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Religious Items For Sale
1833 German Pewter Passover Plate – Rare 19th-Century European Folk Art Judaica
Located in New York, NY
This pewter Passover plate, dated 1833, is a rare and exceptional example of 19th-century European Jewish folk art. Crafted in Germany, it featur...
Category
Early 19th Century German Antique Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Madonna With Child
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful weathered neoclassical Madonna with child. Traces of original color and gilding visible,
Italy, circa 1760-1800.
Weathered small losses and old repairs.
More photo's availa...
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Pair of Tall Eagle Lecterns, Bronze, Etc, 16th Century and Later
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of easels in the shape of an eagle. Bronze, iron. 16th-17th century.
Rear supports.
Pair of lecterns with tripod-shaped bases, claw-shaped legs with spheres, and a triangular part from which three baluster-shaped legs emerge, with elements in light tones that join at the top of this piece , leaving a vegetal form towards the lower area. The finials are two eagles on spheres, each looking to the side with its head tilted upwards, and situated with its wings half spread; the back is smooth, without the details of the feathers, eyes, beak and claws that do show in the front. The eagles could be from the Spanish school or from the Netherlands, dating from the 16th-17th centuries, while the bases are from the 20th century. It seems that, at least in Spain, the spread of tall lecterns...
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Bronze
Fine 19th Century French Marquetry Prayer Kneeler (Prie-dieu)
Located in Austin, TX
French prayer kneeler (prie-dieu), 19thc., of carved marquetry case, having hinge top opening to velvet lined interior, over two drawers, all abo...
Category
19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Tall Late 19th Century Brass Repousse Church Pricket, Candlestick
Located in Fayetteville, AR
Originally used in a French chapel, this exquisite brass repousse pricket or candlestick from the late nineteenth century stands at over two and a half f...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Pair Thai Gilt Bronze Kneeling Sacred Angels, 'White Lotus' Fans Take Notice!
Located in Stamford, CT
Pair of Thai gilt bronze Buddhist gatekeeper male and female Teppanom kneeling sacred angels. With wonderful verdigris patina and gilt ceremonial costumes and jewellery.
Teppanom ar...
Category
Mid-20th Century Thai Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
19th Century Guatemalan Resting Nino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A tender and expressive carved wood figure of the resting Niño Jesús, originating from Guatemala, 19th century. The Christ Child is depicted with blonde hair, one hand gently placed ...
Category
19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Gothic Revival Reliquary Casket
Located in Dusseldorf, DE
A Gothic Revival reliquary. Circa late 19th / early 20th century. Made of solid oak with fine carving.
Reliquaries have been used to store relics since the Middle Ages. In sacred architecture they are often located behind the main altar in the chancel. In addition to classical, often church-like caskets, anthropomorphic, so-called "speaking" reliquaries were also made, which already inform the viewer about their contents through their own design. Mostly they were made of precious metals and decorated with rich sculptural ornaments or precious stones. One of the most famous examples of reliquaries is the Epiphany shrine of Nicholas of Verdun from the late 12th or early 13th century in Cologne Cathedral.
The reliquary offered here has an architectural structure with a rectangular ground plan. The three-sided glazed box with a dormer roof rests on a plinth.
A total of 8 columns of Corinthian order form the arcades which are crowned on both long sides by 3 lancets each and enclose the lancet windows...
Category
Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Oak
19th Century French Carved Painted "Stations of the Cross", Complete Set of 14
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a private chapel, a staircase or hallway with this important and complete antique set of "The stations of the cross", or "Chemin de Croix" in French. Hand crafted in France...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Stucco
Large Size French Wall Crucifix / Jesus Christ on the Cross with Crown of Thorns
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique large size sculpture and an impressive, religious work of art.
Looking at Christ suffering like this, the crucifix (in our view) is a symbol of what 'telling people the trut...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
18th Century Altar Console in Painted Wood from Portugal
Located in Round Top, TX
A very stunning Portuguese 18th century Altar console in painted wood and gilt accents. Beautifully sculpted form resting on a faux marble painted base.
Category
Mid-18th Century Portuguese Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Rare Antique Greek Orthodox Touching of Thomas Rondel Icon, 18th-19th Century
Located in New York, NY
Scarce subject, antique Greek Orthodox hand painted rondel icon depicting the Touching of Thomas or Doubting Thomas
Late 18th- early 19th century
The first Sunday after Easter comme...
Category
18th Century Greek Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Tramp Art Crown of Thorns Standing Cross
Located in Savannah, GA
An American folk or tramp art crown of thorns standing cross, circa 1930s.
