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 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 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 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 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
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
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 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
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 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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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 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 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
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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
Large Bas-relief Wall Plaque Portrait of Michelangelo Antique 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
The mid-19th century witnessed a resurgence of interest in classical art and the veneration of its masters. Among these luminaries, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475 –...
Category
1850s Unknown Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Pair of 19th Century French Barbotine Ceramic Chargers with King Francois I
Located in Dallas, TX
This colorful pair of antique Majolica platters were sculpted in France, circa 1850. Both plates, decorated in the Renaissance style, are heavily sculpted on the perimeter with overlaid leaf decor. The plates depict Francois I, King of France, and his second wife, Eleanor of Austria. The wall platters are in excellent condition with rich colors in a deep blue and pale green palette.
Francois I (1494-1547) was the first king of France from the house of Valois...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Painted Canvas of a Renaissance Style Woman Portrait, Contemporary Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted canvas figuring a side view of a woman portrait in the Renaissance style.
She wears a black dress with a gilt collar, belt with gilt flower motifs, grey sleeves adorned wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
16th Century Pair of Italian Candlesticks of Cherubs
Located in North Miami, FL
This exquisite pair of 16th-century Italian candlesticks is a testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Renaissance era. Meticulously carved from wood and adorned with opule...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$6,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
Two Framed Antique Faience Chargers by Montereau
Located in London, GB
This fine pair of faience chargers were crafted by the pottery manufactory in Montereau, France. The manufactory was established in the 18th century and flourished in the 19th century with the creation of Creil-Montereau faience, a kind of lead-based earthenware set on a white body which originated in the area which these chargers are crafted from.
The pair of chargers...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$6,193 / set
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
Antique Limoges Enamel Plaque of Christ on the Road to Calvary
Located in London, GB
Antique Limoges enamel plaque of Christ on the road to Calvary
French, late 19th century
Measures: Frame: Height 38cm, width 45cm, depth 7cm
Plaque: Height 22cm, width 29cm
This vibrantly painted Limoges enamel plaque depicts Christ carrying the cross...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
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
Renaissance Revival Pietra Serena Carved High Relief Plaque
Located in London, by appointment only
An exceptional high relief Renaissance Revival carved black Pietra Serena panel.
The right facing profile bust of a lady in front of a garland of flowers and leaves suspended above ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Slate
Renaissance decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
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