Renaissance Decorative Objects
RENAISSANCE STYLE
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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Antique set of 4 Spanish 17th century brass candlesticks
Located in Bilzen, BE
An unusual set of 4 matching spanish candlesticks from the 17 th century made in brass
Heigth each 22.5 cm
Aged patina
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
A Very Large Virgin and Child ( 49 inches) , Champagne, circa 1500
Located in PARIS, FR
A Very Large Virgin and Child in walnut wood, carved in the round, trampling on Eve biting into the apple.
The theme of the Virgin and Child is the most represented in all Christian...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Walnut
Jesus Christ the Conqueror Raising the Flag After his Resurrection, 16th Century
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Italian carved-wood and polychromed sculpture of Jesus Christ the conqueror raising the flag after his resurrection.
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$14,800 Sale Price
20% Off
A pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Marble, Bronze and Ormolu ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A lovely and high quality pair of French 19th century Belle Epoque Period Renaissance st. Marble, patinated Bronze and Ormolu ewers. Each most elegant ewers/urn is raised by a Rouge ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
18th Century Wood Sculpture of a Saint
Located in Chapel Hill, NC
An 18th Century carved & polychromed Saint, various old repairs & losses, but truly great original surface! 42 1/2"h.
We are a family business that has been a major source for the s...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Saint Paul, Carved and Polychromed Wood. Spanish School, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Spanish school of the sixteenth century. "Saint Paul". Carved and polychrome wood.
Devotional image of a round piece carved in wood, polychrome and gilded, representing the Apostle ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Other
Flemish Bronze Candlestick From The End Of The 16th Century
Located in Bilzen, BE
Heavy Flemish bronze candlestick from the end of the 16th century.
Total height 34 cm, without spike 27.5 cm, base diameter 11.5 cm, weight 2.2 kg.
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Bronzed Terracotta Bust of Dante
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique bronzed terracotta bust of Dante. In Renaissance style and a desirable scale, this bust would make a striking decorative piece for any period property, particularly for those looking to appreciate Italian history.
At over 140 years old, the bronzed terracotta gives this bust a characterful time worn look accompanied by its integral socle. The bust is marked ‘Dan’ to its left shoulder, ’Tes’ on the right, and '727 R’ to the back.
Dante
Dante, or Dantes as the bust reads, was an Italian writer and very important figure in the Renaissance. Though he died in 1321, Dante’s works have lived on throughout the centuries, his epic poem ‘La Commedia’ (also known as ‘The Divine Comedy’) considered one of the world’s greatest works of literature.
It was the first that influenced the Renaissance and the first work with a personal interpretation since the fall of Rome...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
Pair of Renaissance Style Vermeil Perfume Bottles
Located in London, GB
Pair of Renaissance style vermeil perfume bottles
Continental, 19th century
Measures: Height 20cm, diameter 6.5cm
This beautiful pair of perfume bottles...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
$1,978 Sale Price / set
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Pair of French Mid-19th Century Renaissance Style Bronze and Marble Ewers
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A most decorative and highly detailed pair of French mid 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and Rouge Griotte marble ewers. The pair are raised by octagon shaped Rouge Gri...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze
Renaissance Marble Portrait - Northern Italy, 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Renaissance Marble Portrait
Northern Italy, 17th century, inspired by antiquity
Marble
36 x 13 cm (including the marble pedestal)
This Renaissance portrait head of a young man, sl...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$9,492 Sale Price
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Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Sterling, Bone, & Semi-Precious Gems Figure of 'St. George & Dragon'
Germany, Early 20th Century
A meticulously cast and modeled Medieval / Renaissance Figure of St. George Slaying the Dragon, This figure with a moveable helmet visor, revealing his carved bone face...
Category
20th Century German Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Multi-gemstone, Sterling Silver
$1,516 Sale Price
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Angel, Carved and Polychrome Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Angel. Carved and polychrome wood. Century XVI.
Polychrome wood carving showing an angel, with the face facing the viewer and the body in pr...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Pair of Patinated Bronze Sculptures After Giambologna
By Giambologna
Located in London, GB
Pair of patinated bronze sculptures after Giambologna
French, late 19th century
Measures: Mercury height 86cm, width 19cm, depth 27cm
Fortuna height 83cm, width 18cm, depth 28cm
...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$8,245 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Large Pair of Bronze Lion Sculptures
Located in London, GB
A Magnificent Pair of Bronze Lions
Renaissance Manner
Lovely Verdis Gris Patina
Late C20th
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$9,344 / set
Frame Carved Wood, Polychrome and Gold, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Carved wooden frame, polychromed and gilded made with different elements of marked Renaissance influence, resulting in an architectural composition with staggered base, two ribbed pi...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
Renaissance Style Marble Figure of Sleeping Child
By François Duquesnoy
Located in London, GB
This marble figure of a sleeping child was crafted around 1800 in the style of François Duquesnoy, a sculptor active in Italy in the early 17th Century....
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$10,465 Sale Price
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AMAZING PAIR OF PORTUGUESE CORBELS 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
PAIR OF CORBELS
19th century Portuguese
brown wood
Profuse decoration with plant motifs.
Dim.: 38 x 31 cm
good state
Category
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$1,661 Sale Price / set
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19th century Bas-Relief by Peter Nocker after Hans Holbein's Darmstadter Madonna
Located in Troy, NY
Exquisitely carved small bas-relief after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543)
Signed P. Nocker.
Peter Nocker, Austrian, (1826-1880) (see Benezit dictionary of artists)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Fruitwood
15th Cen Four Pillars of the Christian Faith Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Luke
Located in North Miami, FL
15th century Italian carved wood, polychromed and gold gilded sculptures of four Pillars of the Christian Faith (Saint Peter, Saint Paul, Saint Luke, Saint Matthew).
Category
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
$30,000 Sale Price / set
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Amazing Italian Bowl Made of Agate and Gilded Silver with Stones 19th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Amazing Italian Bowl Made of Agate and Gilded Silver With Stones 19th century
Neo-Renaissance agate bowl with acanthus leaf rim rests on four legs depicting winged chimeras. Moun...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone, Agate, Silver
$4,271 Sale Price
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19th Century Renaissance Style Pewter Candle Holders From Towie Barclay Castle
Located in London, Park Royal
Pair of 19th Century Renaissance Style Pewter Metal Candle Holders: Featuring a knopped stem adorned with intricate scrollwork, baskets of flowers, and snail motifs. The triform base...
Category
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Pewter
Large Ceramic Plate Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary Unique 21st century
Located in London, GB
"Orvieto", large plate, 2017, full-fire reduction faience earthenware 52 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece.
Perfect décor for the wall or simply placed at the centre of a table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, Bronze and marble urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning and most unique pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu, patinated Bronze and Green Antique marble potpourri urns. Each attractive urn is raised by three slen...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Bronze, Ormolu
Vintage Polychrome Plaster Bust Ippolita Maria Sforza Statue Renaissance Style
Located in Philadelphia, PA
Vintage Polychrome Plaster Bust of Ippolita Maria Sforza in the Renaissance Style After Francesco Laurana. Circa Early 20th Century. Measurements: 19" H x 19" W x 9" D.
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Plaster
MID-16th CENTURY RENAISSANCE POLYCHROME PLASTER
Located in Firenze, FI
Beautiful Renaissance polychrome plaster, with original painting, applied to a wooden panel. The plaster depicts the Deposition of Christ, clearly visible in the center, with the dyi...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Stucco, Paint
Saint John the Baptist
- After a model by Bertoldo di Giovanni
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Saint John the Baptist
Bronze
After a model by Bertoldo di Giovanni (ca. 1440–1491)
Northern Italy, 18th century
27,5 x 8 x 5 cm
This finely cast and patinated bronze statuette ...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Hand Carved Poplar Frame with Large Acanthus Leaf Corners
Located in New York, NY
Hand Carved Poplar Frame With large Acanthus Leaf Corners
H. 44" x W. 35"
Category
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Poplar
Agnolo di Polo Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528' - Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Agnolo di Polo (Firenze 1470 - Arezzo 1528)
Saint Nicholas of Tolentino
Around 1510-1520
Painted and gilded terracotta
55.5 x 24 x 16.5 cm
San Nicholas de Tolentino is represe...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Terracotta
$15,188 Sale Price
20% Off
Impressive Pair of Portuguese Seraphim late 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Impressive Pair of Portuguese Seraphim end 17th began1 8th Century
Sculptures in molded, polychrome and gilded clay.
The figures are represented standing.
Set on bases.
Normal d...
Category
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$28,383 Sale Price / item
20% Off
Pair of Bronze Medici Lions
Located in London, GB
A Lovely Pair of Medici Bronze Lions
Lovely Patina and Definition
C20th
Category
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
$963 Sale Price / set
20% Off
David's head, by Michelangelo, a decorative 20th Century copy, Italy no 1169.
Located in Stockholm, SE
A decorative sculpture / bust of David's head by Michelangelo, a mid-20th Century copy, made in Italy. Marked no 1169 with an italian eagle crest.
A beautiful decor for the bookshe...
Category
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
Madonna De La Pieta Acrylic Sculpture
Located in Los Angeles, CA
An amazing frosted acrylic sculpture of the Virgin Mary by New Renaissance Art. This was cast from the master made from the Vatican's mold of the original. The mold was created under the supervision of the Vatican's own artisans. This is piece is stamped on the side (molded into the acrylic) with the name New Renaissance Art, the head of David...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Acrylic
19th Century Bronze Statue of a Minstrel, Signed Paul Fournier
Located in Brighton, Sussex
Paul Fournier (French, 1859-1926): A large bronze figure of a minstrel playing a lute the figure in Renaissance dress, looking to dexter and seated o...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Bronze Mortar, Tuscany, Second Half of 16th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Bronze mortar with garlands, flowers and putti - Tuscany , second half of 17th century.
Measures: height 10
diameter : 13 cm
Artisans and healers used mortars for grinding food...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Late 19th Century Limoges Enamel Keepsake Box
By Limoges
Located in Paris, FR
Small, rectangular, enamel keepsake box from Limoges. The lid is decorated with a central medallion featuring the profile of an upper-class woman, who was certainly the owner of this...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Enamel
Marble Lion, Périgord, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Marble lion
white marble
France, probably Périgord, 17th century
Small marble lion wearing a coat of arms pendant with the engraved date, ...
Category
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
$4,894 Sale Price
25% Off
Grand Tour Verdigris Marble After Giambologna, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman'
By Benedetto Boschetti, Giambologna
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
Grand Tour Verdigris Marble After Giambologna, The Abduction of a Sabine Woman'
Italy, Mid- 19th century, Attributed to the workshops of Benedetto Bosch...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble
Buschman “Minerva” German Horizontal Table Clock
Located in New Orleans, LA
The extraordinary beauty and superior craftsmanship of 17th century German clockmaking is on full display in this exceptionally rare horizontal tabletop timepiece dating to 1650 Augsburg. Created by Johannes Buschman the Younger, the eminent Buschman family of clockmakers are lauded for designing some of the finest timepieces to ever be created in the South German town of Augsburg during the late Renaissance and early Modern periods. A finely moulded ebony and turtleshell casing veneered in a mottled red hue holds the clock’s fusée and chain movement with verge escapement and balance with hogs-bristle regulation. A silver figure of Minerva, Roman goddess of war and wisdom, centers the Roman numeral-engraved chapter ring, indicating the time by pointing to the hour with an authoritative military staff as the sun rotates below her feet to indicate the minute. The incredible design is finished by a gilded backplate intricately pierced and engraved with a floral motif and the signature of Johannes Buschman.
Clocks are one of the greatest and most important inventions of the Renaissance period, improving steadily into the Age of Discovery. Embodying a renewed interest in science, the arts and humanism, the first mechanical timepieces began appearing in the 14th century and were large, weight-driven devices placed in the turrets of public buildings that struck the hour and lacked hands and faces. This clock was created during the first period of household clocks, when spring-driven movements made it possible to create smaller and more complex mechanisms. Such creations, however, were a luxury accessible only to the wealthy upper classes. Affluent patrons placed pressure upon artisans to create more elaborate and ornate clocks...
Category
17th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Silver
Turned, Engraved Openwork Box, Florence, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Turned, engraved and openwork box
Fruit wood
Florence, 17th century
Measures: Diameter 11cm
Height 4.4cm.
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood
$759 Sale Price
20% Off
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu and Etched Glass Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A striking pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. ormolu and etched glass vases. Each vase is raised by a circular base with lovely scrolled foliate designs on a hammered backgr...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Ormolu
French Bisque Porcelain Portrait Bust in the Renaissance Manner
By Paul Duboy
Located in London, GB
French bisque porcelain portrait bust in the Renaissance manner.
French, 19th Century
Measures: height 65 cm, width 40 cm, depth 22 cm.
Th...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Porcelain
$4,947 Sale Price
20% Off
Cerberus, Italy, 17th Century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Cerberus
Black painted stone
Italy, 17th century
Measures: 80 x 69 x 36cm
(one head missing)
Cerberus, cruel monster, fierce and strange,
Through his wide threefold throat barks as a dog
Over the multitude immers'd beneath.
His eyes glare crimson, black his unctuous beard,
His belly large, and claw'd the hands, with which
He tears the spirits, flays them, and their limbs
Piecemeal disparts (Dante, Inferno, Canto VI).
Cerberus figure seated, in his role of ferocious guardian of the underworld; he shows a nervous musculature, an adherent skin which reveals the ribs, long and robust limbs; his heads are broad and the eyes set well apart.
Painted in black to amplify his menacing look, the infernal guardian is depicted with his famous attributes, writhing his heads, growling and barking furiously.
Cerberus, in Greek mythology, was the monstrous watchdog of the underworld – also known as the “hound of Hades” – preventing the dead from leaving, and making sure that those who entered never left.
A child of Typhon and Echidna, he was part of a monstrous family, which included Orthus, the Lernaean Hydra, and the Chimaera as well. Only on three occasions Cerberus was tricked by visitors of Hades: Heracles did it with his strength, Orpheus with his music.
In "The Inferno", Dante places Cerberus as the guardian of the third circle of Hell. With his three mouths, Dante saw Cerberus as a beast that was synonymous with the sin of Gluttony. Virgil gets past the monster by throwing mud in his three mouths, temporarily choking him.
Very rare are the representations of Cerberus in ancient statuary...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Stone
$19,578 Sale Price
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Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Giltwood Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and giltwood urns. Each urn is raised by a circular mottled giltwood base and a patinated bronze socle pedesta...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Italian Della Robbia Terra-Cotta Planter
By Della Robbia Pottery
Located in Southampton, NJ
A scarcely seen early 20th century high relief hand made & painted polychrome glazed Terra Cotta pottery planter in the manner of Della Robbia. Nice weight...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica, Pottery
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Patinated Bronze and Ormolu Urns
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A handsome pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. patinated bronze and ormolu urns. Each urn is raised by a circular base with a mottled border below the socle shaped support. T...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze, Ormolu
17th Century Italy Small Bronze Technique Lost Wax "La Pietà" by Stefano Landi
Located in Vigonza, Padua
Italian important 17th century small bronze technique lost wax "La Pietà" by STEFANO LANDI .
Measures cm: H 20 x W x 20 x D 20
"La Pietà" was a very popu...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair of Italian Renaissance Gilded Iron Candleholders on Carrara Marble Socle
Located in Firenze, IT
These exquisite Italian candleholders, crafted in Florence during the Renaissance period, showcase the refined artistry and naturalistic motifs popular in the 1500s. Each piece is ma...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Carrara Marble, Iron, Gold Leaf
19th Century Pair of Napoleon III Andirons in Patinated Bronze
Located in Paris, FR
Impressive pair of patinated bronze firedog andirons in Renaissance style. They are decorated with alternating vases of flowers topped by winged cupids...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Pair Antique Figural Brass Candelabra
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Two Renaissance style male atlas figures support the five light candelabra with scrolled arms. They are dressed in short garments and caps typical of the period. Mounted on shaped tr...
Category
Late 19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Brass
$975 / set
Pair Of French 19th Century Renaissance St. Ormolu And Crystal Vases
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A stunning pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Ormolu and Crystal vases. The pair of vases are raised on triangular Ormolu bases with central rosettes. The base above is deco...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Crystal, Ormolu
French 19th Century Renaissance Style Rouge Antique Marble Ormolu & Bronze Tazza
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A very elegant French 19th century Renaissance st. Rouge Antique marble, ormolu and patinated bronze tazza. The tazza is raised by a circular ormolu band below the tapered marble bas...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
renaissance wooden candelabrum and painted cross - Umbria, 16th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Base of a carved wooden candelabrum, polychrome and gilded; cross painted on both sides.
Umbria or Tuscany, 16th century
136 x 43,5 x 30 cm
(The cross and the base of the candelabrum were later assembled)
The base of the candelabrum is intricately carved and adorned with polychrome and gilded finishes. The shafts take on the shape of balusters reminiscent of ancient columns, feature ornate foliage decorations, garlands and winged cherub faces. The feet are crafted in the likeness of lion paws. The base is further embellished with depictions of four saint martyrs, among them Saint Barbara and Saint Catherine of Alexandria. The plasticity of the figures, outlined with strong contour lines, the clear and vibrant colors, are stylistic elements linked to the Umbrian tradition of the sixteenth century.The precisely defined and elegant drawing, along with the clear color palette applied with refined chiaroscuro modulations, became the signature of a style that would leave a lasting mark on the era to come. This is exemplified by a preference for vibrant, multicolored images, accentuated in this case by the use of red and pink in the saint's attire.
A notable addition, introduced later, is a polylobed cross painted on both sides. On one side, the Crucifixion is vividly portrayed:The treatment of the corpus itself is in line with High Medieval practice, emphasizing pathos by showing Jesus dead, his arms sagging from the weight of the body. The upper section displaying a pelican pecks at her breast to feed her young with her own blood; a symbol of the sacrifice of Christ on the cross whose body and blood similarly nourishes the celebrant during Mass.
The lower part depicts Golgotha. On the reverse side, the Resurrection is artistically presented in a Renaissance iconography, reminiscent of the renowned composition painted by Piero della Francesca, now housed in the Civic Museum of Sansepolcro. In terms of composition, with the frontal depiction of Christ holding the banner, this motif became particularly widespread in central Italy, spanning from Tuscany to Umbria throughout the 16th century..
The double-sided construction suggests that it may also have been carried in liturgical processions. In Umbria from the 14th century, the use of portable crosses painted on both sides had become a widespread practice, aimed at satisfying the monastic clientele that had significantly increased following the establishment of new religious communities.
The earliest surviving Tuscan painted crucifix represent Christ as Christus Triumphans, or the “Triumphant Christ” with his head up and eyes open. This form was supplanted in the 13th century with the Christus Patiens, or “Suffering Christ” type who is shown often with his head fallen on his shoulder and his eyes closed, as In our cross. The iconography of the suffering Christ appears to have developed out of a new interest in Christ’s human nature, the development of the feast of Corpus Christi and with increased importance given to the Eucharist. The process of humanizing the figure of Christ reaches its peak with the abandonment of all the previous expressive conventions in favor of more realistic details we can observe in this Crucifix, such as the swollen belly, the arms stretched to the limit of muscle tearing, the body falling heavily forward, the abundant blood on
the wounds, and the cross firmly embedded in the rock of Calvary.
It's worth noting that Renaissance candelabra...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Wood, Giltwood
Italian Renaissance Style Bronze Lamp
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style (19th Cent) bronze aladdin lamp with 2 burners and scroll relief with cupid and bird finial.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Bronze
Antique Rare Italian Gold Gilded Hand-Carved Frame Early 17th Century
Located in Doha, QA
A truly magnificent Italian Renaissance gold gilded hand carved frame. Amazing craftsmanship and a very good condition for its age.
Painting which fits inside (painting opening), di...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Giltwood
Pair of French 19th Century Renaissance Style Nine-Arm Candelabras
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A superb quality and impressive large scale pair of French 19th century Renaissance st. Rouge Griotte and ormolu nine arm candelabras, signed F. Barbedienne. Each is raised by a square Rouge Griotte marble base with an ormolu ‘C’ scrolled support in a lion paw design amidst scrolled acanthus leaves. Above is an ormolu laurel band below the fluted marble pedestal...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Marble, Ormolu
Small shaped Picture Frame tiles of the Baptistery of Florence Salimbeni
Located in Firenze, FI
Frame in 925/1000 sterling silver gold plated with translucent fired enamels on guillochè. Shaping taken from the tiles of the North Door of the Baptistery of the Florence Cathedral ...
Category
1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Sterling Silver, Enamel, Gold Plate
The Betrothal and Love of Mary and Joseph, 1500-1600s, Carved Wood Polychromed
Located in North Miami, FL
Early 16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed panel of The Betrothal and Love of Joseph and Mary mounted on a Lucite panel and framed with a walnut wood hand-finished frame.
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Gold Leaf
Vintage Tuscan Hand Painted Majolica Jug Vase Garniture Set Signed Leona Italia
Located in Forney, TX
A vintage Italian majolica ceramic three piece vessel garniture set, signed Leona Italia.
Hand-crafted and hand-painted by highly skilled artisans in Tuscany, medieval Renaissance t...
Category
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Majolica
Agate and Silver Tazzas by Jules Wiese
Located in New Orleans, LA
This stunning pair of silver and agate tazzas by prominent Parisian goldsmith and jeweler Jules Wiese exhibits a classical elegance. The warm beauty of the...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Objects
Materials
Agate, Silver
$9,850 / set
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