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 Consecration of St.Nicholas After Veronese. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Veronese
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Greek Mythology Print After Nicolas Poussin. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Poussin
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Jones & Co. C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Haviland Limoges France Decorative Plate La Chasse a La Licorne 1981 Limited Ed.
Located in North Hollywood, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1981 Limited Ed # 5.
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.
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 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.
This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
Category
Late 20th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Large Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Plaque of a Naiad or Water Nymph
By Capodimonte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and large-scale Capodimonte porcelain plaque depicting a Naiad (or a water nymph from Greek mythology). She is attended by a small ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain
Large Della Robbia Style glazed Terracotta Tondo / Decorative Wall Sculpture
By Della Robbia
Located in Troy, NY
A very large and highly decorative glazed Terracotta Tondo / Wall Sculpture in the style of "Della Robbia".
The glazed and brightly colorful, shiny s...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
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 Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
Renaissance carved volcanic stone fireplace -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
renaissance fireplace, carved fireplace, travertine fireplace, stone fireplace, stone fireplace facing, marble fireplace, carved frieze fireplace
Fireplace cladding carved on antique...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Original Antique Print of The Head of John The Baptist 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 of The Raising of Lazarus After Del Piombo. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Sebastiano Del Piombo
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Rembrandt, Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print after Rembrandt
Lovely colors.
Chromolithograph
Published by Connoisseur circa 1900
Unframed.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Rubens. The Massacre of The Innocents. C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Massacre of The Innocents
Fine steel engraving
Published by Fisher. C.1840
Unframed.
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of A Music Party After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Titian
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Return of The Ark After Sebastien Bourdon. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Sebastien Bourdon
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Tribute Money After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Titian
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXI, 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 of Susanna and The Elders After Ludovico Carracci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ludovico Carracci
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Conversion of St Paul After Di Ferrara. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ercole Di Ferrara
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Moses Striking The Rock After Nicolas Poussin. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Nicolas Poussin
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Leonardo
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Pope Pius VII After Lawrence. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Sir Thomas Lawrence
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by FullartonC.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
16th Century, Saint Isidore, Patron of Farming and Gardening, Carved-Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed sculpture and altar of Saint Isidore, Patron of Farming and Gardening. He is standing in a red velvet line niche. The altar is adorne...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IX, 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
Set of 5 Large Antique Prints of European Renaissance Art Treasures. 1862
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb set of 5 prints of European Art Treasures
Chromolithographs
Published by Louis Gruner, 1862.
The prints are in good condition. The white mounts...
Category
1860s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of 8 Large Antique Prints of European Renaissance Art Treasures. 1862
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb set of 8 prints of European Art Treasures
Chromolithographs
Published by Louis Gruner, 1862.
The prints are in good condition. The white mounts...
Category
1860s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Domenichino, St. Jerome and the Angel, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Domenichino
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Jones & Co, London, circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of a Portrait of a Gentleman After Pisanello. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a portrait of Leonello D'Este
After Pisanello
Chromo-lithograph
Published by The Connoisseur, C.1900
Unframed.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Ten Hand-Colored Color Stipple Engravings from Traite Des Arbres Fruitiers
Located in Manhasset, NY
Ten hand-colored color stipple engravings from Traite des Arbres Fruitiers, with margins, each in a fine silver gilt custom frame. After Poiteau and Turpin Studies of Fruit. If your ...
Category
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paper
Original Antique Print of An Aristocratic Family After Van Dyck. Dated 1832
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Fisher. Dated 1832
Unframed.
Category
1830s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis VII, 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 Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXI, 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 Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXII. 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 Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXI, 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 Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis VI, 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 of Cupid After E.Sirani. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of cupid
Fine steel engraving after E.Sirani
Published C.1870
Unframed.
The measurement given is the paper size
Category
1870s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Ceramic Wall Plate, centerpiece with St. George, 24K Gold Luster & Relief Design
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
This one-of-a-kind hand-painted ceramic wall plate by renowned Italian ceramist Gabriele Mengoni is a stunning work of art, showcasing the legendary Saint George. Painted in soft sep...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Plate
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XIII, 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 Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XV, 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 Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXV, 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 Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IV, 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 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
Original Antique Print After Correggio, Ecce Homo, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Correggio
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Jones & Co, London, circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Framed Print After Fra Bartolomeo. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Renaissance fresco by Fra Bartolomeo
Chromo-lithograph
Published, C.1870
Presented in an antique distressed pine frame
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Pine
Original Antique Print After Carlo Maratta, Virgin and Child, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of the Virgin and Child
Fine Steel engraving
Published by Virtue, London circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Daniele Crespi, Entombment of Christ, circa 1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Daniele Crespi
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Fisher, London, circa 1840
Unframed.
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Limoges Antique Enamel on Copper Triptych
Located in Kingston, NY
Limoges antique enamel on copper triptych. Finely crafted decorative art piece featuring a detailed historical scene. Frame possibly replaced in early...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Copper, Enamel
Morroni & Tega Gualdo Tadino Rinascimental Italian Majolica Pair of Plates
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Majolica plates.
Rinascimental décor.
Perfect condition.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco Venice
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco in Venice,
circa 1880. Attributed to Paolo Salviati (1818-1894).
Possibly the largest photographic image ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
16th Century, Pair of Italian Small Carved Walnut Doors
Located in IT
Pair of small carved walnut doors, 16th century, central Italy
This pair of small doors was made in the sixteenth century, in central Italy, in carved walnut. The decoration provides...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Walnut
Original Antique Print of Jesus And The Samaritan After Annibale Carracci.C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Annibale Carracci
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
19th Century Pair of Italian Renaissance Style Brass Embossed Wall Plaques
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th century) square black framed brass embossed wall plaques with scene of 17th Century men & women.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
16th Century Castelli Italian Maiolica Farnese alla turchina Dish
By Castelli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An extraordinary azure maiolica dish in the Farnese service, made by Castelli d'Abuzzo between 1580 and 1589.
In the peak of the High Renaissance, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese commissioned a dinner service from the Castelli maiolica...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Maiolica
French Chateaux Porcelain Plaques, Box, Set of Six
Located in Winter Park, FL
A suite of six porcelain plaques by French artist and illustrator Jean Gradassi (1907-1989) entitled "Vie, Coutumes & Moeurs dans les Châteaux de France 1400 à 1650" (Life, Customs a...
Category
20th Century French Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Leather, Porcelain
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IX, 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
Matthaus Seutter, Framed 1730 Color Engraving Map of "Belgium Fonderatum"
Located in Bridgeport, CT
Label on verso. From Grosser Atlas. The name Belgium comes from the ancient designation "Gallis Belgica". Figural decoration upper left. M. Seutter was a famed German mapmaker in the...
Category
18th Century European Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Camino scolpito su travertino romano in stile rinascimentale
Located in Tarquinia, IT
camino rinascimentale, camino scolpito, camino in travertino, camino in pietra, rivestimento camino in pietra, camino in marmo.
Rivestimento per camino scolpito su travertino romano ...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Travertine
Hans Sebald Beham (1500 Nuremberg - 1550 Frankfurt am Main) “Judicium des Paris”
Located in Münster, DE
Hans Sebald Beham (1500 Nuremberg - 1550 Frankfurt am Main)
“Judicium des Paris”, The Judgement of Paris, original copperplate engraving, framed behind glass, 1546, dated in the cane...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Antique Italian Figurative Pietra Dure Panel
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian figurative pietra dure panel
Italian, 19th century
Measures: Height 18cm, width 14cm, depth 1cm
This beautiful pietra dure panel depicts in the Renaissance style...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
'Una Gitana' A Large Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque After Angelo Asti
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Una Gitana' A Large Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque After Angelo Asti (1847-1903), depicting a portrait of a beautiful young woman in profile wearing a red cap. In an oval giltwood f...
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Renaissance decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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