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Sale Items
Lefevre-Utile Lu Lu French cookie poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Lu Lu Bisquites; Lefevre -Utile ( Lefèvre-Utile) crackers. The original lithographic poster is printed in colors, and the vintage vintage poster is archival li...
Category

1910s Art Nouveau Portrait Prints

Materials

Lithograph

Early 20th Century Yosemite Winter Park Landscape
By William Lemos
Located in Soquel, CA
Beautiful large scale landscape of Yosemite with Half Dome and El Capitan above the Merced River by William Lemos (American, 1861-1942). Rendered in cool grays and blues, Half Dome r...
Category

1910s Romantic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Vintage Oil Painting Windmill on Mykonos Landscape 1964
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3701 Oil on stretched canvas Set in a vintage hand painted frame Image size 15x19"
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1960s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Four trees. Paper, wood carving , 29x29 cm
Located in Riga, LV
Four trees. Paper, wood carving, 29x29 cm Dzidra Ezergaile (1926-2013) Born in Riga. School years alternate with summer work in the countryside. In 1...
Category

1970s Abstract Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Woodcut

Marc Chagall God Turns Moses Staff into a Serpent, 1966 original lithograph
By Marc Chagall
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
Artist: MARC CHAGALL Title: God Turns Moses Staff into a Serpent (FROM STORY OF THE EXODUS) Medium: Lithograph on arches paper Image Size: 18.50x13.50 inches paper size: 20 x 15 inch...
Category

1960s Modern Prints and Multiples

Materials

Lithograph

Stage, Abstract, Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahagn Ghaltaghchyan Work: Original oil painting, handmade artwork, one of a kind Medium: Oil on Canvas Style: Abstract Art Year: 2023 Title: Stage Size: 24" x 20" x 0.8'' i...
Category

2010s Impressionist Abstract Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Large Antique American Hudson River School Waterfall Landscape Rare Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American rare woman artist Hudson River School waterfall landscape by Susan E. W. Fuller (1831 - 1907). Oil on canvas. Signed. Large and impressive painting. Handsomely fr...
Category

1870s Hudson River School Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

River Seine Paris Barges Moored on Quay Signed 20thC French Impressionist Oil
By Claude Marin
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Paris by Claude Marin (French 1914-2001) signed and dated 83 oil on artist card stuck on board, unframed board: 8 x 9.75 inches Provenance: private collection, Paris, France Conditio...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Nude in French Interior
By Paula Craioveanu
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Oil on canvas
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Nude Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Yesterday s Echo -21st Century, Contemporary, Figurative Portrait, Women, Love
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Adebayo Taiwo, ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Madonna Child Maria Sassoferrato Paint Oil on canvas 17th Century Old master Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Giovan Battista Salvi known as 'il Sassoferrato' (1609 - 1685) circle/ workshop Madonna with sleeping child Oil on canvas 84 x 66 cm - Framed (19th century) 112 x 95 cm The paintin...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

A View of the Park in Menton
By Tony Minartz
Located in London, GB
'A View of the Park in Menton', France, watercolour on art paper, by Tony Minartz (circa 1930s). This is a depiction of serenity in a painting. From the South of France, the artist p...
Category

1930s Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Paper, Watercolor

Chroma Spaceman Can II Kinetic Light Sculpture, Pop Art, 2010+, Glass
By CHROMA aka Rick Wolfryd
Located in Cuauhtemoc, Ciudad de México
LIGHT UP YOUR LIFE ! ! ! Kinetic Light Scultpture . . . This SPACEMAN CAN SCULPTURE is unique to CHROMA’S body of work! Please see our attached video. You can project your w...
Category

2010s Pop Art Abstract Sculptures

Materials

Glass, Mixed Media

Icart, Composition, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

Adetutu (Royalty Brings Calmness) - 21st Century Mixed Media with Oil, Fabrics
By Bakare Abubakri-sideeq Babatunde
Located in Ibadan, Oyo
Shipping Procedure Ships in a well-protected tube. This work is unique, not a print or other type of copy. Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity. About Artist Bakare Babatund...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media

Materials

Fabric, Canvas, Mixed Media, Oil

Original art deco Monopole Radio mermaid vintage French poster
Located in Spokane, WA
Original 1934 Lithograph poster for TSF radio Monopole "une vague de puissance et d'harmonie" (a wave of power and harmony) with the beautiful mermaid strumming her harp. Archival...
Category

