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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19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Brass
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
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1820s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paint
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paint, Canvas
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Cotton, Organic Material
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Giltwood
Early 1800s Brazilian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
21st Century and Contemporary North American Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Walnut
Early 1800s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary European Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century and Earlier Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Ink, Paper
Mid-17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
1840s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Carrara Marble
Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
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Mid-18th Century Austrian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Softwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
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18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Mid-20th Century Spanish Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century German Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Early 20th Century French Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paper
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 20th Century Indian Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Mirror, Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Walnut
Early 18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
20th Century European Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 20th Century French Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood
Mid-18th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
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17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
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17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Early 19th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint
1920s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
1960s Belgian Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century American Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass, Paint
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Boxwood, Oak
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Silk
Early 1900s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1840s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
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