Baroque Religious Items
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Copper
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Bronze
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Metal
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
18th Century Central American Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood, Pine, Paint
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Brass
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
1910s English Vintage Baroque Religious Items
Sterling Silver
Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Iron
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Other, Pewter
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Early 18th Century Russian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Copper
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Copper, Silver Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Other
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Mirror, Wood
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Poplar
Early 1800s Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
1850s French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Metal
1740s European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Boxwood
Early 18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Religious Items
Giltwood
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Bronze
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Giltwood, Tapestry
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Hardwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Glass, Lacquer, Giltwood, Wood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Early 17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Other
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Nutwood
Late 20th Century Italian Baroque Religious Items
Sterling Silver
Mid-18th Century Philippine Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
20th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
Bronze
20th Century Spanish Baroque Religious Items
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Gold Plate, Silver Plate, Brass
Late 17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver, Enamel, Other
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Gold, Enamel, Other
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Chestnut
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver
Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Oak
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Religious Items
Paint
1730s Philippine Antique Baroque Religious Items
Silver
17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Pine
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Canvas
17th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Pine
16th Century European Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
Early 17th Century French Antique Baroque Religious Items
Oak
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Religious Items
Wood
1920s English Vintage Baroque Religious Items
Sterling Silver
18th Century South American Antique Baroque Religious Items
Terracotta