Renaissance Wall Decorations
Spanning an era of cultural rebirth in Europe that harkened back to antiquity, the Renaissance was a time of change in design. From the late 1400s to the early 1600s, Rome, Venice and Florence emerged as artistic centers through the expansion of global trade and a humanist belief in the arts being central to society. Antique Renaissance furniture was ornately carved from sturdy woods like walnut, its details standing out against the tapestries and stained glass adorning the walls.
Renaissance chests, which were frequently commissioned for marriages, were often decorated with gilding or painted elements. Those that were known as cassoni were crafted in shapes based on classical sarcophagi. As opposed to the medieval era, when furniture was pared down to the necessities, a wide range of Renaissance chairs, tables and cabinets were created for the home, and the designs regularly referenced ancient Rome.
Large torchères of the Renaissance era that were used as floor lamps were inspired by classical candelabras, while marble surfaces evoked frescoes. The inlaid boxes being imported from the Middle East informed the intarsia technique, which involved varying hues of wood in mosaic-like patterns, such as those by architect Giuliano da Maiano in the Florence Cathedral.
Tapestry-woven cushion covers accented the variety of Renaissance seating — from conversation to study chairs — while bookcases for secular use reflected the migration of culture and knowledge from the church into the home. The aesthetics of the Italian Renaissance later spread to France through the publishing of work by renowned designers, including Hugues Sambin and Jacques Androuet du Cerceau. Centuries later, the 19th-century Renaissance Revival would see a return to this influential style.
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17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Silk, Wool
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Giltwood
Late 18th Century Greek Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Oak
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Copper
1950s French Vintage Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Ceramic
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
19th Century American Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
20th Century French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint, Paper
Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 1800s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Gesso, Canvas
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool, Silk
Late 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Limestone
Late 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Silk
20th Century French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Porcelain, Scrap Wood
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Majolica
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
20th Century Renaissance Wall Decorations
Brass
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Porcelain
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
1920s German Vintage Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas, Paint
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Tapestry, Wool
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Copper
20th Century Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood, Paint
20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 20th Century French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
20th Century British Renaissance Wall Decorations
Ceramic
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
20th Century British Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
17th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Metal
21st Century and Contemporary British Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Walnut
19th Century Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas