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Terwesten Woman Allegory Art Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century Old master
Terwesten Woman Allegory Art Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century Old master

Terwesten Woman Allegory Art Paint Oil on canvas 17/18th Century Old master

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Mattheus Terwesten (The Hague, 1670 - 1757) Portrait of a young woman with palette and brushes, as Allegory of the art of Painting Oil on canvas 160 x 91 cm. - In frame 178 x 107 cm...

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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

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

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 Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Canvas

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Portrait Of a Lady, 18th Century - Old Master, Oil, Portrait Painting, J. Highmore
Portrait Of a Lady, 18th Century - Old Master, Oil, Portrait Painting, J. Highmore

Portrait Of a Lady, 18th Century - Old Master, Oil, Portrait Painting, J. Highmore

By Joseph Highmore

Located in York, North Yorkshire

Portrait of a lady, traditionally identified as Grace Loftus,of Beverley hall Yorkshire. Three-quarter-length, before a window. Dressed in blue and wearing a white bonnet. The painti...

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1740s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Horse in landscape, 18th century, circle George Stubbs, oil, old master
Horse in landscape, 18th century, circle George Stubbs, oil, old master

Horse in landscape, 18th century, circle George Stubbs, oil, old master

By (After) George Stubbs

Located in York, North Yorkshire

Fantastic study of a Hunter in an elegant landscape with a country house in the distance, circle of the renowned equine painter George Stubbs. Oil on canvas, the Painting dates from ...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Oil

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing by Cornelis Thim Marine Shipping Sailing
18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing by Cornelis Thim Marine Shipping Sailing

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing by Cornelis Thim Marine Shipping Sailing

Located in Gouda, NL

Cornelis Thim (Rotterdam 1754 – 1813 Utrecht) Vessels in a Breeze before a Coast Pen and brown ink, grey wash, brown ink framing lines, 108 x 141 mm (4.3 x 5.6 inch) Signed and da...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

18th C Italian Old Master Drawing by Giacomo Zoboli Study Joseph Potiphar's Wife
18th C Italian Old Master Drawing by Giacomo Zoboli Study Joseph Potiphar's Wife

18th C Italian Old Master Drawing by Giacomo Zoboli Study Joseph Potiphar's Wife

Located in Gouda, NL

Giacomo Zoboli (Modena 1681 – Rome 1767) Joseph and Potiphar’s Wife Black chalk, heightened with white chalk, on paper prepared light grey, 391 x 517 mm (15.4 x 20.4 inch) Provena...

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk

Old German Master 1649 Rubens style
Old German Master 1649 Rubens style

Old German Master 1649 Rubens style

Located in Hudson, NY

Oil on canvas old relined inscribed on upper right "Atatis Sur 7.Ano 1649" image size: 30

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18th Century and Earlier Old Masters Figurative Paintings

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing by Elias van Nijmegen: Semiramis Overdoor Design
18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing by Elias van Nijmegen: Semiramis Overdoor Design

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing by Elias van Nijmegen: Semiramis Overdoor Design

Located in Gouda, NL

Elias van Nijmegen (Nijmegen 1667 – 1755 Rotterdam) Semiramis Receiving News of the Revolt of Babylon: Design for an Overdoor Pen and brown ink, watercolour, watermark Arms of Amst...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Vincent Jansz van der Vinne Barn Interior
18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Vincent Jansz van der Vinne Barn Interior

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Vincent Jansz van der Vinne Barn Interior

Located in Gouda, NL

Vincent Jansz. van der Vinne (1736–1811) after Egbert Lievensz. van der Poel (1621–1664) A Barn Interior Black chalk, watercolour, on wove paper, 260 x 347 mm (10.2 x 13.7 inch) S...

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Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink, Watercolor

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Pastel Jacob de Wit Head of a Putto
18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Pastel Jacob de Wit Head of a Putto

18th C Dutch Old Master Drawing Pastel Jacob de Wit Head of a Putto

By Jacob De Wit

Located in Gouda, NL

rightly considered among the most important and gifted artists of the Dutch 18th century, the Silver Age

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Mid-18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel

18thC Old Master Drawing by Jan Maurits Quinkhard: Portrait of J. Haverkamp
18thC Old Master Drawing by Jan Maurits Quinkhard: Portrait of J. Haverkamp

18thC Old Master Drawing by Jan Maurits Quinkhard: Portrait of J. Haverkamp

Located in Gouda, NL

Jan Maurits Quinkhard (Rees 1688 – 1772 Amsterdam) Portrait of the writer, playwright and poet Johannes Haverkamp (1684–1754) Red chalk, red chalk framing lines, partial watermark ...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Chalk, Pastel

Old Master painting around 1750, landscape with grazing animals, Oil on wood
Old Master painting around 1750, landscape with grazing animals, Oil on wood

Old Master painting around 1750, landscape with grazing animals, Oil on wood

Located in Vienna, Austria

Idyllische Landschaft mit Hirtenjunge und weidenden Kühen und Ziegen Öl auf Holz (Holzplatte mit einigen Rissen, sonst guter Zustand!) Rahmen: ca. 90 x 74 cm Bild: ca. 66 x 49 cm

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18th Century Old Masters Animal Paintings

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Wood, Oil

Carlo Labruzzi 18th Century Italy " Landscape"
Carlo Labruzzi 18th Century Italy " Landscape"

Carlo Labruzzi 18th Century Italy " Landscape"

By Carlo Labruzzi

Located in Madrid, ES

"Carlo Labruzzi 18th Century Italy " Landscape"" "Roman Landscape" Carlo Labruzzi - 18th Century

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Important 18th Century French Frame "Bacchanale"
Important 18th Century French Frame "Bacchanale"

Important 18th Century French Frame "Bacchanale"

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H 39.38 in W 58.27 in

Important 18th Century French Frame "Bacchanale"

Located in Madrid, ES

"Important 18th Century French Frame " Bacchanale "" French 18th Century 127cm x 78cm 148cm x

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18th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

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Oil

Red Warbler by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century
Red Warbler by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

Red Warbler by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Die rotlichtbraune Brasmucke' - Aoenanthe fulva; mas et foemella. Red warbler. Description: Published and authored by Jean Michel Seligmann: ""Recu...

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

Mourning Dove by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century
Mourning Dove by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

Mourning Dove by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Die langeschwanzte Taube' - Columbia macroura. Mourning Dove. Description: Published and authored by Jean Michel Seligmann: ""Recueil des Divers Oi...

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

18th CENTURY ENGLISH OIL PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER  IN A RED COAT
18th CENTURY ENGLISH OIL PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER  IN A RED COAT

18th CENTURY ENGLISH OIL PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER IN A RED COAT

Located in London/Yorkshire, GB

PORTRAIT OF AN OFFICER c.1715 - CIRCLE OF MICHAEL DAHL (1659 - 1743) A fine 18th century English

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18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Oil

18th century portrait of sisters Lady Catherine and lady Jane Brydges
18th century portrait of sisters Lady Catherine and lady Jane Brydges

18th century portrait of sisters Lady Catherine and lady Jane Brydges

By James Maubert

Located in Bath, Somerset

This large double portrait depicts the sisters Lady Catherine and Lady Jane Brydges, the daughters of John Brydges, the Marquess of Carnarvon (1703-1727). They are seated on a stone...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello
18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello

18th century portrait of the artist’s daughter, Catharina, playing the cello

By Balthasar Denner

Located in Bath, Somerset

The sitter, seated in a yellow silk gown trimmed with a pink bow playing the cello, is believed to be the artist Balthazar Denner's eldest daughter Catharina (1715-1744), after his m...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Red-Headed Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured Engraving - 18th century
Red-Headed Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured Engraving - 18th century

Red-Headed Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured Engraving - 18th century

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Der Specht mit dem rothen Kopf' - Picus capite toto rubro. Red-Headed Woodpecker. Description: Published and authored by Jean Michel Seligmann: ""R...

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Engraving

Red-Checked Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century
Red-Checked Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

Red-Checked Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Der Rothbackige Specht oder Baumhacker' - Picus genis rubris. Red-Checked Woodpecker. Description: Published and authored by Jean Michel Seligmann:...

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

Yellow-Headed Blackbird by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century
Yellow-Headed Blackbird by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

Yellow-Headed Blackbird by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Der Gelbkopfige Staar, und der Hagapfelbaum' - Sturnus capite flavo, &c.. Yellow-Headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus). Description: Pub...

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

Red-Headed Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century
Red-Headed Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

Red-Headed Woodpecker by Seligmann - Handcoloured etching - 18th century

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Der grosse Specht mit dem rothen Kopf' - Picus erythrocephalus. Red-Headed Woodpecker. Description: Published and authored by Jean Michel Seligmann...

