Baroque Pillows and Throws
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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2010s French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Cotton
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk
20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Textile, Silk, Linen
1640s English Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen
1720s Turkish Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Gold
Mid-17th Century European Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Tapestry
2010s American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Silk
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen
20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Lacquer
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Cotton, Linen, Down
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen
2010s French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen
2010s French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Textile, Down
2010s French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen
2010s French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen
20th Century Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Cotton, Linen
2010s French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen
21st Century and Contemporary Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen
2010s French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Cotton
1650s English Antique Baroque Pillows and Throws
Tapestry
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk
Late 20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk
20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Textile, Silk, Linen
20th Century French Baroque Pillows and Throws
Linen, Silk, Textile
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Silk
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Pillows and Throws
Silk, Murrine