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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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 by Jones circa 1850 Unframed. Minor tear top edge ( 0.5 inches ) Free shipping
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Original Antique Print After Carlo Dolci " The Daughter of Herodias ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Dolci Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of A " Dentist " After Gerrit Van Honthorst. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a dentist Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Rubens, Jesus Christ Descent from the Cross, C.1850
By Peter Paul Rubens
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens Fine steel engraving. Published C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Hans Holbein " The Madonna ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Holbein Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Saint Radegonde Exorcising a Demon – Burgkmair Circle, c.1516 Woodcut
Located in Langweer, NL
Saint Radegonde Exorcising a Demon – Burgkmair Circle, c.1516 Woodcut A powerful and visually striking early 16th-century woodcut depicting Saint Radegonde performing an exorcism, t...
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Overscaled Framed Nolli Map of Rome
Located in New York, NY
Print of la pianta grande di Roma (The Large Plan of Rome), also known as The Nolli Map by Pietro Campana, Carlo Nolli, and Rocco Pozzi. Framed in a 1.5” wide dark burl wood frame. ...
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Original Antique Print of A " Chemist " After David Teniers. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a chemist or pharmacist Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Albrecht Dürer - Saint Eustace
Located in Paris, FR
Albrecht Dürer, Saint Eustace. Copper engraving, 1501. Carved later in the 16 century. Signed with the monogram A.D (Albrecht Dürer) Why not having on a...
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Original Antique Print After Rubens " Wild Boar Hunt ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Salvator Rosa. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rosa Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Alessandro Turchi " David ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Turchi Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Correggio, Ecce Homo, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Correggio Fine Steel engraving. Published Fisher, London, circa 1850 Unframed.
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Large Scale Original Antique Prints of Renaissance Busts. Rome 1776
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful images of renaissance busts Copper-plate engravings Published by Monaldini, Rome, 1776 Good quality wove paper Free shipping
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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 Blackie C.1850 Unframed.
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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.
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Original Antique Print After Van Dyck " Martin Engelbrecht ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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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.
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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
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"Set of 9, 18th Century Italian Engravings, Features Female Statues, Framed"
By Giovanni Domenico Campiglia
Located in Los Angeles, CA
These Beautiful Italian 18th Century Black & White Engravings on Laid Paper Feature the Portrait of Female Statues, these pieces have been professionally Framed using all new Mat...
Paint, Paper, Wood, Linen, Textile
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
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Original Antique Print of Mary And Christ After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Titian Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of St Catherine After Rubens. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens Fine steel engraving. Published C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of The Madonna And Child After Il Sassoferrato. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Il Sassoferrato Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of Jesus Christ After Carlo Dolci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Carlo Dolci Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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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.
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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.
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Set of 20 Hand-Colored Engravings, 17th Century Star Charts, Framed
Located in Queens, NY
Set of 20 Renaissance (17th Century) engraved, hand-colored etchings for Johann Bayer's book 'Uranometria', a star atlas, in wooden frames with white mat....
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Marcantonio Raimondi 'Pupil of, Antique Engraving, Italy, Mid-16th Century
Located in Chatham, ON
A very rare - finest quality - mid 16th century Italian Renaissance engraving (after Raphael) by an anonymous pupil of MARCANTONIO RAIMONDI (1480-...
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Rare Framed Renaissance Engravings of Moravian Nobility, Central Europe, ca.1600
Located in Doha, QA
A rare and visually compelling suite of three Renaissance-period engravings, likely originating from a Central European historical or dynastic publication produced in the late 16th o...
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Original Antique Print After Rembrandt " The Feast of Ahasuerus ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rembrandt Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Van Dyck " Danae And The Golden Rain ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Raphael Mengs " Cupid ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Mengs Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of The Madonna And Child After Murillo. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Murillo Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of Cockerels After Melchior D'Hondecoeter. 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after D'Hondecoeter Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of John The Baptist After Guido Reni. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Guido Reni Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of Mary And Jesus After Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Dietrich Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of King Charles Spaniels And Children After Van Dyck
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of The Prophet Jonah / Sistine Chapel After Michelangelo.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Michelangelo Fine steel engraving. Published C.1850 Unframed.
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French 19th-Century Framed Lithograph of Charles d'Amboise, Lord of Chaumont
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-century framed lithograph of Charles d\'Amboise, Lord of Chaumont in military-civilian Renaissance attire in a wooden black and silver frame (Similar group of prints NWL6...
French Framed Lithograph of a Parisian Noble Family and Architect
Located in Queens, NY
French 19th-century framed lithograph of a Parisian noble family and their architect in Byzantine attire discussing architectural ground plans in a wooden black and silver frame (Sim...
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
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Original Antique Print After Giulio Romano " Holy Family ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Romano Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Giovanni Fasolo " Marie De Medici ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Fasolo Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of A " Doctor " After Caspar Netscher. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a doctor Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of A " Needlewoman " After Caspar Netscher. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a needlewoman Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print of Sir George Somerset. Circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print Chromolithograph Published by Connoisseur circa 1900 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Carl Ruthart " The Alarm ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Ruthart Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Rembrandt " Rembrandt And His Wife ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rembrandt Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Frans Snyders " The Bear Hunt ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Snyders Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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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.
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Original Antique Print After Carlo Cignani " Potiphar's Wife ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Cignani Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Gianfrancesco Penni " St. George .. ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Penni Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci " Sforza ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Da Vinci Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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Original Antique Print After Carlo Dolci " St. Cecilia ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Dolci Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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 by Jones circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
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16th Century School of Fontainebleau Engraving
By Master F.G.
Located in New York, NY
This 16th century French engraving illustrates an episode in the Trojan War – although the actual one illustrated is in question. According to recent scholarship, it depicts the corp...
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