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

Swallow-Tail Hawk by Seligmann - Handcoloured Engraving - 18th century
Swallow-Tail Hawk by Seligmann - Handcoloured Engraving - 18th century

Swallow-Tail Hawk by Seligmann - Handcoloured Engraving - 18th century

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Der Nabicht mit dem Schwalbenschwans' - Accapiter cauda furcata. Swallow-tail hawk. Description: Published and authored by Jean Michel Seligmann: "...

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Engraving

Yellow-Bellied Crested Flycatcher by Seligmann - Handcoloured - 18th century
Yellow-Bellied Crested Flycatcher by Seligmann - Handcoloured - 18th century

Yellow-Bellied Crested Flycatcher by Seligmann - Handcoloured - 18th century

By Johann Michael Seligmann

Located in Zeeland, Noord-Brabant

Subject: Antique print, titled: 'Der gehaubte Fliegenstecher mit gelben Bauch' - Muscicapa cristatata ventre luteo. Yellow-bellied Crested Flycatcher. Description: Published and au...

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1760s Old Masters Animal Prints

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Etching

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17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Moses Striking Water from the Rock
17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Moses Striking Water from the Rock

17th Century Italian Old Master Oil Painting Moses Striking Water from the Rock

By Pier (Pietro) Dandini

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Moses Striking Water from the Rock; Circle of Pietro Dandini, Italian 1646-1712 Italian School, late 17th century oil on canvas, framed framed: 32 x 28 inches canvas: 29 x 23.5 inch...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726
Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726

Perseus and Andromeda Oil Painting on Canvas, Old Masters, Circa 1726

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 Nude Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Wooden Landscape with Shepherds, Fountain and Flock - by Jan Frans van Bloemen
Wooden Landscape with Shepherds, Fountain and Flock - by Jan Frans van Bloemen

Wooden Landscape with Shepherds, Fountain and Flock - by Jan Frans van Bloemen

By Jan Frans van Bloemen (Orizzonte)

Located in Roma, IT

Bibliography: A.Busiri Vici, Jan Frans Van Bloemen Orizzonte e l’origine del paesaggio romano settecentesco, Ugo Bozzi Editore, Roma 1974, n.41 This artwork is shipped from Italy. U...

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18th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Abraham and the Sacrifice of His Son Isaac by Adriaen Van Stalbemt, C. 1605-1610
Abraham and the Sacrifice of His Son Isaac by Adriaen Van Stalbemt, C. 1605-1610

Abraham and the Sacrifice of His Son Isaac by Adriaen Van Stalbemt, C. 1605-1610

Located in Stockholm, SE

Artist: Adriaen van Stalbemt (Stalbempt) 1580-1662 Title: Abraham and the Sacrifice of His Son Isaac “Das Opfer des Abraham” According to the Old Testament, God put Abraham’s faith ...

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Early 1600s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Copper

Allegory of Abundance

Allegory of Abundance

Located in New York, NY

Painted in collaboration with Hendrick van Balen (Antwerp, 1575 – 1632). Provenance: Private Collection, Uruguay, since the 1930s. The eldest son of Jan Breughel the Elder, Jan the...

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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Copper

Fine 17th Century Dutch Golden Age Old Master Oil Figures in Classical Landscape
Fine 17th Century Dutch Golden Age Old Master Oil Figures in Classical Landscape

Fine 17th Century Dutch Golden Age Old Master Oil Figures in Classical Landscape

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Figures in Classical Landscape Dutch School, 17th century unsigned, as is typical of the period oil on canvas, framed inscribed verso to label framed: 23 x 27 inches canvas : 20 x 24...

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17th Century Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' by Artist 17th Century, French School, Circa 1660
'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' by Artist 17th Century, French School, Circa 1660

'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' by Artist 17th Century, French School, Circa 1660

Located in Knokke, BE

Artist 17th Century French School Circa 1660 'Diana, Goddess of the Chase' Signature: not signed Medium: tempera on paper applied to oak panel Dimensions: image size 23.5 x 18.5 cm...

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17th Century Baroque Portrait Paintings

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Paper, Egg Tempera, Wood Panel

Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700's The Madonna Christ Child St. John
Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700's The Madonna Christ Child St. John

Fine Italian Old Master Oil Painting c. 1700's The Madonna Christ Child St. John

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Madonna, Christ Child and St. John Italian Old Master, circa 1700's period oil painting on canvas, unframed Canvas: 28.5 x 24 inches conditon: overall very good for its age, a fe...

