How should I clean an old canvas painting?

Surface dust can be removed gently with a very soft, dry brush, avoiding any pressure on the paint layer. Avoid using water, solvents, or household cleaners on historic oil surfaces. Professional conservators should handle deeper cleaning or the removal of discoloured varnish to prevent damaging the fragile paint beneath.

What is the difference between an original and an after work?

An original composition originates directly from the inventive mind and hand of the artist or their immediate workshop. Works labelled as after a master represent later studies or copies created in tribute to famous pieces. Both categories hold historical merit, though original conceptions generally reflect the direct stylistic evolution of a period.

How do I identify the period of a canvas?

Clues lie in the preparation of the canvas, the weave of the textile, and the type of stretcher frame used at the back. Chemical composition of pigments and the style of framing also offer reliable dating indicators. Expert examination under magnification helps distinguish eighteenth-century materials from later nineteenth-century revivals.

Where were these religious paintings originally displayed?

Many devotional works hung in private chapels, domestic prayer rooms, or small parish churches across Catholic and Protestant Europe. Smaller portrait miniatures served personal, portable prayer and private reflection. Over centuries, these pieces transitioned from active ecclesiastical settings into private domestic collections and galleries.

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An antique christian portrait painting brings centuries of devotion, masterly brushwork and quiet spiritual intensity directly into a modern room.

18th century

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Virgin Mary and Child Oil Painting

From Country Homes Antiques Stirling

£660

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Painting of the Holy Family with Saint Jerome, After Correggio (Antonio Allegri, C. 1489-1534)

18th century

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Painting of the Holy Family with Saint Jerome, After Correggio (Antonio Allegri, C. 1489-1534)

From Westcoast Fine Art

£2,545

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Painting of the Adoration of the Shepherds, Follower of Scipione Pulzone (1544 – 1598)

17th century

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Painting of the Adoration of the Shepherds, Follower of Scipione Pulzone (1544 – 1598)

From Westcoast Fine Art

£2,385

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Painting "La Belle Jardinière" (Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist), XVIII After Raffaello Sanzio, Called Raphael (1483-1520)

18th century

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Painting "La Belle Jardinière" (Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist), XVIII After Raffaello Sanzio, Called Raphael (1483-1520)

From Westcoast Fine Art

£11,200

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Frederick Christian Lund (Danish, 1826-1901) Exceptional Oil Portrait Painting

19th century

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Frederick Christian Lund (Danish, 1826-1901) Exceptional Oil Portrait Painting

From Artsonline

£650

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19th century

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Early 19th-century Central European School, Christ the Saviour, Antique Oil Painting

From Brave Fine Art

£900

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Late 18thc/e19thc Reverse Glass Picture of St Peter.

18th century

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Late 18thc/e19thc Reverse Glass Picture of St Peter.

From Mike Melody Antiques

£125

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St. John the Baptist After Murillo 18th Religious Oil Portrait Paintings of Lambs

18th century

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St. John the Baptist After Murillo 18th Religious Oil Portrait Paintings of Lambs

From Mansion House Antiques & Fine Art

£1,350

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19th century

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Attractive Pastel Coloured Oil Painting on Canvas After Girolamo Dai Libri, Circa 19th Century

From Surrey Antiques by Gary J Hall

£580

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Masterpiece: Dressing Up, Child Goofing Around in Fancy Dress, Christian Caillard Poetic Reality Ca 1960 Large Oil on Canvas

1940 - 1960

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Masterpiece: Dressing Up, Child Goofing Around in Fancy Dress, Christian Caillard Poetic Reality Ca 1960 Large Oil on Canvas

From Skippings Fine Arts

£5,200

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Saint John the Baptist occasionally appears accompanied by remarkably woolly lambs that look decidedly more like pampered pets than sacrificial figures.

Antique Painting Our Lady of the Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 175x125c 19th C

19th century

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Antique Painting Our Lady of the Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 175x125c 19th C

From Regent Antiques

£4,250

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Large Religious Portrait Oil Painting the Icon of Madonna Del Popolo C1931

1920 - 1940

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Large Religious Portrait Oil Painting the Icon of Madonna Del Popolo C1931

From Cheshire Antiques Consultant Ltd

£3,000

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19th century

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A Large 19th Century Religious Oil Painting

From Oliveri Antiques Ltd

£1,150

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17th century

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17th Century Framed Saints

From Oliveri Antiques Ltd

£895

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18th century

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An 18th Century Saint Portrait

From Oliveri Antiques Ltd

£495

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16th century

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Painting of Madonna and Child

From Devonshire Antiques

£3,750

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Antique Christian Portrait Painting

Virgin Mary and Child Oil Painting

Painting of the Holy Family with Saint Jerome, After Correggio (Antonio Allegri, C. 1489-1534)

Painting of the Adoration of the Shepherds, Follower of Scipione Pulzone (1544 – 1598)

Painting "La Belle Jardinière" (Madonna and Child with Saint John the Baptist), XVIII After Raffaello Sanzio, Called Raphael (1483-1520)

Frederick Christian Lund (Danish, 1826-1901) Exceptional Oil Portrait Painting

Early 19th-century Central European School, Christ the Saviour, Antique Oil Painting

Late 18thc/e19thc Reverse Glass Picture of St Peter.

St. John the Baptist After Murillo 18th Religious Oil Portrait Paintings of Lambs

Attractive Pastel Coloured Oil Painting on Canvas After Girolamo Dai Libri, Circa 19th Century

Masterpiece: Dressing Up, Child Goofing Around in Fancy Dress, Christian Caillard Poetic Reality Ca 1960 Large Oil on Canvas

Antique Painting Our Lady of the Rosary After Bartolomé Murillo 175x125c 19th C

Large Religious Portrait Oil Painting the Icon of Madonna Del Popolo C1931

A Large 19th Century Religious Oil Painting

17th Century Framed Saints

An 18th Century Saint Portrait

Painting of Madonna and Child

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