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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1920s French Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
1840s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 1900s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
20th Century American Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass, Paint
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 19th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Walnut
1960s Belgian Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Quartz, Rock Crystal
Late 17th Century Swedish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
1930s European Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint, Plywood
18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Boxwood, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Marble
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Marble
1850s English Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century German Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
Late 17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Pine, Giltwood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paper
1920s Italian Vintage Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
1990s American Baroque Wall Decorations
Brass, Steel
1990s Colombian Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
1840s Austrian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Porcelain
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Paint
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint, Giltwood
1750s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Early 1900s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 20th Century Portuguese Baroque Wall Decorations
Delft, Faience, Terracotta
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Brass
17th Century French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
1660s French Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Giltwood, Wood
1770s Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paper
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Tapestry
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
17th Century Belgian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Fabric
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Paint
Late 20th Century Unknown Baroque Wall Decorations
Wool
16th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Metal
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Wall Decorations
Marble
Late 18th Century European Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
1620s Dutch Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood
19th Century British Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Stone
17th Century Portuguese Antique Baroque Wall Decorations
Wood