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 French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood, Walnut
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble, Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood, Lacquer
18th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Gold Leaf
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Carnelian, Malachite
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Tourmaline
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble
18th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Giltwood
1780s French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Sandstone, Marble
18th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Oak
Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Iron
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble
Early 17th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Sculptures
Oak
Mid-18th Century English Antique Baroque Sculptures
Enamel
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
1660s French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Oak
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Bone, Walnut
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Sculptures
Oak
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Giltwood
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Sculptures
Gold Leaf
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Bronze
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble
1670s Dutch Antique Baroque Sculptures
Ebony, Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble
18th Century German Antique Baroque Sculptures
Porcelain
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Gold Leaf
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Walnut
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Glass, Wood
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
17th Century European Antique Baroque Sculptures
Boxwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Rock Crystal, Metal, Gold Leaf
17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Marble, Carrara Marble
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
17th Century French Antique Baroque Sculptures
Limestone, Stone, Metal
18th Century Brazilian Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Sculptures
Wood