Renaissance Credenzas
Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.
Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.
Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.
Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.
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Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Oak
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Nutwood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Nutwood
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Credenzas
Mahogany
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wrought Iron
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wood, Nutwood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wrought Iron
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wood, Walnut
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
1650s Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Glass, Pine, Walnut
18th Century Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Ormolu
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
1830s French Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Brass
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Other
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Chestnut, Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut, Coating
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Iron
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Oak
1980s American Vintage Renaissance Credenzas
Olive, Burl, Oak
1970s American Vintage Renaissance Credenzas
Stainless Steel
2010s Mexican Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
1970s French Vintage Renaissance Credenzas
Elm
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Brass
1970s American Vintage Renaissance Credenzas
Brass
1940s Spanish Vintage Renaissance Credenzas
Wrought Iron
20th Century American Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
1960s American Vintage Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
1970s American Vintage Renaissance Credenzas
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wood, Nutwood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Mahogany
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Credenzas
Marble, Brass
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wood
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wood
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Credenzas
Walnut