Baroque Building and Garden Elements
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 Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Travertine
Mid-20th Century Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
18th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Resin, Epoxy Resin, Plaster
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Other
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
18th Century and Earlier French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone, Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Travertine
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary English Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
18th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary English Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Travertine
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Ormolu, Iron, Brass, Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Travertine, Marble
19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
1870s French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
1950s English Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Early 19th Century American Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Iron
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
1880s French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
18th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Composition
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
Mid-20th Century Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
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Brass
Late 20th Century Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Velvet, Wood
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Early 20th Century Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
1890s English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
1870s English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
Early 19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
1940s American Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Clay, Fiberglass
Early 20th Century North American Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta