Dimensions 15 x 14 inches (38.1 x 3...
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17th Century Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Sir Anthony Van Dyck 17th Century Oil Painting Study of a Head of a Man
Sir Anthony Van Dyck 17th Century Oil Painting Study of a Head of a Man

Anthony van Dyck
Sir Anthony Van Dyck 17th Century Oil Painting Study of a Head of a Man, 1630

$102,051
Travelling Comic Theatre - Italian 18thC art figurative landscape oil painting
By Marco Marcola
Located in Hagley, England
This interesting Italian 18th century Old Master oil painting is by noted artist Marco Marcola, also known as Marco Marcuola. It was painted circa 1770 and has excellent provenance. ...
Category

1770s Old Masters Art

Materials

Oil

Travelling Comic Theatre - Italian 18thC art figurative landscape oil painting
Travelling Comic Theatre - Italian 18thC art figurative landscape oil painting

Marco Marcola
Travelling Comic Theatre - Italian 18thC art figurative landscape oil painting, Circa 1770

$81,640

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