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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1950s English Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
1950s French Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
1950s Danish Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Lead
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Late 20th Century English Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Lead
19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Late 20th Century English Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
1940s Mexican Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 20th Century Unknown Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Indian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Sandstone
1890s French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Majolica
Early 20th Century Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Glass, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary British Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
16th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Enamel, Ormolu
1950s French Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
1950s French Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic, Stained Glass
1950s Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron