Renaissance Decorative Art
RENAISSANCE STYLE
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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Style: Renaissance
Original Antique Print of The Annunciation After Claude Lorrain. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Claude Lorrain
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Veronese, The Nativity, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Veronese
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Tallis, London. circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Tobit And The Angel After Domenichino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Domenichino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
A Deruta Maiolica Dish Early 16th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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The centre painted with archaic de...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Maiolica
End 19th Century Oil Painting Hunting Scene Herman Emil Pohle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, Hermann Emil Pohle. The painting is a genre piece. A Renaissance style hunting scene. The hunting horn is blown before...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Original Antique Print of Mary Magdalen After Domenichino. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Domenichino
Fine steel engraving.
Published by Sangster, London. circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of St John The Evangelist After Domenichino. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Domenichino
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Tallis, London, circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Transfiguration After Raphael. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael
Fine steel engraving
Published by Fisher circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian Carved Wood Depiction of "The Last Supper"
Located in Los Angeles, CA
19th C. bas-relief panel which is a type of sculpture where the design in only slightly raised from the background surface, creating a shallow, low-relief effect. The relief depicts...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
KPM Porcelain Plaque of Mary and Her Child after Madonna of the Chair Painting
Located in Boston, MA
This is a beautifully painted KPM porcelain plaque after the famous painting of the Madonna of the Chair or Madonna della Sedia by Raphael, which was originally painted 1513-1514. Ma...
Category
Early 20th Century German Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
German Bronze Historicism Charger Depicting Entry of Henry IV into Paris in 1594
By Ilsenburg Foundry
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Fine German Bronze Historicism Charger Depicting Entry Of Henry IV Into Paris March 22, 1594
Second half 19 century.
A finely cast "Historicism" charger commemorating "The Entry Of Henry IV Into Paris, 22 March in 1594.
The image is loosely based on a painting by Francois Gerard...
Category
Mid-19th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Bronze
Monumental Pair Maitland Smith Hand Painted Neoclassical Eglomise Art Panels 80"
Located in Dayton, OH
A very large and impressive vintage pair of Maitland Smith hand painted art panels featuring a French Neoclassical / Renaissance eglomise style mo...
Category
Late 20th Century Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Mahogany
Original Antique Print of The Flight Into Egypt After Claude Lorrain . C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Claude Lorrain
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Venice" After Paolo Veronese
By Paolo Veronese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Large Italian 18th-19th century oval-shaped oil on canvas titled "The Triumph of Venice" After the original work by Paolo Veronese (Venice, 1528-1588). The original of this painting hangs in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice. The 'Ricci' coloration suggests a late 17th-early 18th century date. In 1715 Charles de la Fosse advised Ricci to paint only "Veroneses and no more Riccis", Venice, circa 1800.
Measures:
Height: 45 1/4 inches (115 cm).
Width: 29 inches (73.7 cm).
Frame height: 58 1/4 inches (147.9 cm).
Frame width: 43 1/4 inches (109.9 cm).
Frame depth: 5 1/4 (13.3 cm).
Provenance: Royal Academy of Scotland.
Paolo Veronese (Born 1528, Verona, Republic of Venice - died April 9, 1588, Venice) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Canvas
Original Antique Print of Christ In The Sepulchre After Guercino . C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Guercino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print " The Rout of Comus ". After Landseer. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Rout of Comus
Fine steel engraving after Sir E.Landseer
Published by Virtue circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis V, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci, Last Supper, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Leonardo Da Vinci.
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by London Printing And Publishing Co. circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Pair of Italian Friezes 18th Century Blue Painted Gilwood Wall Decorative Panels
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of 1700s Italian Wall Decorative Panels, a pair of blue laquer vertical frieze dating back to late 18th century, with a stunning hand-carved gilded relief candelabra decoratio...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Antique Print of Ecce Homo After Carlo Dolci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Carlo Dolci
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Christ Praying In The Garden After Correggio. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Correggio
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Martyrdom of St.Peter After Giorgione. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Giorgione
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista
By Molla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista . Circa 1600’s important Painting Oil on Canvas painting of a boy with a bird, in original Hand carved...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Wood, Plaster
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis II, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Haviland Limoges France La Chasse a La Licorne Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed.
Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France.
Haviland Limoges France Limited Edition Porcelain Collector Plate "La Dame a La Licorne".
La Chasse a La Licorne Limoges Haviland C. Parlon Collectible Plate.
1970s French Limoges limited edition and 22-karat gold collectors plate by Haviland & Parlon.
This coveted and rare collector plate display a scene from the famous late fifteenth century Renaissance Paris French tapestries of unicorn hunting scene ," La Chasse A La Licorne".
The plate is hand painted with an incredible amount of detail, bright and bold colors with a 22-karat gold rim.
Made of porcelain with a glossy finish, this round plate features a stunning multicolor fairy tale design with a unicorn theme.
The plate is handmade and painted, and is part of the Limoge product line series.
This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
Category
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Original Antique Print of Queen Henrietta Maria After Van Dyck. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Virtue C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Triptych
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style Set of three gilt icon wall plaque with swirl columns and religious figures.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Wonderful Antique Painting of Christ and Two Apostles in Ebonized Wooden Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Meaningful and perfect size, religious work of art.
We find it refreshing to see Christ in this original 1913 oil painting as the spiritual master that he was (in a ceremonial act) ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
1900s David Zipirovic Deruta Renaissance Revival Majolica Parade Plate
By Deruta
Located in Brescia, IT
Parade Plate
David Zipirovic
Deruta
Italy, Early 1900
Painted Majolica
Zipirovic Graphic Symbol under the plate
Perfect Condiction
Must have for your majolica collection
David Zip...
Category
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Large Vintage Oval Relief Plaque, English, Stone, Decorative, After Jasperware
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage oval relief plaque. An English, reconstituted stone decorative frieze in the manner of Jasperware, dating to the late 20th century, circa...
Category
1980s British Vintage Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Framed Antique Chromolithograph - Uffizi Gallery Ceiling, Florence, Italy
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique German architecture print on heavy paper showing an illustration of a portion of a ceiling painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 16th centur...
Category
1890s German Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
Attrib. Eduard Baldus copper print plate titled, "The Peace"
By Edouard Baldus
Located in Kingston, NY
The copper engraving plate is titled "The Peace, " which is attributed to Edouard Baldus, who signed the work. This plate was used to create eng...
Category
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Copper
English Renaissance Framed Crest Embroidery
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance embroidery of a crest having a crown top mounted on a red velvet background in an ebonized wood frame.
Category
16th Century English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Thread, Velvet, Wood
Carved 17th Century Decorative Renaissance Wall Panel
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
A superbly carved, early 17th century decorative Renaissance walnut wall panel mounted within a carved oak frame, sourced from a private UK collectio...
Category
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Oak
Antique Meissen Porcelain Plaque after Correggio
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen porcelain plaque after Correggio
German, 19th Century
Measures: Frame: Height 43cm, width 50cm, depth 10cm
Plaque: Height ...
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Antique Hand-Painted Porcelain Framed Plaque or Panel of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed hand painted porcelain panel is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in France in approximately 1850 in a Renaissance style. The panel is an iconic depiction o...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Manner Titian, Oil on Canvas Sleeping Cupid
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Manner of Titian (Tiziano Vecelli - Italian, 1485-1576) An Oil on Canvas "Sleeping Cupid" within a gilt and black decorated gesso frame. A label on reve...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood
Large Decorative Plate Majolica Wall Dish, Centerpiece Hand Painted Italy Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Our ceramic plate "Mediterranean Nuances" is handmade and hand-painted in Italy: realized in majolica painted in polychrome, it is characterized by elegant decorative motifs of the Deruta tradition colored with different variations of blue and brown tones following the original Renaissance painting technique. The particular shape of this dish is traditionally called "a priest's hat". This majolica can be exposed as an centerpiece or it can be used as a fancy wall dish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Plaque by Royal Vienna
By Paolo Veronese, Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This fantastic porcelain plaque features some exceptionally splendid gilded decoration, but it is the central Biblical scene which makes it a truly special piece. Depicting the story...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Pair of Reliefs, Grotesque or Candelieri, Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of reliefs; grutescos or candelieri. Carved, polychrome and golden wood. 16th century, and later
Pair of reliefs made of hand carved wood, gilded ...
Category
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wool
Ten Copperplate Engravings in Gilt Frames by Benjamin Maund, Judy Cormier Framed
By Benjamin Maund
Located in Manhasset, NY
One of several spectacular groupings of engravings fresh from a Bronxville Mansion. Ten Copperplate engravings by Benjamin Maund (British) in the finest...
Category
1820s British Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
Antique Carved Pine Cherub Wall Hanging
Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire
An antique carved pine cherub wall hanging.
This Italian sculpture would make an intriguing yet striking wall display in any period property.
Crafted in pine, this renaissance styl...
Category
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Pine
Original Antique Etching By A.Durand After Rembrandt. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A real etching after Rembrandt's masterpiece
By Amand Durand
Published circa 1900
On good quality wove type paper
Unframed.
Category
1890s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century French Renaissance Style Polished Iron Crest on Walnut Plaque
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or a man's office with this elegant antique plaque. Crafted in France circa 1880, the wall decor features a coat of arms with a medieval royal knight...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Iron
Original Antique Print After Rubens, Jesus Christ Descent from the Cross, C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens
Fine steel engraving.
Published by Sangster, C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Continental Mythological Antique Oil on Canvas of Venus and Adonis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th century continental mythological oil painting on canvas of Aphrodite and Adonis, after the 16th century painting by Titian (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
...
Category
1850s British Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Set of 6 Antique Old Master Prints in Cream Painted Frames. French, circa 1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 6 antique prints after the old master engravings.
After Durer, Altdorfer, Van Leyden, Van Meckenem and Marcantonio
Heliogravures by A.Durand, Paris. France.
...
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century enamel portrait plaque of King Francois II of France (son of King Henry II) who served from 1559-1560. King Francois was married to Mary, Qu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Antique 16th Century Pergola Tapestry with Vase of Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Antique pergola tapestry handwoven in wool and silk in Bruges, Belgium in the mid-16th Century.
Pergola tapestries are typified by a harmony between ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
Original Antique Print of The Holy Family After Raphael. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Racinet, Auguste, L'Ornement Polychrome, Renaissance Set of 4 Firmin-Didot Paris
Located in New York, NY
Fine, scarce set of four original chromolithographs of Renaissance designs from Racinet's seminal L'Ornement Polychrome published by Firmin-Didot 1869-1873 and 1885-1887. Architectur...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Scenic Tarsia Panel of Raffigurante "Il Carro Dell'Auro
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Scenic Tarsia Panel of Raffigurante "Il Carro Dell'Aurora"
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Large Ceramic Plate Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary Unique 21st century
Located in London, GB
"Orvieto", large plate, 2017, full-fire reduction faience earthenware 52 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece.
Perfect décor for the wall or simply placed at the centre of a table...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Original Antique Print of The Vision of St.Jerome After Parmigianino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Parmigianino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
17th Century Spanish School Breastfeeding Virgin
Located in Marbella, ES
Beautiful oil on canvas with four protagonists, the Virgin breastfeeding baby Jesus with St. Joseph and a young St. John the Baptist. Typical 17th century composition with the secondary characters in the background. Relined canvas and original gold leaf gilded frame...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Renaissance Style Enamel Plaques in Giltwood Frames
Located in London, GB
Pair of Renaissance style enamel plaques in giltwood frames
French, 19th Century
Dimensions: Frames: Height 24cm, width 18cm, depth 3cm
Plaques: Height 13cm, width 10cm
Held in ornately carved neoclassical giltwood frames, these Limoges enamel plaques depict two men rendered in the historicised Renaissance style. The frames feature oval openings, with laurel wreath carvings and bows to the top.
Both plaques depict bust-length portraits of men, shown in three-quarter profile with laurel wreaths adorning their heads. They are both painted in a style that evokes the portraiture of the 16th century, with great care taken to render the details of each sitter’s face, and expressive brushstrokes for the background and clothing. The younger of the men wears a deep orange shirt...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Antique Renaissance Style Porcelain Portrait with Enamel by Lamy
By Lamy
Located in London, GB
Antique Renaissance style porcelain portrait with enamel by Lamy
French, circa 1880
Measures: Frame height 52cm, width 49cm, depth 3cm
Plaque height 33cm, width 30m, depth 0.5cm
This unusually contemporary style porcelain plaque is a beautiful example of French eclectic...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam. Genesis XVIII. 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Renaissance decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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