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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Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Walnut
1780s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Pine, Giltwood
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
Early 20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Early 1700s Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Tapestry
Early 19th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Iron
Early 1900s German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Porcelain, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
Early 20th Century Belgian Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1780s Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass, Giltwood, Paint
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Plaster, Giltwood
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Tapestry
17th Century Russian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paint
Mid-20th Century German Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint, Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Giltwood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Carrara Marble
Mid-18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Copper
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Bone
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Wall Decorations
Copper
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Bronze
Early 1700s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
19th Century Russian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Other
21st Century and Contemporary North American Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Walnut
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
18th Century Swiss Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Oak, Giltwood, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 1900s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Linen, Wood
Early 19th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
1820s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paint
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Copper, Silver Leaf
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
2010s English Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
17th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Tapestry
18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gesso, Canvas, Wood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Giltwood
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint