Baroque 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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18th Century English Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood, Walnut
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Silver
1870s German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Porcelain
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Oak, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Brass
1980s Italian Vintage Baroque Sculptures
Gold
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Gold Leaf
20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Bronze
1960s American Vintage Baroque Sculptures
Fiberglass, Glass, Resin
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Pine
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Gold Leaf
19th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Porcelain
18th Century English Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Ceramic, Terracotta
1740s European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Boxwood
Early 20th Century American Baroque Sculptures
Bronze
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Gold Leaf
Early 18th Century Russian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Oak
17th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble
19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Bronze
17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Lucite, Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Oak
Mid-18th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Burl
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Nutwood
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Porphyry, Bronze
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Porcelain
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Porcelain
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Sculptures
Ceramic, Earthenware
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble
19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble, Bronze
19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Terracotta
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Silver Plate, Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Rock Crystal
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
17th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Boxwood
17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
1920s German Vintage Baroque Sculptures
Porcelain
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Gold Leaf
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Stone
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Sculptures
Coral, Quartz, Tourmaline, Bronze
Mid-18th Century Philippine Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Lucite, Terracotta
1950s Italian Vintage Baroque Sculptures
Wood, Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Sculptures
Ceramic, Earthenware
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Sculptures
Stone
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Porcelain