Baroque Figurative Sculptures
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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Mid-18th Century European Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Ceramic, Majolica, Porcelain
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Stone
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Bronze
1750s Dutch Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Glass, Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
1860s French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
18th Century European Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Gesso, Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Other
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-19th Century German Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Porcelain
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Other
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Marble
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Limestone
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Gold Leaf
18th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Oak
18th Century Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
17th Century German Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood, Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Silver
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Giltwood
1830s French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Gesso, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
17th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Sandstone
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Softwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Terracotta
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Limestone
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Composition
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
19th Century Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
18th Century Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Bronze
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Wood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Carrara Marble, Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Figurative Sculptures
Quartz, Rock Crystal, Crystal, Silver Leaf