Religious Items
to
713
1,314
786
2,129
17
7
204
112
69
62
46
39
34
26
25
16
10
8
3
2
2
1
1
1
697
724
708
24
280
278
94
26
14
31
31
19
98
9
26
8
9
940
834
365
263
204
1,279
284
277
269
225
2,153
2,152
2,152
12
10
7
4
3
Religious Items For Sale
Saint Florus Saint Lavros Saint Antipas Fine Antique Russian Bronze Travel Icon
Located in New York, NY
Beautiful, unusual late 18th century Russian bronze travel icon of Saint Antipas, Saint Florus and Saint Lavros.
Saint Florus and Saint Lavros are the Patron Saints of horses in Ru...
Category
Late 18th Century Russian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Niche. Carved and polychrome wood. Possibly Spanish school, 18th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Niche. Carved and polychrome wood. Possibly Spanish school, 18th century.
A table niche made of carved, polychrome, and gilded wood. It features a front door with a key lock and gi...
Category
18th Century European Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Metal, Other
17th Century Italian Faience Madonna with Child Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Milano, MI
A fashinating 17th century Italian Virgin with Child, an hand-made rectangular shaped relief devotional plaque in polychrome glazed terracotta depicting a Madonna with Child, dating ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Terracotta
18th Century Spanish Baroque Carved Giltwood Altar Ornament with Angel Head
Located in Buisson, FR
Wonderful baroque altar ornament with Angel head. Great and unique item.
Spain circa 1750
Weathered, losses and old repairs.
More photo's available on...
Category
18th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Silver Mezuzah and Torah Pointer Judaica Original Antiquity Art Display 1800s
Located in Doha, QA
This unique item begins with a backdrop of original copper engravings from the early 19th century, depicting the Wailing Wall in Jerusalem, also known as Kotel in Hebrew. In the cent...
Category
19th Century Austrian Arts and Crafts Antique Religious Items
Materials
Limestone, Sterling Silver
Spanish 17/ 18th Century Hand Carved Group of Baroque Winged Angel Heads
Located in Buisson, FR
Beautiful Hand carved group of winged angelheads. Wonderful traces of paint are visible and the wood has a gorgeous natural patina due to its high age
Spain, circa 1650-1750 Weathere...
Category
17th Century Spanish Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Unique and Large Crucifix with a Rare Size Hand Crafted Ceramic Corpus of Christ
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and artistic crucifix from the European Midcentury Modern era.
Over the centuries the life and teachings of Christ have inspired many an artist to create His image in just as many ways as there were artist. In more recent decades the way in which Christ on the cross has been portrayed has changed significantly from how He was portrayed in previous centuries. Just like Christ was portrayed very differently in the early 20th century as opposed to how He was seen and portrayed in, for example, the Baroque era. And this way will keep changing as evolve. Just like with the other Styles, this modernist version of Christ either speaks to you or it does not and the way in which different people will see and experience this Christ will be very different too. That ofcourse also is the job of every artist, to make you think about an artwork and make you feel something at the same time. Not only is this unique modernist sculpture different in design from most Christ sculptures you will have ever seen, it also is all hand-crafted in a very rare material. This ceramic work of religious art also comes with a mild glazing and the unique elongated design makes it even more modern and 'experimental'. Thanks to the perfect metal hook on the back, safely mounting this piece is much easier than one would expect. If you already have a place and space in mind for Him then maybe you should be this sculpture's next custodian.
Mind you, our fair price for this unique and very large, Midcentury crucifix...
Category
Mid-20th Century European Mid-Century Modern Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Vintage Modernist Carved Walnut Crucifix / Cross Sculpture
Located in San Diego, CA
Vintage modernist carved walnut crucifix / cross sculpture, circa 1970s.
The piece is signed on the underside and measures6.5"W x 2.5"D x 12.5"H. Very nice, well carved sculpture. ...
Category
Mid-20th Century American Modern Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Antique Judaica Sterling Silver Torah Pointer (Yad) 1873
Located in Doha, QA
This rare antique sterling silver judaical Yad (literally translated from Hebrew as “hand”) or Torah pointer was found in Vienna and survived among other historical religious items (...
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Religious Items
Materials
Sterling Silver
Hand bell or bell, “from Malinas”. Bronze. 16th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Hand bell or bell, “from Malinas”. Bronze. 16th century.
