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Classical Roman Ruins, c. 1840 drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Roman Ruins English School, circa 1840 pencil drawing with watercolour wash on paper unframed but
Category

Mid-19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

19th Century Italian Grand Tour Straw Painting / Marquetry on Wood, around 1880
Located in Berlin, DE
showcases popular themes from the Grand Tour, such as iconic landscapes, classical ruins, or mythological
Category

Antique 1880s Italian Classical Roman Decorative Art

Materials

Straw, Pine

“Palazzo”
By Victor Jean Nicolle
Located in Southampton, NY
depicting the architecture of classical ruins and in pursuit of this passion he embarked on a journey
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1780s Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Ink, Watercolor

Enormous Italian Classical Roman Ruins Grand Tour Oil Painting
By (After) Giovanni Pannini
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
exhibition scale. The painting depicts these ancient classical Roman ruins amidst an Arcadian landscape
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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Louis Bélanger (Attributed) Italianate River Landscape With Ruins Fisherman
Located in Cheltenham, GB
-1816) depicts an extensive Italianate view with picturesque classical ruins, river, hilltop convent
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Early 1800s Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Capriccio - 17th Century Oil on Canvas Classical Architectural Ruins Painting
By Giovanni Ghisolfi
Located in Rome, IT
Capriccio of a Mediterranean Port and classical architectural ruins with the statue of Hercules
Category

17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Grand Tour Neoclassical Framed Intaglio Plaque C. 1880
Located in Atlanta, GA
undertaken by affluent Europeans to explore the classical ruins and artworks of Italy. The carving technique
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Neoclassical Decorative Art

Materials

Plaster, Giltwood

Huge Classical Roman Ruins in Arcadian Landscape, 18th Century French Oil
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
from the 18th century. The work shows this Italianate classical landscape with ancient Roman ruins and
Category

18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

N.3 Antique Paintings Classical Architectural Ruins, Canvas, Wood Frame, 700
Located in Cuneo, Italy (CN)
Set of 3 ancient paintings depicting classical architectural ruins, painted on canvas with a
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Antique 18th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

2 Pairs of Large 18 paintings
By François Boucher
Located in Rome, IT
fruit with classical ruins on the background and colored drapes create harmony of the composition
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18th Century Rococo Nude Paintings

Materials

Oil

Landscape with Ruins of a Classical Temple (Along the Tiber River)
By Luigi Rossini
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Signed lower right: L. Rossini Rossini is best known for his architectural etchings of Rome.
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19th Century Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

Italian Late 19th Century Oil on Board Classical Roman Ruins Landscape Painting
Located in Firenze, IT
city of Rome. The imperial forums, a large square where you can still admire the ruins of some
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Late 19th Century Other Art Style Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

1830 s French Oil Romantic Classical Sunset Landscape Ancient Ruins Lake Figures
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
French School, circa 1830's oil on canvas, framed framed: 21.5 x 24 inches canvas: 18 x 26 inches provenance: from a collection in France the painting is in overall very good and sou...
Category

Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Huge 1700 s Italian Old Master Oil Painting Figures before Classical Roman Ruins
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Artist/ School: Circle of Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691-1765) Title: A Classical Landscape, with
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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Italian Realist Style Oil on Wood Panel Painting with Classical Roman Ruins View
Located in Firenze, IT
most evocative Roman ruins, contains stories from different artistic eras. The pride of Italian realism
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Late 19th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Donkey, Sheep, and Goats
By Nicolaes Berchem
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
of classical ruins and pastoral imagery. His paintings, of which he produced an immense number
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1650s Old Masters Animal Prints

Materials

Copper

Antique gilt bronze mounted occasional table with marquetry panels
Located in London, GB
foreground, on the right, are classical ruins, while in the background left are more modern gabled buildings
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Antique 19th Century French Neoclassical Side Tables

Materials

Ormolu, Bronze

Large 17th century Flemish Harvest Feast Painting - Landscape Countryside
Located in Aartselaar, BE
scenes, often infused with classical ruins and imaginative architecture. In 1698, van Bredael designed a
Category

17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Wood Landscape Temple Italy Old master Roma Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
with classical ruins and figures' (Christie's, New York June 2002); the tree-lined spots executed with
Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Fine 1800 s Original Oil Painting Figure in Arcadian Landscape Golden Light
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
the golden glow of fading light upon the distance hills and classical ruins, as well as the shimmering
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Early 19th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Large Ancient Greek Temple Ruins Architectural Model or Sculpture
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This large and substantial architectural model of an Ancient Greek temple is unsigned, but presumed to have been made in Italy in circa 1960 in a realistic style. This model or sculp...
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Mid-20th Century Italian Classical Greek Architectural Models

