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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1990s Belgian Baroque Paintings
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
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Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings
Porcelain, Giltwood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings
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Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings
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1820s English Antique Baroque Paintings
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Early 1900s German Antique Baroque Paintings
Porcelain, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Baroque Paintings
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2010s English Baroque Paintings
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18th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings
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1680s Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
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17th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
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19th Century European Antique Baroque Paintings
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Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Paintings
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
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18th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings
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1880s German Antique Baroque Paintings
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Late 19th Century Antique Baroque Paintings
Giltwood
20th Century Irish Baroque Paintings
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Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Paintings
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Early 19th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Paintings
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Paintings
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Paintings
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1870s German Antique Baroque Paintings
Porcelain, Giltwood
Early 20th Century German Baroque Paintings
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Mid-20th Century Dutch Baroque Paintings
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Early 20th Century German Baroque Paintings
Porcelain
19th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings
Porcelain, Giltwood
Mid-17th Century European Antique Baroque Paintings
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Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings
Porcelain, Giltwood
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings
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19th Century German Antique Baroque Paintings
Porcelain, Giltwood
17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Paintings
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
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Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Paintings
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18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Baroque Paintings
18th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Baroque Paintings
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17th Century French Antique Baroque Paintings
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