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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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Rock Crystal, Quartz, Agate, Metal, Gold Leaf
1940s American Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Plaster
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
1890s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Porcelain
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
2010s Romanian Baroque Wall Decorations
Other
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal, Iron
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
1950s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
Early 20th Century Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Papercord
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Chestnut
17th Century Hungarian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
1920s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
Early 1900s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1990s Colombian Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
1780s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Oak
1890s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass, Wood, Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
1920s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1890s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Copper
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Copper
17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Textile
1950s Spanish Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
17th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
1850s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
1910s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Bronze, Enamel
1920s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold, Bronze, Metallic Thread
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint