Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.
Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.
Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.
Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Iron
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Oak
20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble, Bronze
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
1990s Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Travertine
1930s French Vintage Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
1890s French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood
19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Walnut
20th Century European Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Pine
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
1990s Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood
20th Century European Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Early 20th Century English Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone, Bronze, Steel
20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Iron
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
20th Century European Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Stone
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Walnut
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Early 20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Paint
18th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
17th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Oak
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Stone
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Enamel
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Iron
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Stone, Marble
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Hardwood
Early 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Wrought Iron
19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Walnut
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
1870s French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze, Ormolu