9 ¾ inches wide by 7 inches deep by 22 inches tall
Category
1930s American Folk Art Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Wood
French Pair of 19th Century Altar Torches
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
This towering pair of French 19th century altar torches are made from sturdy wood and metal. Raised gilt brass ornamentation of cherubs and the initials IHS, a Christogram to symbolize the name of Jesus, grace the top of the polished brass diffusers. At one time these would have been lit by fire, now they have been cleaned and rewired to US electrical standards with UL listed parts to function as wall sconces. The torches are essentially two distinct halves: reeded brass columns of the upper body attach to the wooden post...
Category
19th Century French Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
19th C. French Provincial Carved Cherry Prie-Dieu with Woven Rush Seat
Located in New Orleans, LA
A charming 19th century French Provincial prie-dieu/chair of carved cherry wood and handwoven rush seating, having lovely, scalloped details. The top chair seat pulls up in order to ...
Category
1850s French French Provincial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Rush, Cherry
"Child Jesus", Wood, Spanish School, 17th Century, pedestal made later.
Located in Madrid, ES
"Child Jesus". Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 17th century. Base or pedestal made later.
Christ is presented naked, with a slight contrapposto on the legs and hips that...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Carved Wooden Altar
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful neoclassical carved wooden altar with beautiful gilded angels.
Italy, circa 1760-1780. Weathered, small losses and old repairs.
Category
18th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Tibet Po Cha Mug Silver Finely Engraved Jade White Coral
Located in Palermo, Sicily
Antique Tibet Po Cha Religious Mug Silver finely engraved White Jade Coral , refined object of great class and history, in excellent condition.
Category
1880s Tibetan Tibetan Antique Religious Items
Materials
Jade, Silver
19th Century round Russian Icon of the "Holy Apostle John the Theologian”
Located in Meulebeke, BE
Russia / 19th century / Religious Icon / oak / Baroque / Antique
An Antique traditional Russian Icon of the "Holy Apostle John the Theologian” in tempera on panel. This icon was han...
Category
19th Century Russian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Swedish Leather Bound and Brass Locks Family Holy Bible, Circa 1849
Located in Savannah, GA
Swedish Leather Bound and Brass Locks Family Holy Bible, Circa 1849
Category
Mid-19th Century Swedish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
19th Century Spanish Framed Repousse Silverplated on Copper "The Last Supper"
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a wall with this antique frame depicting "The Last Supper". Hand crafted in Spain circa 1880, and built with silverplated on copper, the detailed relief work showcases Chris...
Category
Late 19th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Copper
17th Century Polychrome Wooden Niche with Angels and Pilasters
Located in Marbella, ES
17th century Polychrome wooden Niche with Angels and Pilasters.
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Museum Quality Hand Crafted Bronze Corpus of Jesus Christ fr Wall Mounting 19thC
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning, one of a kind bronze corpus of Christ.
The meaning of this antique sculpture obviously needs no explanation. However, not everybody looks at the corpus of Christ with the same ideas and emotions. And each individual may also have different emotions and ideas depending on his or her state of mind at a certain moment in the day or at a certain time in his or her life. Besides that, every artist/sculptor may also have his or her own ideas of what he or she is trying to express and communicate. What is important to us, is that a work of religious art speaks to us. If it speaks to us then almost always there will also be someone else who sees the beauty, deeper meaning, quality, style and uniqueness. This particular corpus stands out for its exceptional physical details and its painful facial features. We also rarely seen an antique Christ sculpture...
Category
19th Century European Renaissance Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Spanish Colonial Polychrome Nino
Located in Los Angeles, CA
El Niño Jesús (Baby Jesus)
Guatemala, Spanish Colonial Period (17th–18th century)
Wood, gesso, polychrome, and glass eyes
This expressive sculpture of the Christ Child was crafted i...
Category
19th Century Guatemalan Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Glass, Gesso
Bronze Bassin for Holy Water, Spain, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Holy wall font. Bronze. Spain, 17th Century.
Small font for holy water designed to be placed on a wall, which has a container decorated with moldings and architectural elements and...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Other
Italian 19th Century Carved Wooden Saint Figure
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice saint figure. Hand carved wood with glass eyes
Italy, circa 1800-1850. Weathered, small losses.
Category
19th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
18th Century Galician Brass Hanukkah Lamp Menorah
Located in Firenze, IT
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The backplate pierced with a vase ...
