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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18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Antler, Wood
1690s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Stucco, Wood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Textile
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal, Iron
1890s German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
18th Century Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
1880s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool, Silk
1690s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
Late 18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Antler, Glass, Wood
Mid-19th Century Peruvian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Mid-18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Silk
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Resin, Wood
Late 20th Century Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
20th Century German Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Mirror, Giltwood, Paint
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Stucco, Wood
Late 18th Century Peruvian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Early 18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint
Early 20th Century French Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint, Gesso
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
1970s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Metallic Thread
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Cotton
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
18th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Fruitwood
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
17th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
20th Century Unknown Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
1910s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metallic Thread
1930s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Vermeil, Silver
Early 19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Iron
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Silk
Late 19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gesso, Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Ceramic, Faience, Majolica
1970s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint