Baroque Wall Decorations
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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1850s German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
1890s German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Mid-20th Century French Baroque Wall Decorations
Fabric, Wool, Cotton
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1690s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
1840s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
Mid-18th Century English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Pewter
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
1920s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry
1690s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metallic Thread
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
1910s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century American Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Linen, Paint
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Cotton
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1840s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-20th Century British Baroque Wall Decorations
Alabaster, Gold Leaf
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Oak
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century French Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint, Gesso
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Copper
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass, Wood, Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
Late 19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1890s British Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Cotton, Glass, Pine
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Marble
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metallic Thread
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
1970s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Metallic Thread
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Brass
19th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Pottery
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas