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Early 18th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings
Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings

Fine 1800's Italian Grand Tour Oil Painting Figures before Classical Buildings

Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire

The Arcadian View Italian School, circa 1800 Grand Tour subject oil on canvas, unframed canvas : 12 x 16 inches provenance: private collection, UK condition: very good and sound cond...

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Early 1800s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Carnival Rome Colonna square Cerquozzi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy
Carnival Rome Colonna square Cerquozzi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy

Carnival Rome Colonna square Cerquozzi 17th Century Paint Oil on canvas Italy

Located in Riva del Garda, IT

Carnival in Rome in Piazza Colonna Roman school of bamboccianti (mid-17th century) - workshop of Michelangelo Cerquozzi (Rome 1602 - Rome 1660) Oil on canvas 74 x 96 cm. - Framed 88...

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17th Century Old Masters Paintings

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Oil

Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli
Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli

Macbeth and the Three Witches a Painting on Panel by Francesco Zuccarelli

By Francesco Zuccarelli

Located in PARIS, FR

This painting, created during Zuccarelli's stay in England, represents the decisive moment when Macbeth, together with Banquo, meets the three witches who announce that he will be Ki...

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1760s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Oil, Wood Panel

FINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 18th CENTURY BRITISH OIL PAINTING MAN O WAR
FINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 18th CENTURY BRITISH OIL PAINTING MAN O WAR

FINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 18th CENTURY BRITISH OIL PAINTING MAN O WAR

Located in Ferndown, GB

FINE ORIGINAL ANTIQUE 18th CENTURY BRITISH OIL PAINTING MAN O WAR IN HARBOUR Description Good Condition canvas but very old with some browning in places (see picture). Cleaned ,re-...

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Mid-18th Century Realist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Male and female portrait, both in silk kimono, possibly textile dealers
Male and female portrait, both in silk kimono, possibly textile dealers

Male and female portrait, both in silk kimono, possibly textile dealers

By Christoffel Lubieniecki

Located in Amsterdam, NL

CHRISTOFFEL LUBIENIECKI (1659-1729) Pair of portraits of a gentleman and a lady, both in silk kimono, before a country house (circa 1680) Indistinctly signed “C.......” on a box u...

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1680s Old Masters Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Lady with a Parasol at the Beach, Mid-20th Century Oil on Canvas
Lady with a Parasol at the Beach, Mid-20th Century Oil on Canvas

Lady with a Parasol at the Beach, Mid-20th Century Oil on Canvas

Located in St. Albans, GB

Hubert Glansdorff Belgian 1877 – 1963 Signed bottom right Picture Size: 19 x 28" (47 x 70cm) Outside Frame Size: 27 x 36" (67 x 90cm) A rare chance to buy one of Glansdorff figure p...

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Mid-20th Century Expressionist Landscape Paintings

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Oil

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs
Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs

Five mid 20th century Italian oil landscapes with figures, castles, Churchs

Located in Woodbury, CT

A very interesting set of five mid-20th-century Italian oils on copper. All five are classical landscape subjects and are signed Roger, though we don't know which artist with the n...

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1950s Old Masters Landscape Paintings

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Copper

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket
Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone Regency period ebonized wooden casket

Located in London, GB

Magnificent and large ormolu and hardstone mounted ebonized wooden casket English, 19th Century Height 41cm, width 72cm, depth 52cm Exceptionally fine and richly adorned, this beau...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Decorative Boxes

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Lapis Lazuli, Malachite, Ormolu

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18th Century Old Masters For Sale on 1stDibs

An assortment of 18th century old masters is available on 1stDibs. A selection of these works in the Old Masters, Modern and Contemporary styles can be found today in our inventory. These items have been produced for many years, with earlier versions available from the 18th Century and newer variations made as recently as the 20th Century. Adding a colorful piece of art to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — see the 18th century old masters on 1stDibs that include elements of black, brown, gray, gold and more. There have been many well-done artworks of this subject over the years, but those made by Giovanni Battista Piranesi, Rembrandt van Rijn, Albrecht Dürer, George Romney and French Old Master are often thought to be among the most beautiful. Each of these unique pieces was handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas. Some 18th century old masters are too large for some spaces — a variety of smaller iterations, measuring # 0.99 inches across, are available.

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Prices for pieces in our collection of 18th century old masters start at $181 and top out at $254,110 with the average selling for $7,777.

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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