Materials

Plaster

Caprice Architectural Landscape Paint Oil on canvas Old master 18th Century Art
By Antonio Stom known as Tonino (Venice 1688 - 1734)
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
series of ancient ruins, including the remains of an ancient classical circular temple, an obelisk
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Japy Freres Ormolu and Sevres Porcelain Boudoir Clock, circa 1870 Fully Working
By Japy Frères
Located in Belper, Derbyshire
lady and a child amongst classical ruins. The dial itself is decorated with a bird and floral swags
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Antique Mid-19th Century French Louis XVI Mantel Clocks

Materials

Ormolu

Architectural Capriccio Landscape Roma Fabris 18th Century Table Oil on canvas
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacob Fabris (Venice, 1689 - 1761) Architectural Capriccio with ancient classical ruins Oil on
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Architectural Capriccio Landscape Roma Fabris 18th Century Table Oil on canvas
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Jacob Fabris (Venice, 1689 - 1761) Architectural Capriccio with ancient classical ruins Oil on
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18th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Man in Fantasy Landscape
By Eugene Berman
Located in Miami, FL
A nude man sits on rocky ruin among other classical architectural ruins that fads back into an
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1960s Surrealist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Ink, Board

Archway and Statue, Venice
By Peter Kuhfeld
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
, he is a frequent visitor to Italy and excels in the depiction of classical architecture and ruins.
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20th Century Modern Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

3 Antique Neoclassical Renaissance H Hal Kramer Chicago Campiglia Engravings 6"
By Giovanni Domenico Campiglia
Located in Dayton, OH
Campiglia. Prints feature women / children / puttis / cherub figures in classical Roman / Italian landscapes
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Antique Late 19th Century Neoclassical Prints

Materials

Paper

Duomo Cremona, late afternoon - Italy
By Peter Kuhfeld
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
in the depiction of classical architecture and ruins.
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Early 20th Century Pair of Mahogany Sheraton-Adams Style Nightstands
Located in Dallas, TX
in the 1750s, observing the ruins of the classical world. On their return to Britain, they set
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Early 20th Century American Adam Style Night Stands

Materials

Mahogany

Brusaferro Adoration Religious Paint Oil on canvas Old master 17/18th Century
By Girolamo Brusaferro
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
an exquisite eighteenth-century Venetian expressiveness. In our composition, set in the ruins of a
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Late 17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Red Osier, near Great Barrington, Massachusetts, April 18, 1957
By Eliot Porter
Located in Missouri, MO
agenda, eventually completing photographic studies of classical Greek sites, ruins of ancient Egypt, and
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1980s Naturalistic Landscape Photography

Materials

Dye Transfer

Classical Ruins - Oil on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Italian Capriccio of Classical Ruins in Landscape - Oil on Canvas c.1880
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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

A Set of Six Antique Prints of Classical Ruins
Located in New York, NY
A Set of Six Antique Prints of Classical Ruins
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20th Century Prints

Classical Ruins by Alfred Kongsback
Located in Hudson, NY
Neo-classical depiction of a ruined church by Danish artist Alfred Kongsback, signed and dated 1905
Category

20th Century Danish Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Large Classical Ruins Oil Painting Signed U.Graziotti
Located in Santa Rosa, CA
Highly decorative extra large oil painting with giltwood frame and later added molding in white.
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Early 20th Century Unknown Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Coffee Cup, Classical Ruins, Coloured: Worcester, Giles, circa 1770
By 1st Period Worcester Dr. Wall
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Coffee cup and saucer, decorated with a Hancock type print in black overglaze, which has then been coloured with enamels and highlighted with gilt. The decoration possibly James ...
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Antique Late 18th Century English Neoclassical Porcelain

Materials

Porcelain

Italian School 1920 Manner of Giovanni Panini of Figures and Classical Ruins
By Giovanni Paolo (Pannini)
Located in Cardiff, CA
This painting has great size and details with beautiful warm tones of sienna, greens and stone tones with a black lacquered and gold gilt frame.
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Early 20th Century Unknown International Style Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

A Classical Landscape
Located in London, GB
An early eighteenth century landscape depicting figures and animals before a view with classical
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Classical Landscape with Figures, Horse and Cart Goats and Ruins
Located in London, GB
Patel, a painter of landscapes, dominated by Classical ruins. The dimensions of this piece suggest this
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Antique Mid-18th Century French Paintings

1950s Italian Console Table in Parchment
By Aldo Tura
Located in London, GB
A 1950s Italian console table by Aldo Tura, in copper, wood and parchment with design of classical
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Vintage 1950s Italian Console Tables

Framed Early Piranessi Engraving
Located in San Francisco, CA
A handsome large engraving of classical ruins by Piranessi. From the later numbered printing done
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Antique 19th Century French Prints

Materials

Wood, Glass

Pair of Late 18th Century Staffordshire Creamware Plates
Located in London, GB
bowl with transfer printed decoration of Classical ruins.
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Antique Late 18th Century English More Furniture and Collectibles

ITALIAN NEO-CLASSICAL SLATE BLUE AND FAUX MARBLE PAINTED ARMOIRE
Located in San Francisco, CA
similar cartouche-shaped reserves centering finely painted scenes of Classical ruins surrounded by
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Wardrobes and Armoires

French Aubusson Tapestry
Located in Houston, TX
scene of classical ruins in the background gives this work a uniquely architectural theme.
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier French Tapestries

Materials

Wool

Ceramic Sculpture by Dennis Gallagher
By Dennis Gallagher
Located in Cathedral City, CA
roughly glazed, utilize stacked geometric blocks that bring to mind classical ruins. Unsigned but
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20th Century American Sculptures

Pair of Italian Grand Tour Paintings
By Giovanni Paolo (Pannini)
Located in Paris, FR
Pair of oil paintings depicting landscape with classical ruins and figures. Follower of Giovanni
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Antique 19th Century Italian Grand Tour Paintings

Materials

Giltwood, Canvas

18th Century Copperplate Engravings of Architectural Scenes
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Scenes of classical ruins and famous Italian buildings. Published in Rome by Agapito Frazetti al
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Antique 18th Century and Earlier Italian Drawings

Spode Caramanian Series Dish, City of Corinth, c. 1810
By Spode
Located in Gargrave, North Yorkshire
Classical ruins. The border with prints of animals from the ‘Indian Sporting Series’. Impressed ‘Spode
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Antique 1810s English Georgian Crystal Serveware

Materials

Earthenware

18th Century Coastal Capriccio, Follower of Claude Joseph Vernet
Located in London, GB
An 18th century Capriccio depicting a port with classical ruins, a gentleman on horseback
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Antique Late 18th Century French Paintings

English Georgian Penwork Octagonal Box with Classical Scenes and Motifs
Located in Wells, ME
English Georgian penwork octagonal box with classical ruins on the lid and motifs from the great
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Antique Early 19th Century English George III Decorative Boxes

Materials

Hardwood

Large Oil Painting Capriccio in the Style of Giovanni Paolo Pannini, circa 1760
By Giovanni Paolo (Pannini)
Located in Laguna Beach, CA
Offered is this large Capriccio with figures playing cards, lounging and conversing among classical
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Antique Mid-18th Century Italian Renaissance Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood

Rural Landscape Painting Attributed to J.B. Pillement, XVIII Century
By Jean-Baptiste Pillement
Located in Spinea, Veneto
with ancient classical ruins attributed to Jean-Baptiste Pillement – XVIII century This oil-on-canvas
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Antique 18th Century European Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Fine Marquetry Commode Attributed to Gaspare Bassani
By Gaspare Bassani
Located in St. Louis, MO
, centered by a fine medallion of classical ruins; the sides with an urn issuing leaves, scrolls and flowers
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Antique 1790s Italian Neoclassical Commodes and Chests of Drawers

Materials

Palisander, Tulipwood, Walnut

Pair of Large Ormolu Candlesticks Modelled as Corinthian Capital Ruins
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
Of large proportions, the ormolu cast brass candlesticks fashioned as weathered Greek ruins in the
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Antique 1890s British Classical Greek Candlesticks

Materials

Ormolu

Antique French Louis XVI Neoclassical Painted Console Table, circa 1890
Located in Houston, TX
a portrait bust of a smiling woman reminiscent of those seen in the classical ruins of Greece and
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Antique 1890s French Louis XVI Console Tables

Materials

Wood

Nicholaes Berchem 17th c. Figural Landscape "Hirtin in Ruhe Am Wasserfall"
By Nicolaes Berchem
Located in Gallatin, TN
to soak up the romanticism of the country, bringing home sketchbooks full of drawings of classical
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17th Century Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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An assortment of classical ruins is available at 1stDibs. The range of distinct classical ruins — often made from wood, fabric and canvas — can elevate any home. There are all kinds of classical ruins available, from those produced as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. There are many kinds of classical ruins to choose from, but at 1stDibs, Neoclassical and Mid-Century Modern classical ruins are of considerable interest. There have been many well-made classical ruins over the years, but those made by Fornasetti, Giovanni Ghisolfi and Palladio are often thought to be among the most beautiful.

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