Baroque Wall Decorations
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
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17th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Acrylic, Lucite, Wood, Paint
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
17th Century Russian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
Mid-19th Century English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Walnut
1820s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paint
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gesso, Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
19th Century English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
1670s Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1780s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
19th Century English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
19th Century English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
1780s Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Giltwood
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paint
Late 20th Century German Baroque Wall Decorations
Porcelain
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Walnut
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Glass, Wood
Mid-20th Century German Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Oak
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Plaster, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Brass
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Pine, Giltwood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Tapestry
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
Early 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint, Gesso
18th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Oak, Giltwood, Paint
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Walnut
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tortoise Shell, Mother-of-Pearl
Early 2000s Belgian Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
17th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
2010s English Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool