Old master paintings

Among the categories preferred by contemporary collectors, that of old master paintings is undoubtedly in a place of primary importance: in an art market that is ever-attentive to international dynamics that are in constant evolution, the acquisition of old master paintings and sculptures in fact remains a true constant, continuing to create interest among collectors, while inspiring a diversified public, who are motivated by the desire to own a work of art of cultural value, even before considering the economic or artistic aspects of it.
The auctions of Old Master Paintings and Sculptures organized by Pandolfini Casa d’Aste offer collectors and everyday lovers of antique art important opportunities for cultivating their passion: the two annual auctions, organized in the Spring and Fall, feature Italian and European art from the thirteenth to the beginning of the nineteenth century, presenting works by celebrated artists and generic schools, dating from the Middle Ages to the Neoclassical period, which have been selected by the experts of the Department. Created using various kinds of supports and with different materials coinciding with the periods of realization, the works in the catalog offer a vast selection of artistic techniques: from tempera on wood to gold ground panel paintings typical of the Great Epoch, to oil paintings on various kinds of support: panel, canvas, copper, slate or even tempera on canvas or wood.Naturally, a diverse range of subject matter is proposed in the catalog, including paintings that are religious, mythological, historical and literary, as well as those that are allegorical, portrait, genre, landscape, and still life. To reply to the current needs of the art market, the Department’s experts make a careful selection of the paintings proposed and adopt strict criteria in defining the market value.
Our catalogues offer Old Master Paintings, Sculptures and Drawings by some of the most famous Italian artists, with a good majority of the works coming from the Venetian, Lombard, and Roman areas. Special attention is reserved however for Tuscan works and specifically those from the main schools of Florence, Siena, and Lucca, which, also for geographical reasons, are the pieces we most frequently deal with, and which in recent years, have achieved some of the most important sales results in our auctions. Finally, even if they are not as common, we do not neglect works by Northern European, French, Flemish, Dutch, and German artists. Among the most important results achieved in the auctions of old master paintings in recent years, was the exceptional oil on panel “The Temptation of Saint Jerome”, a certified work by Giorgio Vasari, which sold in November 2020 for € 800,000; the oil on canvas of Jacopo AmigoniFerdinando VI di Borbone and Barbara di Braganza with the court” that sold in July 2020 for € 373,500, and “A Battle Scene” by Luca Giordano,  which was auctioned off in July 2020 for € 100,000, plus the oil on panel “Virgin with Child standing on a railing” by Francesco Raibolini, detto il Francia, which sold in October 2018 for € 192,000.

The experts of the Old Master Paintings Department are available to all those who would like to receive a fast, free, and confidential valuation of their old master paintings.
Enquiries
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Top Lots

Giovanni Antonio Canal, detto il Canaletto

Giovanni Antonio Canal, detto il Canaletto (Venezia 1697 [..]
€ 961.600
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Pietro Paolini

Pietro Paolini
Pietro Paolini (Lucca, 1603 – 1681) GIOVANE MU [..]
€ 571.200
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Scuola fiamminga, sec. XVII

Scuola fiamminga, sec. XVII RITRATTO DI FANCIULLO o [..]
€ 515.400
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Giandomenico Tiepolo

Giandomenico Tiepolo (Venezia, 1727-1804) GRUPPO D [..]
€ 498.000
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Matteo Civitali

Matteo Civitali (Lucca 1436-1501)   MADONNA D [..]
€ 375.000
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Jacopo Amigoni

Jacopo Amigoni (Napoli, 1682 – Madrid, 1752) F [..]
€ 373.500
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Gerrit van Honthorst, detto Gherardo delle Notti

Gerrit van Honthorst, detto Gherardo delle Notti (Utrecht [..]
€ 369.000
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Giovanni del Biondo

Giovanni del Biondo (Firenze, documentato dal 1356 al 1399) [..]
€ 362.500
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Luca Giordano

Luca Giordano (Napoli 1634 – 1705) APOLLO [..]
€ 356.800
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Scuola fiamminga, sec. XVII                                            [..]

Scuola fiamminga , sec. XVII     & [..]
€ 338.500
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Mattia Preti

Mattia Preti (Taverna, 1613 – La Valletta, 1699) [..]
€ 300.000
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Jacopo Vignali

Jacopo Vignali (Pratovecchio, Arezzo 1592 – Firenze [..]
€ 256.250
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Juan de Pareja

Juan de Pareja (Antequera 1606-Madrid 1670) CANE CON [..]
€ 247.000
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Michele Marieschi

Michele Marieschi (Venezia 1710 – 1744) VEDUTA [..]
€ 245.700
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Bernardo Cavallino

Bernardo Cavallino (Napoli 1616 – 1656)   [..]
€ 237.500
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Nicolas Régnier

Nicolas Régnier (Maubeuge 1591-Venezia 1667) [..]
€ 198.200
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Bernardo Cavallino

Bernardo Cavallino (Napoli 1616-1656) CRISTO E L’ADU [..]
€ 192.100
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Francesco Raibolini, detto il Francia

Francesco Raibolini, detto il Francia (Bologna, 1450 – [..]
€ 192.100
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λ Giovanni Martinelli (Montevarchi 1600- Fire [..]
€ 186.000
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Taddeo di Bartolo

Taddeo di Bartolo (Siena, 1362 circa –1422) SAN [..]
€ 186.000
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Antonio Gionima

Antonio Gionima (Venezia 1697 – Bologna 1732) [..]
€ 186.000
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λ Scuola fiorentina, prima metà del sec. XVI

λ Scuola fiorentina, prima metà del sec. XVI [..]
€ 179.900
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λ Artista attivo a Roma, metà del XVI secol [..]
€ 179.900
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 Giovanni della Robbia

  Giovanni della Robbia (Firenze, 1469 - 1529/ [..]
€ 173.800
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Jacopo Chimenti detto da Empoli

Jacopo Chimenti detto da Empoli (Firenze 1551-1640) [..]
€ 168.750
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Francesco Guardi

Francesco Guardi (Venezia, 1712 – 1793) RITRAT [..]
€ 150.000
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Scuola romana, sec. XVIII

Scuola romana, sec. XVIII ALLEGORIA DELL'ESTATE E DELL' [..]
€ 149.400
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Maestro della lunetta di via Romana,

Maestro della lunetta di via Romana, alias Bernardo di St [..]
€ 149.400
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Piero di Cosimo

Piero di Cosimo (Firenze 1462-1522) TRITONI E NEREID [..]
€ 149.400
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Lelio Orsi

Lelio Orsi (Novellara, 1511-1587) ADORAZIONE DEI PAS [..]
€ 149.400
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Department Auctions
Contacts
Ludovica

Ludovica Trezzani

Head of department Rome
+39 06 32 01 799
Mario

Mario Sani

Expert Florence
+39 055 2340888
Lorenzo

Lorenzo Pandolfini

Assistant