Renaissance Revival Paintings

A Large Continental Oil on Canvas "The Prohibited Reading " after Karel Ooms (Belgium, 1845-1900). This beautiful executed painting depicts a historical scene of an old man and a young woman who are huddled over a bible. The pair is gazing in apparent concern or alarm, over the old man's shoulder, towards something outside of the picture. The scene is likely set in the 16th or 17th century when Protestants were prosecuted, amongst others, for reading the bible in the vernacular, a practice prohibited by the Catholic Church at the time. Signed (l/r) A. Ribas 15-12-913. Within a giltwood carved frame. circa: Probably Belgium, 1913. Karel Ooms was born in Dessel on January 27, 1845 as the youngest son of a large peasant family. At school his extraordinary talent for drawing was discovered. When he was twelve his hometown provided financial support which allowed him to study at the Antwerp Academy of fine Arts. One of his teachers at the Academy was Nicaise de Keyser, one of the key figures in the Belgian Romantic-historical school of painting and a painter of mainly history paintings and portraits. After graduating from the Academy 1865 Karel Ooms was welcomed with pomp in his home town Dessel. He painted two altarpieces for the local church Saint Nicolas, to express his gratitude to his city. Karel Ooms settled as an independent artist in Antwerp around 1871. He quickly established a reputation as a portrait painter. In addition, he received commissions for religious paintings and history paintings. He gained particular recognition with two large paintings...

Original gouache & ink masterwork on paper. The artist captures the magnificence of the era with precise architectural perspective. Cerulean, ochre, & shell white celebrate the nosta...

A finely hand-painted Continental porcelain portrait plaque depicting a young woman in Renaissance attire, presented within an ornate Renaissance Revival bronze or bronze-patinated f...

19th century Italian School oil on canvas of Madonna and child. Gilt frame.

This is a superb portrait of Christ. It is hand painted in extraordinary quality with polychrome enamel on an oval porcelain plaque after the original painting -Head of Christ...

This pair of antique watercolor paintings are done by an unknown artist, likely from France or Italy in circa 1880 in a Renaissance style. The paintings each depict a couple in a ballroom setting dressed in period Renaissance costumes...

Elise Puyroche-Wagner (German, 1828-1895), circa 1853. Oil on Canvas in Giltwood Frame. An extremely fine painting featuring a naturalist floral scene, flowers, grapes, peaches, an...

This splendid oil painting on canvas, in Neo-Renaissance style, depicts a young Florentine man from the Renaissance period. Its workmanship closely rese...

Charming pair of Italianate wood panels hand painted with bayscapes and sailboats over a cartouche on a classic putty grey background.

Lofty pair of gouache paintings on paper both painted in Naples with a view of the bay with boats and figures against the background of Mt Vesuvius, executed in classic Italian style...

An Italian mid-19th century Renaissance oil on board representing a "Mother and Child". The Renaissance revival style painting in the manner of a Raphaelite Madonna and Child, of a s...

This is an Oil on Canvas Portrait of Jesus Christ by Oscar Colón Delgado (1889 - 1968 ). It depicts a profiled face of the Son of God with his large and expressive eyes looking up sh...

A fabulous pair of vintage hand colored engravings. Done in the manner of Raffaello’s “Le Loggie de Raffaello”. Purchased from the collection from The Breakers Hotel...

18th Century Framed Family Crest oil painting on canvas is a wonderfully well preserved work in part because of the lavish frame that was added to ...

These exquisite portrait plaques were made in the French town of Limoges, which is renowned for the fine quality of its enamel wares. The panels have been painted with oval, half-length portraits of British Tudor monarchs...

Raphael's Madonna della Sedia dates to 1513/14 and is kept in the Palazzo Pitti in Florence. Originally it was part of the Uffizi collection, and has then been brough to Paris during...

Transporting oil painting on canvas of an archaic alley with a stairway, architectural elements and figures executed in classic style with emotional depth and a redefined appreciatio...

This 19th century allegorical painting titled “Burning the Love Letters” is a masterful work of Romantic-era artistry, beautifully capturing the symbolism of love, loss, and transcen...

Sculpture relief picture has certification of authenticity and a signature. This artistic and original object, created by AG3 using traditional craftsmanship techniques characterist...

Large size antique Gothic Art painting 'The Apparition of the Virgin Mary to Saint James'. We are by no means connoisseurs when it comes to antique paintings, but we have seen enough antique paintings to know when something is special, decorative and truly inspiring and interesting to look at. And the large size of this antique work of art, makes it impressive too. Also, because it must have taken one very skilled painter an awful lot of time (probably weeks, if not months) to hand-paint this famous religious scene. According to ancient local tradition, on January 2nd of the year AD 40, the Virgin Mary appeared to James on the bank of the Ebro River at Caesaraugusta, while he was preaching the Gospel in Iberia. Looking at the perfectly painted ancient landscape and the kneeling figure who is in awe of what he is witnessing (by the river bank) we believe this is in fact the apparition of Mary to James. Following that apparition, by the way, St. James returned to Judea, where he was beheaded by King Herod Agrippa the first (in the year AD 44). Judging from the skillfully painted individuals in the Renaissance Style and the striking and lively colors, we believe, this late 1800s painting is the work of a true artisan. This work of religious art on the back reads 'Sacerdote Salvatore Rosa, Dipinse 1889' which means Priest Salvatore Rosa, Painted 1889. This priest clearly had a god given talent and god bless him for having created this masterpiece. Apart from some minor imperfections this large and nostalgic painting is in very good condition and we believe it will look particularly great in a church, monastery or chapel. At the same time, a one of a kind antique like this will ofcourse also look great atop the stairwell of a mansion or in the entry hall of a French castle etc. We don't know the 'exact' value of this large size antique painting...

A fine and historical Palatial oil on Canvas by August Wolf. Entitled Venetian Festival . This large oil on canvas was commissioned by Count Adolf Friedrich Graf von Schack, a colle...

These are a set of Four “triptychs” oil paintings on canvas of the twelve apostles. Each one of the “triptychs” are rectangular shaped, divided i...

School of Pieter van Bloemen (Flemish, 1657-1720) oil on Canvas "Hunting & Ruins Scene". The capriccio scene depicting two male hunters in robes, on...

A French early 20th Century Neoclassical Revival stained glass panel depicting a praying angel or cupid. The charming oval shaped hand-painted multi-colored glass panel or window dep...

19th Century Conversation At The Inn's Entrance - By Wouterus Vershuur Gorgeous painting purchased in France. See detailed photos

19th century framed painting of family crests was hand-painted in the late 19th century and framed in the 20th century. The artist used ink and wat...

An unsigned canvas depicting two bearded ‘Renaissance’ gentlemen painted from the waist up in a loving posterior embrace. The painting is very likely English late 17th or 18th century. Relined well over a hundred years ago which suggests that the work may be 17th or 18 century. Presently in a contemporary, compatible frame. The canvas relining was done by John Peel who was active in London in the early 19thC. John Peel worked from Golden Square, London 1819, 7 Naylors Yard 1820-1834, 17 Golden Square 1832-1843, 17-18 Golden Square 1844-1858, 12 Marlborough Row as carver and gilder...

A late 19th century porcelain plaque of Port de Piche in Amsterdam. It is signed J Schuler. Made by H&B at the Choisy-le-Roi factory. Original elaborately hand-carved wood and gesso ...