Old Master Birds
Early 20th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
20th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Color
1970s Old Masters Figurative Prints
Etching
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1780s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
1780s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
Late 17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1780s Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Paper, Gouache
1760s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Felt Pen
Early 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
Antique Early 18th Century English Baroque Prints
Paper
Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Paper
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Prints
Etching
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Paper
17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
17th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
1770s Old Masters Landscape Prints
Etching
Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Paper
Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Prints
Paper
18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
20th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil, Canvas
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
1810s Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Oil
Early 19th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Early 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Late 17th Century Old Masters Paintings
Oil
Mid-17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
Early 1800s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Oil, Panel
Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Board
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A Close Look at Old-masters Art
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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- 1stDibs ExpertJune 15, 2023A painting produced by a skilled, noteworthy European artist that was produced before the 19th century may be considered an Old Master painting. 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 in Europe between 1300 and 1800. Some artists considered Old Masters include William Blake, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Frans Hals, Francisco Goya, Peter Paul Rubens, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo, Rembrandt, Titian and Jan Vermeer. On 1stDibs, find a variety of paintings from some of the world’s top galleries.
- 1stDibs ExpertApril 5, 2022A number of artists who were important in the history and development of Western art are considered Old Masters. They include Albrecht Dürer, Caravaggio, Jacques-Louis David, Leonardo da Vinci, Michelangelo and Rembrandt. Find a large selection of fine art on 1stDibs.
- 1stDibs ExpertFebruary 17, 2023Who the greatest Old Masters in art history are is largely a matter of debate. 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. Shop a large selection of art from some of the world's top galleries on 1stDibs.








