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BAROQUE STYLE

The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.

Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.

Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.

Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.

Find a collection of authentic antique Baroque tables, lighting, decorative objects and other furniture on 1stDibs.

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Flowers Still Life Pair of 17th Century Italian School Paintings Unframed
Located in Milan, IT
17th century Italian School still life of flowers in a vase, set of two unframed paintings. Oil on canvas with dark background and finely defined flowers. These Italian Old Master Baroque Flowers...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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18th Century Oil on Canvas , Painting Italian Baroque Rubens and Van Dyck, 1790
Located in Valladolid, ES
We offer a very interesting work of art, this ,s an excepcional Italian Baroque Oil /canvas , showing a Rubens and Van Dyck portrait, teacher and student together !!! Peter Paul Rub...
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1790s Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

Rare Pair of Flemish 18th Century "Verre Églomisé" Reverse Glass Paintings
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A rare pair of Flemish 18th century "Verre Églomisé" Reverse Glass Paintings, each depicting riverfront scenes with figures, fishermen castles, co...
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18th Century Finnish Antique Baroque Paintings

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Glass, Giltwood, Paint

17th Century Oil on Copper Saint Joseph and King David
Located in Firenze, IT
SHIPPING POLICY: No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Miniature on copper...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Copper

Delightful Watercolor by Dutch Artist Gertrude Maria, 1880
Located in Bastogne, BE
This beautiful water color scene by Dutch artist Gertrude Maria (1814-1886) has a really great museum value!!! The painting is made in watercolor. It will perfectly fit into any ...
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18th Century Unknown Antique Baroque Paintings

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Wood

George Etheridge oil on canvas 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
George Etheridge oil on canvas. It is an oil on canvas by the artist: George Etheridge. There is a work of his on display at: Cyfarthfa Castle Museum & Art Gallery. Total measureme...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Two KPM Porcelain Plaques in Giltwood Frames after Murillo
By Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, KPM Porcelain
Located in London, GB
These wonderful porcelain plaques were created in circa 1860 by the prestigious Konigliche Porzellan Manufaktur or KPM (German, founded in 1763). The plaques feature beautiful paintings based on works by the famous Seville-based Baroque artist, Bartolome Esteban Murillo (Spanish, 1618-1682). One plaque is decorated after Murillo...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings

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Porcelain, Giltwood

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Plaque of 'the Banishment of Ishmael and Hager'
By Adriaen van der Werff, Meissen Porcelain
Located in New York, NY
A 19th Century Meissen Porcelain Plaque of 'The Banishment of Ishmael and Hager', in its Original Frame. This fantastic Meissen porcelain plaque depicts...
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1870s German Antique Baroque Paintings

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Porcelain

Caravaggesque Oil on Copper "Flagellation of Christ" Baroque Sicilian, 17th Cent
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid 17th-century Italian painting by unknown artist, but certainly a follower of Caravaggio, relying on style and drawing. The painting has a very beautiful gilded wooden frame, with a subtle greek with spheres and an overlying rectangular frame with sinuous flowers on each corner, very elegant and beautiful. The painting depicts one of the most depicted religious scenes ever, the scourging of Christ, and is entirely done in oil on copper. The scourging of Jesus is an episode narrated in the Gospels (Mk15:15-16; Mt27:26-27; Lk23:16-26; Jn19:1-17[1]). Scourging is a flogging, particularly bloody, by means of sticks, rods or cat-o-nine-tails, the latter instrument consisting, in the Roman typology, of a short stick to which were secured several strings ending in metal claws, leads and bone splinters that caused tremendous lacerations and fractures to the tortured person. Chains are used in this scene, both to immobilize Jesus Christ and to flog him, as we can see in the upper right hand of the scourger. According to some personal research, it turned out that the actual scourging of Christ was mostly depicted at the column, while this Christ is on the ground, so presumably Christ here is scourged during the Way of the Cross at one of those stages where he fell. The painting has a very dark coloring, which is why this painting is believed to faithfully follow Caravaggio's style of dry, authoritarian brushstrokes. The painting shows a figure agonizing on the ground that continues to receive beatings and floggings of all kinds, representing Christ; his face is crucified in a loquacious expression of pain, he turns his eyes to heaven as if to invoke God, but at the same time those same eyes admonish the wickedness and arrogance inherent in humanity. Christ has one hand resting on the ground in the act of holding himself, while the other takes a completely unnatural stance against the barren ground. His body appears hardened to wanting to parry the blows, his legs are curled up on his knees as he takes kicks from the soldier above him. Christ is depicted pinned down from the neck with a very large and strong black iron bolt held by the other soldier. The soldier on the right in the foreground wears a one-shoulder tunic with an orange tunic and blue pants. On his feet he wears gray shoes, at his waist he has a belt with an iron helmet...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Copper

1896 Realism Landscape Oil Painting of Polperro by Hely Smith Orig Gilded Frame
Located in Topeka, KS
Fabulous antique realism landscape oil on canvas painting titled Polperro signed Hely Smith (a.k.a. Hely Augustus Morton Smith) with original Baroque style ...
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1890s English Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Large Painting Representing "The Adoration Of The Shepherds", Italy 19th
Located in VERSAILLES, FR
Grand et beau tableau, huile sur toile, représentant " L'adoration des Bergers " Ce tableau est une œuvre réalisée au début du XIXème siècle par un peintre non identifié mais très talentueux puisqu'il fallait une certaine maitrise pour s'attaquer à la réalisation d'un tel tableau de si grande taille, encadré par un beau cadre en bois sculpté et doré, italien également. Pour comprendre l'origine de ce tableau il faut remonter au début du XVIIème siècle; en effet, une poignée d’artistes, d’Utrecht aux Pays Bas, arrivèrent à Rome appelés par des commanditaires, très impressionnés par le Caravagisme. Parmi eux se trouvait Gerrit van Honthorst...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

Michelangelo Unterperger 'Circle' ca. 1775 "St. Michael Archangel" (71x88x7cm)
Located in Firenze, FI
Stunning late 1700s baroque oil painting (Fiemme Valley. Trentino) Strongly considered a Unterperger's circle artwork by the experts hired for this task...
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1770s Austrian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

19th Century Italian Pair of Cherub Paintings on Wood Baroque Syle Framed
Located in Milan, IT
19th century pair of Putti oil paintings on wood, set of two walnut panels depicting woodland landscapes with cherubs playing of Italian origin. Thi...
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Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Walnut

18th Century French Grisaille Painting of Putti in Hunting Scene
Located in Essex, MA
Early 18th Century French Oil on Canvas Grisaille of Putti in a Hunting Scene. Gray-green tones, sculptural looking putti in a landscape with auct...
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Da Annibale Carracci Deposizione di Cristo Opera Barocca Italiana 1650 circa
By Annibale Carracci
Located in Milan, IT
Deposizione di Cristo nel Sepolcro 1650, opera barocca di scuola emiliana ispirata al Cristo deposto nel sepolcro di Annibale Carracci esposto al Metropolitan Museum of Art in New Y...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Wood, Canvas

Pair of KPM Porcelain Plaques After Spanish Baroque Paintings by Murillo
Located in London, GB
Pair of KPM porcelain plaques after Spanish Baroque paintings by Murillo German, Late 19th Century Plaques: Height 25cm, width 19cm, depth 0...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings

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Porcelain

The temptation of St Anthony. Oil on canvas. 17th c., after David Teniers II
Located in Madrid, ES
Temptations of San Antonio Abad. Oil on canvas. 17th century, following the model of David Teniers II (Antwerp, 1610-Brussels, 1690). Oil on canvas showing a figurative scene located inside a cave. To the right, you can see a cross standing, supported; to the left, a hut; and in the center of the painting appears an elderly, bearded man, leaning on a table on which there is a ceramic jug and a skull, with an open book at the foot of it. The man looks towards a woman, who points to something outside, and appears accompanied by a large frog and a series of ghostly beings or monsters dressed in brightly colored cloth and clothing. San Antonio Abad or Antonio Magno (251-356) was a Christian monk, considered the founder of the eremitical movement. He was tempted numerous times by the devil while he was in the desert, becoming a subject frequently represented in art (as can be seen in this oil painting). He is represented in a black habit because the Order of the Knights of the Hospital of San Antonio (Hospitals) was placed under his patronage, being the color of the habits of the members of this order (the tau or Egyptian cross was also the symbol chosen by they). David Teniers II or El Joven was a prominent Flemish painter and engraver, son of David Teniers El Viejo or I and father of David Teniers III, much appreciated at the time for his scenes of villagers and common people, his paintings of monkey painters, etc. . He dealt with the theme of the Temptations of Saint Anthony...
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17th Century European Antique Baroque Paintings

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Other

Abduction of Europe Oil on Canvas, 18th Century, After Veronese
By Paolo Veronese
Located in Madrid, ES
Rapture of Europe Oil on canvas. 17th century, following the model of VERONESE, Paolo Caliari (Verona, 1528-Venice, 1588). Oil on canvas showing a scen...
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Paintings

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Other

The Treasures of Rembrandt Book by Michiel Roscam Abbing Art Gallery Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
The Treasures of Rembrandt Book by Michiel Roscam Abbing Art Gallery Book in slip case. Celebrating the 400th anniversary of the birth of one of the wo...
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Early 2000s Belgian Baroque Paintings

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Paper

Giltwood Framed Limoges Enamel after François Boucher 'The Bird Catchers'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Giltwood Framed Limoges Enamel after François Boucher 'The Bird Catchers' France, Circa 1880s Framed in an elaborate hand carved pierced and giltwood t...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings

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Copper

Pair of 18 Century Paintings of St Francis Xavier and St Carlo Borromeo
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
A beautifully executed and rare complementary pair of oil on canvas paintings depicting two of the moist famous and important counter reformation catholic saints St Francis Xavier and St Carlo Borromeo shown in scenes of what the respective saints are mostly famous for. St Francis Xavier for the conversion to Christianity of many S. E Asian countries notably India and St Carlo Borromeo shown asking the Virgin Mary to intercede for the cessation of the terrible plague of 1576. The paintings are presented in refreshed gilded carved wooden frames and are unsigned. St. Francis Xavier was born in Spanish Navarre in 1506 and in 1528, he met St. Ignatius of Loyola. He became one of the seven in 1534 who founded the Society of Jesus (Jesuit Order). In 1536, he left the University of Paris and joined St. Ignatius in Venice. He was ordained in 1537, and in 1540 after the Society was recognized by the Pope, he journeyed to the Far East. Francis Xavier first evangelized the Portuguese colony of Goa in India, then Travancore, Ceylon, Malacca, and the surrounding islands. From there he journeyed to Japan, where he gave Christianity such deep roots that it survived centuries of violent persecution. He died on Sancian Island in 1552, while he was seeking to penetrate into the great forbidden land of China. Despite language problems, lack of funds, resistance from the Europeans as well as the natives, he persevered. St. Francis converted more people in his life than anyone since the Apostle St. Paul. He baptized over 3 million people, converted the entire town of Goa in India, and he labored in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, and Japan. He was truly a missionary par excellence. St Carlo Borromeo (1538-1584), was a Cardinal of the Holy Roman Catholic Church and Archbishop of Milan from 1565 to 1583. He was described in the decree for his canonization, as “a man, even while the world smiles on him with the utmost flattery, he lives crucified to the world, spiritually, trampling earthly things, seeking continuously the things of heaven, emulating the life of the Angels on earth, in his thoughts and actions. The plague began in the month of August that year. Milan was celebrating joyfully the arrival of Don John of Austria, on his way to Flanders, where he had been appointed governor. The city authorities were abuzz with excitement in their desire to bestow the highest honours on the Spanish prince, but Charles, who had been Archbishop of the diocese for six years, was following with concern the news coming from Trento, Verona and Mantua, where the plague had begun claiming victims. The first cases exploded in Milan on August 11th, right at the moment when Don John of Austria arrived. The victor of Lepanto, followed by the governor, Antonio de Guzmán y Zuñiga, departed the city, while Carlo Borromeo, who was in Lodi for the Bishop’s funeral, returned in haste. Confusion and fear reigned in Milan and the Archbishop dedicated himself completely to assisting the sick and ordering public and private prayers. Dom Prosper Guéranger sums up his infinite charity in this way: “In the absence of local authorities, he organized the health service, founded or renewed hospitals, sought money and provisions, decreed preventive measures. Most importantly though, he took steps to ensure spiritual help, assistance to the sick and the burial of the dead. Unafraid of being infected, he paid in person, by visiting hospitals, leading penitential processions, being everything to everyone, like a father and true shepherd” St. Carlo was convinced that the epidemic was “a scourge sent by Heaven” as chastisement for the sins of the people and that recourse to spiritual measures was necessary to fight against it: prayer and penitence. He rebuked the civil authorities for having placed their trust in human measures rather than divine ones. “Hadn’t they prohibited all the pious gatherings and processions during the time of the Jubilee? For him, and he was convinced of it, these were the causes of the chastisement. The magistrates who governed the city continued to oppose public ceremonies, out of fear that the large gathering of people would spread contagion, but Charles “who was guided by the Divine Spirit” – recounts another biographer – convinced them by citing various examples, among which was the one regarding St. Gregory the Great who had halted the plague devastating Rome in 590. While the pestilence spread, the Archbishop then ordered three general processions to take place in Milan on the 3rd, 5th and 6th of October, “to placate the wrath of God”. On the first day, the Saint, despite it not being the Lenten season, placed ashes on the heads of the thousands gathered, exhorting them to penitence. Once the ceremony was over, the procession went to the Basilica of St. Ambrose. Charles put himself at the head of the people, dressed in a hooded purple robe, barefoot, penitential cord at his neck and large cross in his hand. The second procession led by the Cardinal headed towards the Basilica of San Lorenzo. The third day the procession from the Duomo headed for the Basilica of Santa Maria at San Celso. St. Carlo carried in his hands a relique of Our Lord’s Holy Nail, which had been given by the Emperor Theodosius to St. Ambrose in the 5th century. The plague didn’t show any signs of waning and Milan appeared depopulated, as a third of its citizens had lost their lives and the others were in quarantine or didn’t dare leave their homes. The Archbishop ordered about twenty stone columns with a cross at the top to be erected in the main squares and city crossroads, allowing the inhabitants from every quarter to take part in the Masses and public prayers - from the windows of their homes. One of Milan’s protectors was St. Sebastian, the martyr the Romans had recourse to during the plague in 672. St. Charles suggested that the magistrates of Milan reconstruct the sanctuary dedicated to him, which was falling into ruins, and to celebrate a solemn feast in his honour for ten years. Finally in July 1577, the plague ceased and in September the founding stone was laid in the civic temple of St. Sebastian, where on January 20th every year, even today a Mass is offered to recall the end of the scourge. St.Carlo Borromeo died on November 3rd 1584 and was buried in the Duomo of Milan. His heart was solemnly translated to Rome, in the Basilica of Saints Ambrose...
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Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

Pair of 19th Century English Oil on Canvas Portraits Paintings in Carved Frames
By Sir Godfrey Kneller
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a living room or study with this exquisite pair of antique paintings. Crafted in England circa 1860 in the Baroque slyle from the school of Godfrey Kneller, and set in the o...
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Mid-19th Century English Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Painting with Duck and Plants, Oil on Plywood
Located in Barntrup, DE
A Baroque style oil painting from the first third of the 20th Century. This beautiful painting depicts a duck with plants, painted on a plywood panel in brown, green, and yellow ton...
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1930s European Vintage Baroque Paintings

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Plywood, Wood, Paint

18th Century Style European Painted Panels
Located in Bradenton, FL
A pair of Continental, early 20th century floral painted lacquered panels. Framed in carved Dutch style gilt and ebonized frames.
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Early 20th Century European Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Painting of Hard Stones of the 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Painting of hard stones of the xix century. Elegant painting made with hard stones of different colors. Very nice work. Made in firenze-Italy in the XIX century. Measures:34 x 28Y16 ...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Stone

Large Oil on Canvas the Descent from the Cross in the Style of Peter Paul Rubens
Located in Markington, GB
Oil on canvas ''the Descent from the Cross'' or "La Descente de la Croix" in the style of Peter Paul Rubens the Descent from the Cross has been called a Baroque masterpiece — perhaps due to its monumentality — but it is also considered to be the first work of Rubens' “Classicist” period, which characterized his style from about 1612 to 1620. Highly sought after original copy of the masterpiece that Rubens painted, it shows it's age well, some repairs but when it hangs on the wall it is an impressive antique canvas...
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Late 18th Century British Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

Important Painting of Hard Stones 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Painting Of Hard Stones XIX TH LARGE PAINTING OF HARD STONES OF DIFFERENT COLORS THAT REPRESENTS THE: VIA APIA DE ROME. THIS IS A VERY CO...
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19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Follower of Giovanni Ghisolfi Milano 1623 - 1683
By Giovanni Ghisolfi
Located in Firenze, IT
Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Follower of Giovanni Ghisolfi Schol...
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1670s Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

Antique Old Master Floral Still Life Oil Painting Flowers 18th Century Italian
Located in Bradenton, FL
A Beautiful Italian Still Life oil painting on old canvas of a brass urn holding a bouquet of assorted flowers set on a ledge. 18th or ...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Miniature Portrait of a Sleepy Eyed Man, Circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich
By Christian Wilhelm Dietrich
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Miniature portrait of a sleepy eyed man, circle Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich Germany 18th century, inscribed on back, refer to ph...
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18th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Glass, Wood

17th C. Italian Old Master Painting Madonna, Child, St. Anne, John the Baptist
Located in Vero Beach, FL
17th century Italian old master painting Madonna and Child with St. Anne and St. John the Baptist. Important Tuscan School Old Master painting in oil on a hand shaved wood panel. ...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Wood, Paint

The Vision of Saint Hubertus, Late 17th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
Late 17th century oil on joined wood panel interpretation of The Vision of Saint Hubertus by Albrecht Durer. It was painted in 1501 and became a very po...
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17th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings

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Acrylic, Lucite, Wood, Paint

Spanish or Pourtuguse Large Oil on Canvas, "Saint Anthony", Mid-17th Century
Located in Atlanta, GA
Oil on canvas depicting Saint Anthony in a garden being visited by Angelic Cherubs with a courtyard and fountain and mysterious figure in the background, the ever present Lily flower in the foreground. In a period ebonized wood frame. Anthony of Padua (Italian: Antonio di Padova) or Anthony of Lisbon (Portuguese: António/Antônio de Lisboa; born Fernando Martins de Bulhões; 15 August 1195 – 13 June 1231) was a Portuguese Catholic priest...
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Mid-17th Century European Antique Baroque Paintings

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Paint

After Raffaello Sanzio 1483-1520 Raphael La Madonna della Seggiola Oil on Canvas
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A fine Italian 19th century oil painting on canvas "La Madonna della Seggiola" after Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino 1483-1520) The circular canvas depicting a seated Madonna holding an infant Jesus Christ next to a child Saint John the Baptist, all within a massive carved gilt wood and gesso frame (all high quality gilt is original) which is identical to the frame on Raphael's original artwork. This painting is a 19th Century copy of Raphael's Madonna della Seggiola painted in 1514 and currently exhibited and part of the permanent collection at the Palazzo Pitti, Galleria Palatina, Florence, Italy. The bodies of the Virgin, Christ, and the boy Baptist fill the whole picture. The tender, natural looking embrace of the Mother and Child, and the harmonious grouping of the figures in the round, have made this one of Raphael's most popular Madonnas. The isolated chair leg is reminiscent of papal furniture, which has led to the assumption that Leo X himself commissioned the painting, circa 1890-1900. Subject: Religious painting Measures: Canvas height: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Canvas width: 29 1/4 inches (74.3 cm) Painting diameter: 28 1/4 inches (71.8 cm) Frame height: 57 7/8 inches (147 cm) Frame width: 45 1/2 inches (115.6 cm) Frame depth: 5 1/8 inches (13 cm).   Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino (Italian, March 28 or April 6, 1483 - April 6, 1520), known as Raphael, was an Italian painter and architect of the High Renaissance. His work is admired for its clarity of form, ease of composition, and visual achievement of the Neoplatonic ideal of human grandeur. Together with Michelangelo and Leonardo da Vinci, he forms the traditional trinity of great masters of that period. Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his death at 37, leaving a large body of work. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Palace, where the frescoed Raphael Rooms were the central, and the largest, work of his career. The best known work is The School of Athens in the Vatican Stanza della Segnatura. After his early years in Rome much of his work was executed by his workshop from his drawings, with considerable loss of quality. He was extremely influential in his lifetime, though outside Rome his work was mostly known from his collaborative printmaking. After his death, the influence of his great rival Michelangelo was more widespread until the 18th and 19th centuries, when Raphael's more serene and harmonious qualities were again regarded as the highest models. His career falls naturally into three phases and three styles, first described by Giorgio Vasari: his early years in Umbria, then a period of about four years (1504–1508) absorbing the artistic traditions of Florence, followed by his last hectic and triumphant twelve years in Rome, working for two Popes and their close associates. Raphael was born in the small but artistically significant central Italian city of Urbino in the Marche region, where his father Giovanni Santi was court painter to the Duke. The reputation of the court had been established by Federico III da Montefeltro, a highly successful condottiere who had been created Duke of Urbino by the Pope - Urbino formed part of the Papal States - and who died the year before Raphael was born. The emphasis of Federico's court was rather more literary than artistic, but Giovanni Santi was a poet of sorts as well as a painter, and had written a rhymed chronicle of the life of Federico, and both wrote the texts and produced the decor for masque-like court entertainments. His poem to Federico shows him as keen to show awareness of the most advanced North Italian painters, and Early Netherlandish artists as well. In the very small court of Urbino he was probably more integrated into the central circle of the ruling family than most court painters. Federico was succeeded by his son Guidobaldo da Montefeltro, who married Elisabetta Gonzaga, daughter of the ruler of Mantua, the most brilliant of the smaller Italian courts for both music and the visual arts. Under them, the court continued as a centre for literary culture. Growing up in the circle of this small court gave Raphael the excellent manners and social skills stressed by Vasari. Court life in Urbino at just after this period was to become set as the model of the virtues of the Italian humanist court through Baldassare Castiglione's depiction of it in his classic work The Book of the Courtier, published in 1528. Castiglione moved to Urbino in 1504, when Raphael was no longer based there but frequently visited, and they became good friends. He became close to other regular visitors to the court: Pietro Bibbiena and Pietro Bembo, both later cardinals, were already becoming well known as writers, and would be in Rome during Raphael's period there. Raphael mixed easily in the highest circles throughout his life, one of the factors that tended to give a misleading impression of effortlessness to his career. He did not receive a full humanistic education however; it is unclear how easily he read Latin. Early Life and Works His mother Màgia died in 1491 when Raphael was eight, followed on August 1, 1494 by his father, who had already remarried. Raphael was thus orphaned at eleven; his formal guardian became his only paternal uncle Bartolomeo, a priest, who subsequently engaged in litigation with his stepmother. He probably continued to live with his stepmother when not staying as an apprentice with a master. He had already shown talent, according to Vasari, who says that Raphael had been "a great help to his father". A self-portrait drawing from his teenage years shows his precocity. His father's workshop continued and, probably together with his stepmother, Raphael evidently played a part in managing it from a very early age. In Urbino, he came into contact with the works of Paolo Uccello, previously the court painter (d. 1475), and Luca Signorelli, who until 1498 was based in nearby Città di Castello. According to Vasari, his father placed him in the workshop of the Umbrian master Pietro Perugino as an apprentice "despite the tears of his mother". The evidence of an apprenticeship comes only from Vasari and another source, and has been disputed—eight was very early for an apprenticeship to begin. An alternative theory is that he received at least some training from Timoteo Viti, who acted as court painter in Urbino from 1495.Most modern historians agree that Raphael at least worked as an assistant to Perugino from around 1500; the influence of Perugino on Raphael's early work is very clear: "probably no other pupil of genius has ever absorbed so much of his master's teaching as Raphael did", according to Wölfflin. Vasari wrote that it was impossible to distinguish between their hands at this period, but many modern art historians claim to do better and detect his hand in specific areas of works by Perugino or his workshop. Apart from stylistic closeness, their techniques are very similar as well, for example having paint applied thickly, using an oil varnish medium, in shadows and darker garments, but very thinly on flesh areas. An excess of resin in the varnish often causes cracking of areas of paint in the works of both masters. The Perugino workshop was active in both Perugia and Florence, perhaps maintaining two permanent branches. Raphael is described as a "master", that is to say fully trained, in December 1500. His first documented work was the Baronci altarpiece for the church of Saint Nicholas of Tolentino in Città di Castello, a town halfway between Perugia and Urbino. Evangelista da Pian di Meleto, who had worked for his father, was also named in the commission. It was commissioned in 1500 and finished in 1501; now only some cut sections and a preparatory drawing remain. In the following years he painted works for other churches there, including the Mond Crucifixion (about 1503) and the Brera Wedding of the Virgin (1504), and for Perugia, such as the Oddi Altarpiece. He very probably also visited Florence in this period. These are large works, some in fresco, where Raphael confidently marshals his compositions in the somewhat static style of Perugino. He also painted many small and exquisite cabinet paintings in these years, probably mostly for the connoisseurs in the Urbino court, like the Three Graces and St. Michael, and he began to paint Madonnas and portraits. In 1502 he went to Siena at the invitation of another pupil of Perugino, Pinturicchio, "being a friend of Raphael and knowing him to be a draughtsman of the highest quality" to help with the cartoons, and very likely the designs, for a fresco series in the Piccolomini Library in Siena Cathedral. He was evidently already much in demand even at this early stage in his career. Influence of Florence Raphael led a "nomadic" life, working in various centres in Northern Italy, but spent a good deal of time in Florence, perhaps from about 1504. Although there is traditional reference to a "Florentine period...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Gesso, Canvas, Wood

Oil on Canvas, Italy, Emilian School, Mother Hen with Chicks, Early 18th Cen.
Located in Atlanta, GA
From the Emilia Romagna school of painting this is a depiction of a mother hen protecting her chicks, the period giltwood frame in perfect condition and retaining a paper label at to...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

19th Century Italian Oil on Canvas Painting, Style of Guardi
By Francesco Guardi
Located in Bradenton, FL
A beautiful 19th century Italian oil painting on re-lined canvas presented in a gilded wooden frame. Done in Guardi style with gold frame. The...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Oil on canvas - Benjamin West School "Saul Evoking the Shadow of Samuel" - 18th
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
"Saul with the Pythoness Evoking the Shadow of Samuel". Beautiful oil on Canva, work of the English school of the entourage of Benjamin West. This oil on canvas represents a bibl...
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1780s English Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

17th Century Italian Flemish Oil on Canvas Painting of Adoration of the Magi
Located in North Miami, FL
17th Century Italian Flemish oil on canvas painting depicting the Adoration of the Magi. Early Flemish painting was contemporary to the development of the early Renaissance in Italy. In the middle of the 15th century Italy...
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Period Italian Religious Framed Painting
Located in Roma, IT
A beautiful painting of the Italian school from the second half of the 17th century. The religious subject depicts the Virgin Mary with Jesus and Saint...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Copper

19th Century Still Life Painting After Pieter Claesz Dutch
Located in Vero Beach, FL
19th century still life painting after Pieter Claesz (1597-1660) Dutch. This outstanding 19th century oil painting on copper shows an amazing intuitiv...
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Late 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Paintings

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Copper

19th Century Barock Style Oil Painting Saskia Smiling with Feather Bar
Located in Berlin, DE
Saskia smiling with feather bar (circa 1633). Oil on canvas. Exceptionally beautiful copy after Rembrandt, back titled - copy after No. 1556, the royal pai...
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

18th Century Spanish Painting on the Glass, Couple of Painting, Gildwood Frame
Located in Valladolid, ES
Amazing pair of baroque cornucopias, with painted glass, s. XVIII, Spanish origin, Andalusian school (Córdoba) Outstanding pair of Cornucopias in carved wood and gilwood decorated w...
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1780s Antique Baroque Paintings

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Glass, Giltwood, Paint

Baroque Painting Depicting the Illicit Romance of Paolo and Francesca
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
An exceptionally executed oil on canvas Baroque painting depicting "lovebirds" Paolo Malatesta and Francesca Da Rimini whispering to one another. At the feet of Paoio there is a dog symbol...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

19th C. Meissen Porcelain Plaque Depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern
Located in New York, NY
An incredible and very rare 19th Century Meissen porcelain plaque depicting Rembrandt and Saskia in the Tavern. Meissen plaques are incredibly rar...
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1860s German Antique Baroque Paintings

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Porcelain

Set of Five Italian 18 Century Reclining or Flying Puttis Set Amidst Flowers
Located in Vancouver, British Columbia
This is an extremely rare and unique set of five oil on canvas paintings of naked puttis in either a reclining or flying pose surrounded by still life style flowers set against a bla...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas

Hamilton Hamilton Oil on Canvas "Othello and Desdemona"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Hamilton Hamilton (American, 1847-1928) A large and impressive oil on canvas "Othello and Desdemona" after the William Shakespeare's play "Othe...
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1920s American Vintage Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

17th Century Flemish Baroque Historical Tapestry
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A large palatial Flemish baroque historical tapestry depicting a battle scene, with soldiers to the foreground on land, the opposing army arriving by sea, with a city under siege to ...
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Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Paintings

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Tapestry, Wool, Silk

18th Century French Pair of Oils on Gold Leaf Panels
Located in North Miami, FL
18th century French pair of oils on gold leaf panels. One is depicting an angel playing the violin, and the other one is holding the music book.
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings

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Gold Leaf

Italian Oil on Canvas, Portrait of Man in Oriental Robes, N.Cassana. ca. 1700
Located in Atlanta, GA
The canvas is attributed to Niccolò Cassana (Venice, 1659 - London, 1714), the architect whom the biographer Carlo Giuseppe Ratti defined as 'active, lively and all fire', praising his works for the 'lively and sanguine' colors, which highlight the their lagoon and Genoese genesis. In fact, the freedom of drafting and the expressiveness that characterizes his first production evoke the examples of Bernardo Strozzi...
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Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Paint

Evangelist and Apostle Saint Luke, 1602, Oil Painting
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 17th century German oil painting on chamfered oak panel by Maller Michael Nagel signed in gilt on hem of cloak. The date 1602 is on the edge of the ...
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Mid-20th Century German Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Paint, Oak

Spectacular Painted Six-Panel Armorial Baroque Screen from Italy, Circa 1700
Located in Dallas, TX
This six panel Italian screen is from the Baroque period, circa 1700. The four central panels have been affixed to a foldable frame, while the two outer panels are detached. When all...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Wood

19th Century Florentine Baroque Style Giltwood Hand Carved Mirror Frame
Located in Vero Beach, FL
This is a beautiful hand carved and gilded mirror frame. It is a dramatic wall hanging with a stunning depth of more than 3 inches. The circa 1880...
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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Wood

18th Century Italian Baroque Landscape After Magnasco Large Capriccio with Ruins
By Alessandro Magnasco il Lissandrino
Located in Milan, IT
A Baroque Capriccio with ruins and figures, an early 18th century Italian painting showing an imaginary landscape with roman ruins and figures, an antique oil on canvas Italian...
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Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Plaster, Giltwood

Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration Great Large Heavy Art Table Book
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Baroque and Rococo Architecture and Decoration Book by Alastair Laing, Anthony Blunt, and Christopher Ernest Tadgell. A study of a period in art ...
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1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Paintings

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Paper

Italian 18th Century Baroque St. Giltwood and Oil on Board Picture Frame
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A remarkable and most unique Italian 18th century Baroque st. giltwood and oil on board picture frame/painting of the Louis Philippe family. The picture frame displays a beautiful pi...
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Giltwood, Paint

European Oil on Canvas of a Leopard Being Attacked by Dogs
Located in Essex, MA
A fabulous painting with a leopard in battle with five dogs, large and dramatic, very well done. In gilt wood frame. In the manner of Flemish painter Paul de Vos.
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Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

18th Century, Italian Still Life with Flowers by Michele Antonio Rapos
By Michele Antonio Rapos
Located in IT
18th century, Italian still life with flowers by Michele Antonio Rapos (Italy 1733-1819) The canvas, of fine workmanship and under good conditions of maintenance, represents a sti...
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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood

Antique Painting “Madonna with a Napkin” after Bartolome Esteban Murillo, 1666
Located in Vero Beach, FL
Antique painting “Madonna with a Napkin” after Bartolome Esteban Murillo, 1666 This lovely oil painting on beveled wood panel is after the f...
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Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings

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Wood

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