Baroque Paintings
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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Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
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1950s German Vintage Baroque Paintings
Wood, Mirror, Paint
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Canvas
1930s European Vintage Baroque Paintings
Plywood, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century German Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Oak
Mid-20th Century Baroque Paintings
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Giltwood
1950s English Vintage Baroque Paintings
Wood
1830s French Antique Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Paint
1930s Italian Vintage Baroque Paintings
Wood
18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Wood, Masonite, Paint
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Paint
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Paintings
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18th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings
Leather
1950s Haitian Vintage Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Antique Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Paint
2010s American Baroque Paintings
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Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Paintings
Canvas
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Canvas
1940s Spanish Vintage Baroque Paintings
Paper
1940s Italian Vintage Baroque Paintings
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Paintings
Canvas
1960s French Vintage Baroque Paintings
Canvas, Wood
Mid-20th Century Portuguese Baroque Paintings
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1960s Unknown Vintage Baroque Paintings
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