1930s Art Deco Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

St. Stephen s Cathedral in Vienna - Hand Colored Cityscape Lithograph
By Luigi Kasimir
Located in Soquel, CA
Detailed and dramatic hand-colored etching by Luigi Kasimir (Austrian, 1881-1962). St. Stephen's cathedral towers above the streets of Vienna, with people going about their daily bus...
Category

1920s Photorealist Landscape Prints

Materials

Paper, Watercolor, Lithograph

Portrait of G W Barber JP - British Victorian exhibited art oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This superb British Victorian exhibited portrait oil painting is by noted female artist (Frances) Maud Porter. Her married name was Maud Bigwood and some of her later work is signed ...
Category

1890s Victorian Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

Floating Lilies, Floral Impressionism Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Floating Lilies Medium: Oil on Canvas Year: 2025 Style: Impressionism Dimensions: 30" x 56" x 1" inch (76 x 142 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Gallery Wr...
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

People Strolling Thru Montmartre Paris Impressionist Oil Landscape 1950 s
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6011 Oil on canvas the streets of Paris set in a vintage wood frame Image size 9.5x8"
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique German Oil Painting Portrait of a Family Group - Restoration project
By German School
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Family Group German School, late 19th/ early 20th century oil on board board: 17.5 x 13 inches provenance: private collection condition: sound condition but with various surface ...
Category

Late 19th Century Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

La Perruque d argent (Juffermans 6), Van Dongen, Kees van Dongen
By Kees van Dongen
Located in Southampton, NY
Lithograph on vélin paper. Unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. Good condition. Notes: From the album, Van Dongen, 1925. Published by Henri Floury, Paris; printed by Pierre Dumont, Pa...
Category

1920s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Lithograph

French Impressionist Still Life Purple Anemone s In Brown Vase
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Purple Anemone's by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 13 high by 9.5 inches wide condition: ove...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Market Scene Aix en Provence Trees Figures and Flowers 1989 Painting
By Fanch Lel
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Market Scene Aix en Provence Trees Figures and Flowers 1989 Painting by Fanch Lel Signed: Bottom left corner, and verso and inscribed with title and date ("Marche d'Aix...
Category

20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

French Empire Period Portrait of Fashionable Young Lady Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Portrait of a Young Lady French School, early 1800's period oil on canvas, unframed canvas: 26 x 21 inches Provenance: private collection, France Condition: some crazing and pronoun...
Category

Early 19th Century French School Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Industrial Railway Landscape - Scottish 50s art Post Impressionist oil painting
Located in Hagley, England
This vibrant colourful Scottish Post Impressionist oil painting is by noted Slade School artist and former Director of the Glasgow School of Art Sir Harry Jefferson Barnes. Painted i...
Category

1950s Post-Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Antique French Modernist Paris School Fall Forest Signed Original Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique French modern painting of a fall forest. Oil on board, circa 1950. Signed. Image size, 15.5L x 9.75H. Housed in a period giltwood f...
Category

1950s Modern Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Dancer Daryl Gray nude, signed by Jack Mitchell
By Jack Mitchell
Located in Senoia, GA
11 x 14" vintage silver gelatin photograph, signed by Jack Mitchell. Comes directly from the Jack Mitchell Archives with a certificate of authenticity. This photograph was from a session for After Dark magazine and was selected and signed by Jack Mitchell as one of his favorites. Jack’s artist statement on his work for the magazine: “After Dark was a magazine of entertainment, theater and the arts. It was a popular magazine, with a gay slant, enjoyed by many gay men, and some broad minded women and men. As well as (I learned years later) many closeted male youngsters. The magazine was ahead of its time, as advertisers were reluctant to place ads in an essentially gay magazine at that time. Today they swarm like bees to place their own hot ads in gay publications. I had been photographing on assignment for Dance Magazine well before After Dark was created. Being a friend of William (Bill) Como, the Editor, and being gay, I was called into service, for the life of the publication, to photograph many of the handsome young men and women, who were featured in After Dark. Needless to say, this was enjoyable work for me, Because, mixed in with the hot-looking young guys and gals sent to my studio were some famed performers like Debbie Reynolds, Giancarlo Giannini, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Natalie Wood, Placido Domingo, Sergio Franco...
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1970s Pop Art Black and White Photography

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Framed Late 19th Century Watercolour - Drover Moving Cattle
Located in Corsham, GB
Rural scene in watercolors. Presented in a gilt-effect frame with card mount. Unsigned. On watercolour paper.
Category

Late 19th Century Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

“Rough Seas”
By Franklin D. Briscoe
Located in Southampton, NY
Here for your consideration is a very well executed luminous oil on artist board painting by the American artist, Franklin Dullin Briscoe. Signed and dated by the artist lower righ...
Category

1890s Academic Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil, Board

French Vineyard Landscape with Blue Roofs and Bare Vines Pastel Drawing
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: French Vineyard Landscape with Blue Roofs and Bare Vines Pastel Drawing Guy Nicod (French 1923 - 2021) Oil pastel on artist paper Size: 23.75 x 19.75 inches (height x width) ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Oil Pastel

Painting of the Irish Sea Coastline by British Post-War Contemporary Artist
Located in Preston, GB
Painting of the Irish Sea Coastline by British Post-War & Contemporary Artist, David Long UWS. The location is Fairhead in County Antrim, Northern Ireland. ...
Category

Late 20th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Head of Woman
Located in Wilton Manors, FL
Mark Morrison (1895-1964) Head of Woman , ca. 1950 Carved stone 7.75" wide, 9" deep, height is 20 7/8" Signed at base. Provenance: Estate of Mrs. Mark Morrison. Born: Kingf...
Category

Mid-20th Century Cubist Sculptures

Materials

Granite

Head of Woman
Head of Woman
$6,000 Sale Price
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Large Painting of Classic New York City in Rain with Figures by British Artist
By Angela Wakefield
Located in Preston, GB
Large Original Painting of a Classic 1990's Busy New York City Scene in the Rain, with Yellow Taxis, Cars and Figures, by British Urban Landscape Artist, Angela Wakefield. This is a ...
Category

2010s Contemporary Landscape Paintings

Materials

Gesso, Acrylic, Oil, Mixed Media, Cotton Canvas, Paint, Linen, Canvas

Sunlit Street in Cucuron with Terracotta Roofs and Shuttered Houses Watercolour
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Sunlit Street in Cucuron with Terracotta Roofs and Shuttered Houses Watercolour Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artists paper, unframed Size (H x W...
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Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Antique Spanish Impressionist Signed And Framed Landscape Oil Painting
Located in Buffalo, NY
Very finely painted 19th Century Spanish impressionist landscape painting. Oil on canvas. In excellent original condition. Handsomely framed in a period giltwood molding. Excelle...
Category

1890s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Still-Life Flower Von Tamm 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas Old master Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Franz Werner Von Tamm known as Monsieur Daparait (Hamburg 1658-Vienna 1754) Attributed to Still life of fruit with lizard Oil on canvas, 58 x 74 cm. Framed 76 x 92 cm. This magnifi...
Category

Early 17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

1870 s British Sporting Art Oil Painting Hare Coursing with Dogs, signed dated
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Hare Coursing by J.C Mitchell (British sporting artist, 19th century) dated 1879 signed oil on board, framed framed: 11.5 x 14 inches board: 9.25 x 12 inches provenance: private coll...
Category

1870s Victorian Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

COLORFUL NATURE
By Angel Rivas
Located in CÓRDOBA, ES
Acrylic on canvas Shipped rolled in a tube I can do commissioned works
Category

2010s Post-Modern Animal Paintings

Materials

Acrylic, Permanent Marker

COLORFUL NATURE
COLORFUL NATURE
$477 Sale Price
60% Off
Annunciation Bonini Paint Oil in canvas Old master 17th Century Leonardo Italy
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Girolamo Bonini, called Anconitano (Ancona, circa 1600 - Bologna 1680) Annunciation (or Madonna of the Beautiful Angel) Oil on canvas (115 x 91 cm. - Framed 134 x 108 cm.) Work accompanied by the expertise of Prof. Emilio Negro The work, undoubtedly commissioned as an object of private devotion, shows the Annunciation to the Virgin Mary, a Gospel episode here set on the two figures portrayed in the foreground, the Archangel Gabriel with outstretched wings, a portrait of supernatural beauty, and the Virgin; We see her here absorbed in reading a prayer book with her eyes turned humbly downwards as a sign of devotion, while a small cherub hands her white lilies, a symbol of purity and chastity.   In the upper part of the composition is the austere image of God the Father, with the dove radiating with light, emblem of the Holy Spirit, surrounded by a flock of angels fluttering in the clouds charged with intense glow and play of light, in full Baroque style. It should also be noted that the image of the Saviour's mother in a delicately pious attitude, with her yellow veil, her broad blue mantle and her usual modest red dress from which the edges of her white blouse protrude, is to be interpreted as a kind of tender allegory of sacred love. The painting in question is an interesting replica with variants of the composition commissioned from Francesco Albani for the Fioravanti chapel in the ancient church...
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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