Category
Late 18th Century Polish Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique Religious Italian Catholic Church Carta Gloria Altar Card Frame Set
Located in Forney, TX
A rare complete set of three antique Italian Grand Tour ecclesiastical hand carved parcel gilt cream painted pine "Carta Gloria" altar card frames.
Italy...
Category
19th Century Italian Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Pine, Giltwood
Large German Iron Arts and Crafts Hanukkah Lamp
Located in New York, NY
This iron Hanukkah lamp, crafted in Germany in the 1920s, is a remarkable example of the Arts and Crafts movement’s aesthetic and emphasis on handcrafted artistry. The piece features...
Category
1920s German Arts and Crafts Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Iron
Plaster Praying Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a praying woman. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Finest Detailed and Patina Antique Bronze Corpus of Christ for Wall Mounting
Located in Lisse, NL
Beautiful and meaningful religious art.
If only the best quality and condition is good enough for you then this stunning and practical size corpus of Christ could be gracing your wall soon. Both the perfect anatomy and the amazing details in this antique corpus...
Category
1790s Italian Renaissance Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Large Scale Banalinga 'Shiva Lingam' Stone for Display
Located in San Francisco, CA
Large Scale Banalinga (Shiva Lingam) stone for display
Outstanding large scale specimen from India
Dimensions 9" long x 5.5" diameter
Banalinga is discovered in nature and not carved or crafted by human hands.
This Shiva Lingam comes exclusively from the Narmada River, one of India’s seven sacred holy sites. The stones resemble markings found on the forehead of Lord Shiva...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Indian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Stone
Mid-19th Century Wood Montserrat Virgin Statue, circa 1940
Located in Barcelona, ES
Spanish wood Montserrat virgin statue made of painted. Made in Barcelona, Spain. The Classic religious figure is beautifully ornate and has wonderful details throughout her rob...
Category
1940s Spanish Mid-Century Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Cabinet of Curiosities Antique Book Sculptural Artwork, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Cabinet of curiosities of plaster pieces and antique book artwork. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. Olot has a long tradition in the production o...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster, Wood
17th Century Italian Tabernacle Walnut Door - Antique Renaissance Décor Piece
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A late 17th Century, antique Renaissance Tabernacle door made of hand crafted Walnut, in good condition. The detailed wall panel décor piece is composed wi...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Stunning Grand Tour Souvenir, micro mosaic cross, Art Deco, 1930s, Rome, Italy
Located in Wien, AT
Wonderful cross with micro mosaic inlays, it is an early example of a souvenir - perhaps from a pilgrimage - to Rome, Italy, made in the 1920s / 30s.
This so-called Grand Tour objec...
Category
1930s Italian Grand Tour Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Original Antique Map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia, 1709
Located in Langweer, NL
Antique map titled 'Descriptio Paradisi et Terrae Canaan'.
Original antique map of Canaan, Armenia, Syria, Mesopotamia and Arabia. It displays the Middle East from the eastern Mediterranean Sea to the Persian Gulf...
Category
Early 1700s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
French 18th Century Pewter Plate of Saints Peter and Paul
Located in Baton Rouge, LA
An exceptional example of the European pewter tradition, this ceremonial charger plate from France dates to the year 1735 and depicts an exchange between the Saints Peter and Paul th...
Category
18th Century French Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Pewter
17th Century Sterling Silver Reliquary with Intact Wax Seal
Located in Madrid, ES
A rare and sacred 17th-century sterling silver reliquary, exquisitely crafted and preserving relics of multiple unidentified saints. This devotional object reflects the spiritual int...
Category
17th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
18th Century Spanish Baroque Period Christ Crucified Altar Sculpture
By Juan De Mesa
Located in Forney, TX
A scarce Baroque Period Spanish altarpiece retablo / reredo, by (attributed) Luis Salvador Carmona (1708-1767), depicting thorn crowned Christ crucified / Cristo crucificado hand carved, polychromed wood with forged iron nails, mounted on later plaque.
This rare antique religious work / object of art, circa 1750, most likely commissioned by the Catholic Church of Spain, destined to be prominently displayed as an altarpiece / retablo or as part of a much larger reredo, directly behind the main altar at a Spanish or Continental European Catholic Church (French, Italian, Iberian, Portuguese)
The Crucified Christ, displayed mounted on a later faded red fabric upholstered shaped backboard plaque with textured gilt border. The exceptional hand sculpted, carved, gessoed, polychrome painted figure depicting bloodied Jesus, with crown of thorns atop his head, only wearing a undulating shaped cloth around his loin, arms extended and feet crossed, spear head form iron nails through both. The verso covered in an old paper printed backing with metal hook hardware at top for wall hanging.
Dimensions (approx):
Overall:
22" High, 14.5" Wide, 3.25" Deep
Figure only:
16" High, 10" Wide, 3" Deep
Historical background:
Artist: (attrib)
Luis Salvador Carmona (1708, Nava del Rey – 1767, Madrid) was a Spanish Baroque sculptor who came from a family of artists, including uncle of Manuel Salvador Carmona. He was sent to be trained in Madrid in the workshop of Juan Alonso...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Iron
17th Century Alpine Tabernacle from Hautes-Alpes, France
Located in Dallas, TX
Most likely originating in the Queyras valley of France, this Alpine tabernacle was hand-carved from mountain pine in the 1600s. The Queyras is located in the Hautes-Alpes department...
Category
17th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Iron
Large Arts & Crafts Era, Bronze Church Incense Burner Floor Stand w. Christogram
Located in Lisse, NL
Rare and beautifully handcrafted, finest quality and meaningful church censer.
This possibly unique church incense burner was handcrafted arou...
Category
Early 20th Century French Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Brass, Bronze
French 18th Century Religious Statue of the Virgin Mary on a cloud
Located in Meulebeke, BE
France / 18th century / Statue of the Virgin Mary kneeling on a cloud / Polychrome, oak / Antique / Religious
An 18th century oak statue with its original polychromy depicting Mary...
Category
18th Century French Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Immaculate Conception Chapel, Second Half of the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Sculpture, carved wood, glass, metal.
Carved wooden chapel with decoration on the top of balustrade and balusters in the shape of a vase of a certain Baroque memory, which presents t...
Category
18th Century Spanish Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Other
French Art Deco Virgin Holy Water, 1920s
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
French Art Deco holy water font by Escudero, France, ca.1920. Madonna - Notre-Dame-de-Lourdes. Metal and noble wood. Height : 9.25"(23.5cm), Width : 4.8"(12.1cm), Depth : 2"(4cm).
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Caravaggesque Oil on Copper "Flagellation of Christ" Baroque Sicilian, 17th Cent
Located in Milano, IT
Splendid 17th-century Italian painting by unknown artist, but certainly a follower of Caravaggio, relying on style and drawing.
The painting has a very beautiful gilded wooden frame, with a subtle greek with spheres and an overlying rectangular frame with sinuous flowers on each corner, very elegant and beautiful.
The painting depicts one of the most depicted religious scenes ever, the scourging of Christ, and is entirely done in oil on copper.
The scourging of Jesus is an episode narrated in the Gospels (Mk15:15-16; Mt27:26-27; Lk23:16-26; Jn19:1-17[1]).
Scourging is a flogging, particularly bloody, by means of sticks, rods or cat-o-nine-tails, the latter instrument consisting, in the Roman typology, of a short stick to which were secured several strings ending in metal claws, leads and bone splinters that caused tremendous lacerations and fractures to the tortured person. Chains are used in this scene, both to immobilize Jesus Christ and to flog him, as we can see in the upper right hand of the scourger.
According to some personal research, it turned out that the actual scourging of Christ was mostly depicted at the column, while this Christ is on the ground, so presumably Christ here is scourged during the Way of the Cross at one of those stages where he fell.
The painting has a very dark coloring, which is why this painting is believed to faithfully follow Caravaggio's style of dry, authoritarian brushstrokes. The painting shows a figure agonizing on the ground that continues to receive beatings and floggings of all kinds, representing Christ; his face is crucified in a loquacious expression of pain, he turns his eyes to heaven as if to invoke God, but at the same time those same eyes admonish the wickedness and arrogance inherent in humanity.
Christ has one hand resting on the ground in the act of holding himself, while the other takes a completely unnatural stance against the barren ground. His body appears hardened to wanting to parry the blows, his legs are curled up on his knees as he takes kicks from the soldier above him. Christ is depicted pinned down from the neck with a very large and strong black iron bolt held by the other soldier. The soldier on the right in the foreground wears a one-shoulder tunic with an orange tunic and blue pants. On his feet he wears gray shoes, at his waist he has a belt with an iron helmet...
Category
17th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Copper
Vintage Large Wood Logs Cross with Metal and Glass decorations
Located in Van Nuys, CA
Vintage Large Wood Logs Cross with Metal and Glass decorations. $975
This large cross is made of a beautiful pair of dark wood logs, then extensively decorated with metal elements ...
Category
Late 20th Century American Folk Art Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Old Print Depicting the Judgement of Solomon, Story of the Hebrew Bible, c.1890
Located in Langweer, NL
Untitled print depicting the Judgement of Solomon.
The Judgment of Solomon is a story from the Hebrew Bible in which King Solomon of Israel ruled betw...
Category
1890s Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paper
Rare Antique Gothic Revival Bronze 12 Candle Chandelier with Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and stunning 19th century copy of a 16th century Gothic art chandelier.
With another year of selling rare and beautiful antiques almost over, we are proud to offer you one of...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Modern Industrial Menorah in Walnut Wood and Steel
Located in Birmingham, AL
Display this modern industrial menorah in walnut wood and steel to celebrate eight days of Hanukah miracles. Made with solid urban wood, so it's eco-friendly. Steel has a black patin...
Category
2010s American Organic Modern Religious Items
Materials
Steel
Brutalist Figurative Rabbi Menorah in Bronze by Ruth Bloch / Block
By Ruth Bloch 1
Located in San Diego, CA
Gorgeous brutalist figurative "rabbi" menorah in bronze with gold overlay finish by Ruth Bloch / Block (i've seen it spelled both ways and the piece is signed the latter), circa 1980...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Holy Face. Oil on canvas. Spanish School, 16th century.
A canvas depicting a face on a light background with no other elements. Iconographically, this is what is commonly called a ...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other
Large Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with age and...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Rare Antik Judaic Kiddush Cup Medieval Period
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Very rare small Judaic cup from medieval period used for the Kiddush ceremony and also probably for circumcision. This chiseled bronze cup is decorated on its belt, with Hebrew characters. The back of the cup is decorated with the Star of David. The whole has a beautiful old patina.
This object with certain oriental influences, probably comes from medieval Spain...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Islamic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
16th Century Prie-Dieu 'Praying Kneeler' Made of Walnut and Burl
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Italian Prie-dieu (Praying Kneeler) made of Italian walnut and burl wood.
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Walnut, Burl
Healing of the Paralytic. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Healing of the Paralytic. Oil on panel. Castilian School, 16th century.
Partially rebuilt.
A religious scene set in a prestigious interior, made of two-tone stone, depicting a ser...
Category
16th Century Spanish Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other
Religious icon with three chosen Saints, ca. 1700
Located in Gorssel, GE
Rare icon with three chosen Saints most likely the patron saints of a family consisting of a father, a mother and a son. The inscriptions which could identify the saints are gone but most likely the depicted saints from left to right are: Saint George, Saint Dimitri and Saint Paraskeva. In the background we see the icon of the Old Testament Trinity; the three angels visiting Abraham and Sarah...
Category
Late 17th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Russian Icon with Processional Cross 19th Century
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Very beautiful Russian icon with a processional cross in its center from the 17th century
We can see that the icon was created to accommodate the processional cross with the Chris...
Category
19th Century Belarusian Aesthetic Movement Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Religious Artifacts and Antiques for Sale on 1stDibs
Religious art has had an enduring and significant role throughout history and continues to resonate with modern audiences. Over the years, vintage and antique religious artifacts have become popular with collectors and the devout alike, and religious art has been used to express devotion across a range of media.
Historic examples of religious art remain evocative. From the Renaissance to 1800, many Old Masters actively explored sacred themes from Christianity. In the Baroque period, painters infused religious scenes with intense emotions through the technique of chiaroscuro, which uses strong contrasts between light and dark.
From the 18th to 19th century, Gothic Revival saw designers using elements that evoked the Middle Ages. Artists found inspiration in the romantic qualities of medieval paneling, furniture and other accoutrements, such as candelabras, statues and crosses. Works created in the Gothic style add drama and a grandiose elegance to any room.
Religious art reflects the diversity of beliefs around the world. Islamic art and Judaica are just a couple of examples of the vibrant expression that has coursed through faith-based art over the centuries. Sculptures have long depicted the image of Buddha, while intricately carved reliefs have stunningly depicted deities from Hinduism, like Ganesh. Members of Nepalese religions that emphasize shamanism have made ornate drums, artistically enhanced with images of animals like birds.
In some cases, artisans have created pieces that celebrate specific religious holidays such as the Jewish festival of Hanukkah. But even everyday items are an opportunity to bring both art and religion into a space. For example, designers of furniture over the years have drawn on elements found in cathedrals and other religious settings in order to elevate their work.
On 1stDibs, find a varied collection of antique and vintage religious artifacts and other objects that can be searched by style, period, artist and material, such as wood or metal.