Hand bell with clapper made of bronze and decorated on the outside with a slight relief. The base has, between bands, an ins...
Category
16th Century European Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Other
Mid Century Brutalist cast metal Crucifix
Located in Bern, CH
Mid Century solid metal Brutalist crucifix. Appears to be either brass or brass effect. Name on rear: Frick Angela (assumed to be creator or owner o...
Category
Mid-20th Century Swiss Brutalist Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Antique & Rare Pair of Church Brackets for Saint Statues with Angel Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
All handcrafted and matching pair of colorful & meaningful church wall brackets / shelfs.
If you are a private collector of ecclesiastical art or if you are looking for the perfect ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron
Vintage Israeli Wainberg Brass 10 Commandments/Luchot Shabbat Candles Candelabra
Located in Delray Beach, FL
Vintage Israeli Wainberg Brass Candelabra with Luchot (10 Commandments), enamel accents, and Hebrew inscriptions. Perfect for Shabbat candles.
We sell items as acquired, without r...
Category
1970s Israeli Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Brass
18th Century Italian Wood and Gesso Altar Vase in Rose Silver
Located in Hastings, GB
A hand-crafted wood and applied gesso altar vase, late 18th century with gilt rose silver finish.
Small areas of loss to the gesso and wear to the paint commensurate with the age of...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gesso, Wood
Architectural Design Bronze Gothic Revival Winged Gargoyle Sculptures Chandelier
Located in Lisse, NL
This monumental and architectural church fixture could be the perfect addition to your Gothic collection or interior.
If you appreciate the history and beauty of the French Gothic style then this amazing light fixture from the late 1800s could be perfect for you. When we first saw this work of lighting art, we were in awe and, as it goes with great antiques, we still are. The magnificent design, but also the quality of all the handcrafted and bronze elements make this antique chandelier a true work of art and a real joy to look at. With five Gothic style, winged gargoyle...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
JESUS CHRIST CRUCIFIED
Indo-Portuguese sculpture from the 18th Century
in ivor..... The figure is represented in agony, with cendal draped around the waist. Cross in rosewood wood ...
Category
Early 18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Round Bronze Wall Plaque Depicting a Suffering Christ in Tears by Sylvain Norga
Located in Lisse, NL
Small yet impressive, circular bronze sculpture of Jesus, in deep relief.
Having sold many works of religious art we immediately noticed the tears that are on this Christ wall plaqu...
Category
Early 20th Century Belgian Art Deco Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Impressive Large Size and Deeply Carved Oak Gothic Church Wall Bracket / Corbel
Located in Lisse, NL
Antique large Gothic Revival wall bracket with carved acanthus leafs
This handcrafted and hand-carved, Gothic Revival wall bracket is one of the largest we ever had the pleasure of offering. Together with the natural flowing and deeply carved, acanthus leafs and the Gothic rosettes around the upper rim it also has the most wonderful organic shape. The sheer size of this church relic, its striking design and its ancient patina makes it an absolute joy to own and look at. This is a great bracket for displaying a large saint statue...
Category
Early 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Set of Two 18th Century Italian Silk Frames with Embroidery and Saints Figures
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of antique embroidered frames, rectangular shape, in ivory colored silk satin with embroidery in cotton and gold lamé of floral elements and love knots. These are devotional monastic Italian...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Paste, Silk
Antique Bronze Gothic Sanctuary Lamp / Church Pendant with Gargoyle Sculptures
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning 19th century Gothic art pendant with three gargoyle sculptures.
This late 1800s church relic truly has an aura of religiousness about it...
Category
Late 19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
"Madonna with Child and Angels". Italy, 15th-16th Centuries
Located in Madrid, ES
Bronze in its color and gold, lapis lazuli, rock crystal, enamel.
In the centre of the work is presented, enthroned, the figure of Mary, with a mantel (fireplace) on her shoulders and hair and holding on her knees the child, who appears addressing one of the angels. The virgin is also sheltered by an ogee arch supported on turned columns, and raised visually by steps. This composition achieves a very striking contrast: the dark bronze figure, in contrast to the lapis lazuli background and the part of the arch and the outside of it, in gilded bronze. Under the steps there is a heraldic enamel shield with a key on an azure background. The angels, kneeling, are flanking this figure, and, appearing in dark bronze, visually share the "category" of religious figures with Mary, while their (lower) position gives more status to both the Mother and Jesus. The rest of the composition is completed with a delicate landscape: constructions and walls on mountains, clouds in the sky, plants, stones, etc. To the outside, another lapis lazuli frame is placed decorated in the corners with appliques, giving way to carved and polychrome wood. The lapis lazuli is a semiprecious stone already known in the seventh millennium BC., found in deposits from the Caucasus to Mauritania. From the end of the middle ages, it increased its export to Europe, its use being more frequent since then both to use it as a pigment in paintings after grinding it (giving rise to the finest and most expensive of the blues, and of the colors in many occasions), as for backgrounds of paintings, incrustations in works of art, jewelry and, a little later, in the well-known "hard stone works". The figure of Mary still shows an influence of Gothic models, although more European than Italian, along with elements that could already show a closeness to the Renaissance: although the nakedness of Jesus is already shown in Gothic works (Madonna with Angels by Fra Angelico ), the creation of space by playing with the cloth in front of Christ can be appreciated in more advanced paintings (Virgin with Child by Domenico Ghirlandaio, National Gallery of London); the presence of a powerful throne can be seen frequently in Italian Madonnas of the Quattrocento (and before), but not quite as presented here. As for the landscape, it is necessary to compare it, for example, with that of the fresco of the Condotiero Guidoriccio de Fogliano (Simone Martini, finished in 1328). This is a work of great technical and aesthetic quality, not to mention the materials chosen for its creation, comparable only to outstanding examples from around the world, such as those preserved in the Palazzo Madama in Torino (Italy), where the coral It also has an important role. It is essential to mention, also, works such as the plate of hard stones (lapis lazuli between them) with a relief of Mary with the Child in...
Category
16th Century Italian Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Lapis Lazuli, Bronze, Enamel, Other
Antique Bronze Bell with Original Clapper
Located in Alessandria, Piemonte
Italian antique bronze bell: may be a Nautical Bell or a Church bell because it was recovered in the Mediterranean sea in front of Genoa many years ago. ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Classical Roman Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Devotional plaque, San Telmo or Sanct'Elmo. Bronze. Spanish school, 19th century
Located in Madrid, ES
Devotional plaque, San Telmo or Sanct'Elmo. Bronze. Spanish school, 19th century.
Saint Pedro González became bishop of Palencia, later entering the Order o...
Category
19th Century Spanish Neoclassical Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Large Gothic Revival Wrought Iron Chandelier for Dining Room / Restaurant Etc
Located in Lisse, NL
Great quality workmanship, forged in fire Gothic Art candle chandelier or pendant light.
This beautiful quality and all hand forged chandelier comes with clearly visible, Gothic qua...
Category
Early 20th Century Dutch Gothic Revival Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron
Madonna Carved Wood Sculpture Gold Leaf and Polychrome, Spain, Mid-18th Century
Located in Frankfurt am Main, DE
A wood sculpture wonderfully carved depiction of the Virgin Mary with Jesus Child gilded with gold leaf and polychrome painted, Spain, mid-18th century...
Category
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
French Crucifix Vitrine and Oval Frame, Late 19th Century
Located in Labrit, Landes
Crucifix in its oval vitrine, French, late 19th century
Golden frame
Good condition
For shipping: 9/51/60 cm, 3.3 kg.
Category
Late 19th Century French Napoleon III Antique Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Wood
Italian Carved Solid Walnut Kneeler from 1600s in Patina
Located in Cesena, FC
Lombard / Venetian kneeler from the 1600s, in patina
Solid walnut with Greek carved details under the top and capital feet
Drawers panelled in briarwood...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Walnut
Golden Wooden Statue of Buddha, 19th Century
Located in Marseille, FR
Golden wooden statue of Buddha from the 19th century standing in a lotus flower with a height of 73 cm and a width of 24 cm. Remarkable patina. Some gaps.
Additional information:
...
Category
19th Century Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Christianity Monastery Work Virgin Mary in Glass Display Case Antique German
Located in Nuernberg, DE
Here I have to offer a fine antique classic early 20th century Glass Display Case with a beautiful Monastery Work inside. A wonderful decorative item, in very nice as is condition.
T...
Category
Late 19th Century German Folk Art Antique Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Rare French Art Deco Crucifix, 1920, Poor Clares
Located in Saint-Amans-des-Cots, FR
Rare French Art Deco bronze & oak crucifix from the Sainte-Claire de Mur de Barrez monastery (Poor Clares, read below), France, 1920s. Close to the work of Ateliers de Marolles. Heig...
Category
1920s French Art Deco Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Rare Gothic Revival Embossed Brass Eagle Sculpture Church Altar Bible Stand
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and sculptural, Arts & Crafts era, church bible or book stand.
This late 1800s bible stand has beautiful details and it is in remarkably good condition. The stunning overal...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Rare Antique Gothic Revival Oak Armchair Chair w Female Sculptures in Armrests
Located in Lisse, NL
Unique and impressive, Gothic style chair from the late 1800s.
This rare and solid oak Gothic Revival church chair has a beautiful patination and it is as stabile as the day it was...
Category
Late 19th Century European Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Leather, Oak
Vintage Decorative Jesus Metal Statue on Ebonized Wooden Base, Germany 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A classic decorative Jesus statue. Some wear with a nice patina, but this is old-age. Made of a kind of Metal (probably white metal) on a wooden base. Ver...
Category
1910s German Art Nouveau Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Early 20th Century French Wall Hanging Brass and Wood Crucifix
Located in Dallas, TX
This beautiful and intricate crucifix was created in France circa 1930. This exquisitely crafted crucifix, combines wood and brass in an intricate and elegant design. The wooden cro...
Category
Early 20th Century French Religious Items
Materials
Brass
Large & Impressive Antique Bronze Corpus of Christ w. Amazing Details and Patina
Located in Lisse, NL
Stunning and beautifully handcrafted, work of religious art.
Large bronze crucifixes are a rare find and to have been given the opportunity to purchase one of such beautiful quality and details made us grateful. The well portrait anatomy and the perfect patination of this large Christ sculpture are truly marvelous and we could see this antique go to both private collectors/worshippers and to a church or monastery. Mounted on the wall this rare size corpus will make a lasting impression, also from further away. So if you are looking for a unique and aesthetically pleasing Christ sculpture to grace your house of worship or home shrine then this meaningful Christian relic...
Category
Late 19th Century German Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze
Embroidered Holy Spirit Panel
Located in New York, NY
Embroidered Holy Spirit panel. Antique embroidered doubled sided panel in paper with original antique seeded glass and gilt carved frame, Italy, l...
Category
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silk
Vintage Catholic Lourdes Souvenir Building with Music Box, France 1920s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
This vintage silvered Music Box was a souvenir from a pilgrims journey to the famous City of Lourdes in France. It is made of metal and wood. The mu...
Category
1920s French Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Metal
Plaster Virgin Traditional Figure, circa 1930
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious signed plaster figure of a virgin. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1930. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ...
Category
1930s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Vintage hand-painted Jesus vase
Located in Pasadena, TX
This is a hand-painted vase. The colors are vibrant.
Category
20th Century American Religious Items
Materials
Ceramic
18th Century Wood Carved and Painted Santo
Located in Houston, TX
18th Century Wood Carved and Painted Santo. A polychrome Santo of St. Anthony
Some paint loss, looks to have had a split in the back that was filed in and touched up. Overall, very g...
Category
18th Century Mexican Spanish Colonial Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood, Paint
Renaissance Period Hand Carved Oak Panels, 16th Century
Located in Beuzevillette, FR
Set of two 16th century oak panels, one representing a character accompanied by a dog, the other a character in flames, probably saints.
These ...
Category
16th Century French Renaissance Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Antique Painted Wrought Iron Crucifix
Located in Dallas, TX
Antique painted wrought iron crucifix is a splendid work designed to last for centuries! The corpus is cast iron, and mounted upon the forged cro...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Religious Items
Materials
Wrought Iron
Traditional Religious Plaster Figure: Virgin of Timeless Elegance
Located in Barcelona, ES
Behold the grace and elegance of this traditional religious plaster figure, depicting the Virgin with timeless beauty. Crafted in a traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa ...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Virgin with Child. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 13th century.
Located in Madrid, ES
Virgin with Child. Carved and polychrome wood. Spanish school, 13th century.
It has faults.
Polychrome wood carving that shows the Virgin sitting on a throne, with her right hand r...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Gothic Antique Religious Items
Materials
Other
Antique Illustration of the Feet of Lord Rama, 'Sri Ram Prada Yatra'
Located in Soquel, CA
Finely detailed illustration of the feet of Lord Rama. The feet are labeled with illustrative symbols, including a lotus flower, shells, and crescent moons. There are a total of 17 s...
Category
19th Century Indian Other Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Leaf
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
19th Century French Ecclesiastical Iron & Bronze Altar Rail
Located in Forney, TX
A rare and magnificent architectural ecclesiastical iron and bronze altar railing. Created in France in the 19th century, commissioned for a Victorian er...
Category
19th Century French Gothic Revival Antique Religious Items
Materials
Bronze, Iron
Early American Cast Iron and Maple Bible / Dictionary Stand Adjustable
Located in Germantown, MD
Early American Adjustable Cast Iron and Maple Bible / Dictionary Stand. Measures 16" in width, 16" in depth and stands 40" tall. (Highest height)
Category
19th Century American Victorian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Iron
18th Century Carved and Polychrome ''Virgin of Mercy'' Statue, Baroque Style
Located in Lisbon, PT
A 18th Century figure of the Pietà or the ''Virgin of Mercy'' , carved in polychrome chestnut wood. Our Lady appears seated on the throne with her head covered by a mantle supporting...
Category
18th Century Portuguese Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
17th Century Sterling Silver Reliquary
Located in Madrid, ES
A refined and devotional 17th-century sterling silver reliquary featuring a delicate reverse glass painting of the Virgin Mary. This exqui...
Category
17th Century Baroque Antique Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Blue Hand Painted Baroque Cherub or Angel Portuguese Ceramic Tile or Azulejo
Located in Coimbra, PT
Gorgeous blue hand painted Baroque cherub or angel 18th century style Portuguese ceramic tile/azulejo
The tile painted in cobalt blue over white in typical 18th century Portugal set ...
Category
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Italian 17th Century Mannequin
Located in Round Top, TX
A very beautiful 17th century articulating Mannequin from the Veneto region of Italy. Beautifully carved from polychromed wood with very handso...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Religious Items
Materials
Wood
Beautiful Silver Lady Woman in Alpine Costume Ex Voto, Antique European, 1910s
Located in Nuernberg, DE
A cute petite religious Ex Voto. I do not know what it is made of, thin and light filigree silver or silver plated metal. It is handmade, embossed an...
Category
Early 20th Century German Art Nouveau Religious Items
Materials
Silver Plate, Sheet Metal
French 17th Century Weathered Carved Oak Christ Fragment
Located in Buisson, FR
Very nice carved oak Christ figure with a strong expression. Beautiful weathered , France circa 1600-1700. Weathered, and losses. Measurement with the base
Category
17th Century French Antique Religious Items
Materials
Oak
Important Early 18th Century Italian Carved Monstrance Reliquary Tabernacle
Located in Forney, TX
Important and historic, acquired from the estate of legendary American businessman, the late T. Boone Pickens, we're proud to offer this exceptional carved giltwood reliquary - monstrance from the early 18th century.
Elaborately hand carved in period Rococo - Rocaille taste, with superb scrollwork, openwork, fanciful acanthus leaf and shell, ornate detailing, polychrome painted warm pastel colors, now beautifully distressed, muted tones, with remnants of gold gilded accents.
Pieces such as this were used in early churches for convenient exhibition or public display of some object of piety and other important religious relics...
Category
Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Antique Religious Items
Materials
Giltwood
19th Century Silver and Gold Monstrance with Travel Case
Located in Ross, CA
A silver and gold monstrance with travel case (c. 1890). Also known as an ostensorium, this vessel was used as a reliquary for display in the private r...
Category
Late 19th Century French Neoclassical Antique Religious Items
Materials
Gold Plate, Silver, Bronze
Plaster Mounted Horse Rider Traditional Figure, circa 1950
Located in Barcelona, ES
Traditional religious plaster figure of a horse rider. Made in traditional Catalan atelier in Olot, Spain, circa 1950. In original condition, with minor wear consistent with ag...
Category
1950s Spanish Modern Vintage Religious Items
Materials
Plaster
Large Antique Patinated Mercury Glass Madonna with Child
Located in Tilburg, NL
Antique patinated Mercury glass Madonna with child. Turn of the century / early 20th century.
This is a wonderful and large mercury glass Madonna with child figurine...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Aesthetic Movement Religious Items
Materials
Glass, Mercury Glass
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.