Icart, Sans titre, Le Sopha (after)
By Louis Icart
Located in Southampton, NY
La pointe sèche etching on vélin de Rives filigrané à notre nom paper. Paper size: 9.5 x 7.5 inches; image size: 6.5 x 4.5 inches. Inscription: unsigned and unnumbered, as issued. No...
Category

1930s Modern Figurative Prints

Materials

Drypoint, Etching

"Soft Impact" Colorful Abstract
By Allan Tannenbaum
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
6132 Soft Impact colorful abstract set in a carved wood frame Image Size 23.5x19.5"
Category

Early 2000s Abstract Paintings

Materials

Oil

Pacific Highway Ocean Original oil Painting, Ready to Hang
By Vahe Yeremyan
Located in Granada Hills, CA
Artist: Vahe Yeremyan Title: Pacific Highway Medium: Oil on Linen Year: 2025 Style: Contemporary Art Dimensions: 29.5" x 29.5" x 1" inch (75 x 75 x 3cm) Presentation: Unframed, Galle...
Category

2010s Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Linen, Oil

Bowl with Interior Still Life (Mid-Century, Lounge Chair, Stereo Tower, 42% OFF)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
Melanie Sherman Bowl with Interior Still Life (Handmade, Mid-Century, Lounge Chair, Stereo Tower, Speakers, Gold Luser) Earthenware, 24K German Gold Luster, Glaze, Underglaze, China ...
Category

1970s Modern More Art

Materials

Luster, Paint, Glaze, Earthenware

Mykonos Greece Sea View Oil Landscape
Located in Douglas Manor, NY
3950 Mykonos Greece sea view landscape oil painting. Canvas applied to board set in a blue wood frame
Category

1950s Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

2004 After Gerhard Richter Seascape (No Text)
By Gerhard Richter
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Paper Size: 35.25 x 27.5 inches ( 89.535 x 69.85 cm ) Image Size: 21.25 x 21.25 inches ( 53.975 x 53.975 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: A reproduction w...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Prints and Multiples

Materials

Offset

Still Life Of Fruit In A Barrel Grapes Apples Signed Antique Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Fruit Still Life Attributed to Ferdinand Cirel (Welsh 1884 - 1968) signed bottom right oil on board, framed framed: 14 x 15 inches painting: 10 x 12 inches provenance: from a collect...
Category

20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Sea Fantasy Abstract Painting, Acrylic on Cardboard, Signed / water / ocean /
Located in Zofingen, AG
The painting depicts abstract forms reminiscent of underwater landscapes. The style of the image can be described as abstract expressionism, where the shapes and colors convey the ...
Category

2010s Abstract Interior Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Stone Church Tower and Village Houses Provence Watercolor
By Pierre Neveu
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Stone Church Tower and Village Houses Provence Watercolor Artist: Pierre Neveu (French b.1929) Medium: Watercolour on artist paper, unframed Size (H x W): 8.5 x 6.25 inches Co...
Category

Mid-20th Century Post-Impressionist Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Striving Hard to Reach the Wreck, British Seascape, Sinking Ship, Rescue
By Thomas Rose Miles
Located in Grand Rapids, MI
Thomas Rose Miles (British, 1844-1916) Signed: T R Miles (Canvas Verso) " Striving Hard to Reach the Wreck " Oil on Canvas 22" x 34" Housed in a 3 1/4" Fr...
Category

Late 19th Century Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Courtyard, Dominic Finocchio, 2025, Figurative Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in St. Louis, MO
Dominic Finocchio, an American painter raised in St. Louis, is known for his narrative figurative works that explore masculinity through modern male figures in contemporary settings....
Category

2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Love Who You Love
By Sarah Elise Abramson
Located in Santa Monica, CA
Photography, edition 1/10.
Category

2010s Contemporary Nude Photography

Materials

Color

36x48 "Goodfellas" VHS Photo Photography Pop Art Photograph Fine Art Print
By Destro
Located in Los Angeles, CA
"The VHS" by pop Artist Destro. We all remember those iconic nights at the video store. Pop artist DESTRO once again encapsulates one of our favorite past times in a fine art con...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary American Modern Color Photography

Materials

Archival Pigment

Portrait Louis XIV Child King 17/18th Century Paint Oil on canvas French school
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Portrait of Louis XIV as a child (Saint-Germain-en-Laye, 1638 – Versailles, 1715) French painter active between the 17th and 18th centuries Oil on canvas 64 x 49 cm. In frame 79...
Category

17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Portrait of a Lady with White Gloves - British 18thC art Old Master oil painting
By Thomas Hudson
Located in Hagley, England
This charming British 18th century Old Master portrait oil painting is attributed to noted portrait artist Thomas Hudson. Hudson was most prolific between 1740 and 1760 and, from 174...
Category

18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil

1960s French Post Impressionist Oil Cagnes Sur Mer French Coastline Landscape
By Josine Vignon
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Enter Cannes et Vence Josine Vignon (French 1922-2022) ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings

Materials

Oil

Tree Peony and Blue and White Flycatcher — 19th century woodblock print
Located in Myrtle Beach, SC
Imao Keinen, 'Tree Peony and Blue and White Flycatcher' from the series 'Birds and Flowers of the Four Seasons', color woodblock Oban dipty...
Category

1880s Naturalistic Figurative Prints

Materials

Woodcut

Woman with Guitar mixed media painting
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
Title: Woman with Guitar Artist: Jordi Curós Ventura (1930–2017) Technique: Mixed media on canvas board Dimensions: 46 x 55 cm Framed: No Period: S...
Category

1970s Fauvist Mixed Media

Materials

Mixed Media

The Lady Feeding The Birds In Gloomy Winter Park French Oil Painting
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Feeding The Birds by Louise Alix (French, 1888-1980) *see notes below provenance stamp to the back oil painting on board, unframed measures: 13 high by 15.75 inches wide condition: ...
Category

Mid-20th Century Impressionist Figurative Paintings

Materials

Oil

Madonna Scarsella Paint Oil on canvas Old master 16/17th Century Raffaello Art
Located in Riva del Garda, IT
Ippolito Scarsella, known as Lo Scarsellino (Ferrara, around 1550 - 1620) workshop Altarpiece depicting the Madonna and Child, St. James the Greater and the donor in armour Technique: oil on panel Measurements: 93 x 72 cm./with frame 109 x 86 cm. Provenance: Prato, Farsetti, auction of 28.10.2016, lot 261 (link) A majestic Madonna in Glory occupies the upper register of the canvas, seated on a blanket of iridescent clouds surrounded by angels, flanked by a cherub who scatters flowers contained in a cornucopia towards the infant Christ as a sign of abundance, naked and supported with both hands from the mother. In the lower part of the composition stands the figure of San Giacomo Maggiore, one of the twelve apostles, standing on the right side of the altarpiece, represented dressed in a humble tunic; one arm holds the open Gospel book, while the other holds a cross pilgrimage staff. A particular aspect of the table is the presence in the central part, to indicate its importance, of the figure of the donor, kneeling on a cushion, with his hands joined in prayer and his face observing the Virgin in an attitude of devotion, while on the opposite lectern is placed a prayer book; depicted with the features of a young leader in armor, with a sword and a rich iridescent red cloak, elements which, combined with his authoritarian composure, enhance his ennoblement. Unlike the medieval altarpieces, the knight is here included in the space of the painting and has proportionate dimensions to those of the other characters, returning to all intents and purposes in the sacred scene, with a pose that cannot but evoke the detail of the 'Montefeltro altarpiece' made by Piero della Francesca for Federico da Montefeltro, kneeling in front of the sacred group in the guise of a leader. On the right, the view recedes into depth highlighting the background of an urban landscape set on a hill behind which a mountain range stands out, with the peculiarity of the arched aqueduct that runs along the entire landscape. Presumably among these expanses were the donor's own possessions and his hometown. It is a quality table, imbued with the late Mannerist style still resistant in the second half of the 16th century, characterized by a 'sweet and affable religiosity, rendered through a manner of studied simplicity and grace', which highlights the unmistakable stylistic and chromatic connotations of the produced...
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16th Century Old Masters Paintings

Materials

Oil

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