Renaissance Sculptures
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 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Boxwood
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Sandstone
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Carrara Marble
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Gesso, Wood
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Iron
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood, Pine
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Oak
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Oak
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Marble
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Carrara Marble
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood, Giltwood
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Marble
Late 17th Century German Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Bronze
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Marble
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Gesso, Straw
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Other
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Other
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Bronze
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
Early 17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Softwood
1630s Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Marble
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Limestone
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Terracotta
16th Century Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Carrara Marble
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Petrified Wood
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Terracotta
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Oak
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Marble
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Other
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Alabaster
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Terracotta
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Other
18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
Early 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
16th Century English Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Limestone
Early 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Stone
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Terracotta
Early 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Bronze
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Bronze
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Stone
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Stone
Mid-18th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Bronze
15th Century and Earlier French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Marble
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Oak
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Sculptures
Wood