Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
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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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wrought Iron
20th Century Indian Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
20th Century English Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
19th Century European Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metallic Thread
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Velvet
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metallic Thread
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metallic Thread
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
1970s Italian Vintage Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Marble, Sterling Silver
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metallic Thread
19th Century British Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
1940s Italian Vintage Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Cotton
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Fir
17th Century German Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Mother-of-Pearl, Oak
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
15th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver, Bronze, Iron
17th Century French Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass
20th Century Indian Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metallic Thread
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Gold
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Linen, Silk
Early 1600s Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
20th Century English Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk
1860s Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Vietnamese Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
2010s Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood, Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silk, Velvet
Mid-19th Century German Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Metal
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Pine
Mid-20th Century Unknown Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut, Plywood
15th Century and Earlier European Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Silver
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Iron
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
Mid-19th Century English Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wood
15th Century and Earlier English Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
17th Century European Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Brass, Bronze, Ormolu
Mid-20th Century English Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Oak
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Other
Late 19th Century American Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Walnut
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance More Furniture and Collectibles
Wool, Velvet