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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19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Plaster, Stucco
17th Century Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
Mid-18th Century English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Pewter
1710s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Early 18th Century Czech Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Late 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint
17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Textile
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Porcelain, Giltwood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 1800s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1920s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 17th Century Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
1710s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
20th Century European Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood
20th Century French Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal, Gold Leaf
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Porcelain
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Oak, Giltwood
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
1960s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Resin
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Leather
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
18th Century Finnish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Walnut
Mid-19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
1840s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Marble
Early 20th Century European Baroque Wall Decorations
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Bronze, Other
Early 1700s German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Copper, Other
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Maiolica
1740s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper