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In art history, "Old Master" (or "old master") [1] [2] refers to any painter of skill who worked in Europe before about 1800, or a painting by such an artist. An "old master print" is an original print (for example an engraving, woodcut, or etching) made by an artist in the same period. The term "old master drawing" is used in the same way.
The Old Masters Gallery re-opened in 1960 after the reconstruction of the gallery building was completed. While the most important paintings survived this period, the losses were significant. Records from 1963 state that 206 paintings had been destroyed and 507 were missing. [1] Of these, some 450 are still missing today. [1]
If only because of the enormous quantities produced, Dutch Golden Age painting has always formed a significant part of collections of Old Master paintings, itself a term invented in the 18th century to describe Dutch Golden Age artists. Taking only Wouwerman paintings in old royal collections, there are more than 60 in Dresden and over 50 in ...
An old master print (also spaced masterprint) is a work of art produced by a printing process within the Western tradition. The term remains current in the art trade , and there is no easy alternative in English to distinguish the works of " fine art " produced in printmaking from the vast range of decorative, utilitarian and popular prints ...
Pages in category "Paintings in the Oldmasters Museum" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. ... An Old Woman Dozing; P. Pietà (van der Weyden)
Bob Thompson (June 26, 1937 – May 30, 1966) [1] was an African-American figurative painter known for his bold and colorful canvases, whose compositions were influenced by the Old Masters. His art has also been described as synthesizing Baroque and Renaissance masterpieces with the jazz-influenced Abstract Expressionist movement. [2]