Old Masters Black and White Photography
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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2010s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
1960s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Paper
2010s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
2010s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
1760s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Etching
2010s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Rag Paper, Digital, Archival Pigment, Digital Pigment
21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Giclée, Archival Ink
1770s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Etching
1980s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Black and White, ...
21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Silver Gelatin
2010s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment
20th Century Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Paper, Black and White
21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Giclée
21st Century and Contemporary Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Archival Pigment, Archival Ink, Giclée
2010s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Paper, Giclée
1650s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Photographic Film, Photographic Paper, Black and White
Early 2000s Old Masters Black and White Photography
Archival Pigment