Baroque Busts

BAROQUE STYLE

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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Style: Baroque

Memento o Vanitas scolpito su bianco Carrara e Emperador spagna

By Laboratorio Todini

Located in Tarquinia, IT

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Early 2000s Italian Baroque Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Memento o Vanitas scolpito su bianco Carrara e Emperador spagna

18th Century Baroque Grey Sandstone Head of a Woman on Marble Base, Around 1780

Located in Berlin, DE

Dating back to around 1780, this 18th-century Baroque Grey Hand-Carved Sandstone Head of a Woman is a remarkable testament to the artistry of its era. The intricately crafted piece, ...

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1780s French Antique Baroque Busts

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Sandstone, Marble

18th Century Baroque Grey Sandstone Head of a Woman on Marble Base, Around 1780

High Relief Representing Battle 20th Century

Baroque Busts

Early 2000s Italian Baroque Busts

Memento o Vanitas scolpito su bianco Carrara e Emperador spagna

1780s French Antique Baroque Busts

18th Century Baroque Grey Sandstone Head of a Woman on Marble Base, Around 1780

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

High Relief Representing Battle 20th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Sculpture of a Faun's Head Made of Cleopatra Yellow Marble Early 20th Century

1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Busts

Unique Murano Glass Sculpture, Dino Rosin, Face of Jesus, 20th Century, Venice

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

High Relief Representing Battle Skull -""Memento""

20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Beautiful Italian " Torso " 20th Century Carrara Marble

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts

Italian Head of the Farnese Hercules in Terracotta End 19th Century

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts

NIKE of Samotracia in Terracotta, Late 19th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Beautiful Italian " Torso " Early 20th Century Carrara Marble ( Restored )

20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Zeus of Cape Artemision, Terracotta Head, Chronis 20th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Bust of Antinous Carved on White Carrara Marble, Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Herm in Terracotta of the Athena of the National Museum of Naples Early 20th Cen

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Giustiniani Athena Head in Patinated Terracotta Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Giustiniani Athena Head in Patinated Terracotta, Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Head of Bronze by Riace Called "Il Vecchio" Patinated Terracotta Early 20th Cent

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts

CARRARA MARBLE ROMAN TORSO 19th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Torso from the Capitoline Museums in White Carrara Marble Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Italian Sculpture "Lisippea Apoxiomenos" Head Begin 20th Century Marble

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Augustus Emperor, Head in Carrara White Marble, First Roman Emperor Early 20th

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts

Important Italian Bust "Antonino Pio" End 19th Century Carrara Marble

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Italian Sculpture "Venere Medici" Head Begin, 20th Century, Terracotta

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Apollo Di Piombino Del Louvre, Bust in Terracotta, Early 20th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Anatomical Sculpture in White Carrara Marble, Early 20th Century

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts

Important Italian Sculpture "Diana Gabi" Carrara Marble 19th-20th Century

Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts

Original Italian Bust of Nerone in Terracotta, 19th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Italian Sculpture "Ercole" Head Begin 20th Century Marble

1920s French Vintage Baroque Busts

French Whitewashed Carved Wooden Sculpture Head or Bust on a Pedestal

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Italian Sculpture "Venere Medici" Head Begin 20th Century Marble

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Beautiful Italian Caesar Bust Early 20th Century Carrara Marble

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Italian Sculpture "Esculapio Acefalo" Carrara Marble, Began 20th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Beautiful Italian " Ippocrate " Bust Early 20th Century Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts

Greek Torso, White Carrara Marble, 19th Century

Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Busts

Beautiful Italian "Goethe" Bust Early 20th Century Carrara Marble

19th Century French Antique Baroque Busts

Antique Bust French Wooden Carving with Decorative Cherub Head

Mid-20th Century Baroque Busts

Baroque Style Silvered Bronze Statuette of a Putto Carrying a Fruit Basket

17th Century French Antique Baroque Busts

Pair of Baroque Putti Cherubs, Polychrome & Gilt Wood, French Pyrenees ca 1700

Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts

Rare Tuscan Marble Sculpture "Classic Happy Angel with Fruit Garland" 18th Cent.

18th Century French Antique Baroque Busts

French C 18th Terracotta Bust of a Gentleman

18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Busts