Renaissance Wall Decorations
RENAISSANCE STYLE
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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Pair of Italian Friezes 18th Century Blue Painted Gilwood Wall Decorative Panels
Located in Milan, IT
Pair of 1700s Italian Wall Decorative Panels, a pair of blue laquer vertical frieze dating back to late 18th century, with a stunning hand-carved gilded relief candelabra decoratio...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold Leaf
Huntsmen of the Sixteenth century
Located in PAU, FR
Evariste Vital Luminais (1821 - 1896)
"Hunters of the 16th century"
Imposing Oil on canvas signed lower left Numerous exhibition labels including the Universal Exhibition in Chicag...
Category
1890s French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Italian Renaissance Painting of Our Lady of Peace, 18th Century Religious Art
Located in Lisbon, PT
A Renaissance oil painting of Our Lady of Peace, Mary with Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace on her arm in a dark background, red and green robes, the Mother is represented holding a do...
Category
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Coat Rack Shelf
Located in Annville, PA
The Mahogany Coat Rack Shelf by Niagara Furniture is a great accessory that is both useful and decorative. Created from the finest mahogany solids and ...
Category
2010s Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Mahogany
16th century Brussels tapestry - The Story of David
Located in Bruxelles, BE
16th century Brussels tapestry
The Story of David
Brabant, 16th Century
Monogram at the bottom left.
320 x 250 cm
This splendid Brussels tapestry, crafted from wool and silk during ...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXII. 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed 16th Century Italian Ivory Figure of Christ
By Interi
Located in Dublin, Dalkey
16th century Italian ivory figure of Christ mounted against green felt fabric and framed in a coordinating cream frame.
This piece was once originally pa...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Ivory, Felt
Beautiful Old World Style Figural European Tapestry
Located in Hopewell, NJ
Beautiful richly colored and detailed woven tapestry which is a reproduction of a 14th century French tapestry of period dressed figures picking grapes at...
Category
1950s Belgian Vintage Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Cotton
The Holy Family And Saint John The Baptist Painting 17th Century Religious Art
Located in Lisbon, PT
Faithful to the traditions, the scene depicts the New Testament scene of the two Holy figures of John the Baptist and Jesus meeting with all the symbolism of both holy lives.
A Fle...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis VII, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis V, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam. Genesis XI. 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Vintage Venice Misty Morning Lithograph
Located in Seguin, TX
Misty morning on the canals of Venice lithograph on paper. Signed illegibly in pencil lower right margin. Unframed, image size without margins, 25"L x 19"H. Age toning, adhesive resi...
Category
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Important Self Portrait Artist Tiziano Vecellio 17th Century Renaissance
Located in Madrid, ES
Important Self Portrait Artist Tiziano Vecellio 17th Century
Italy
Renaissance art style
Work Self Portrait
oil on canvas
59 x 36cm.
good conservative ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IV, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IX, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XIII, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXV, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Greek Mythology Print After Nicolas Poussin. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Poussin
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Jones & Co. C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XV, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis IX, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis II, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique Tapestry in the Style of van Orley Depicting Hercules
By Bernard Van Orley
Located in London, GB
Antique tapestry in the style of van Orley depicting Hercules
Continental, 19th century
Height 234cm, width 200cm
Inspired by a series of tapestries titled ‘The Spheres’ created by...
Category
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam. Genesis XVIII. 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis II, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis VI, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken
Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724
Text on verso
The measurement given is the paper size.
Category
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of Antique Tapestry Borders from Flanders, circa 1580
Located in Dallas, TX
A beautiful pair of tapestry fragments, hand-woven in Flanders (now Belgium), circa 1580. At roughly 132 inches (11 feet) long, the fragments were, originally, vertical borders to a very large and brightly colored tapestry. The colors have maintained their vibrancy over the last 400+ years, with deep blue, brown, green, and red accents over a gold and cream background.
Although the fragments do not have identical scenes, it is readily apparent that they originated from the same source. At the top of each fragment is a bearded warrior clad in golden armor with a flowing blue cape and green greaves. A shield rests on the ground, supported by the soldier’s left hand, while his right hand lifts a spear into the air. Towards the center of the textile is a pair of musicians, one strumming a lute, while the other plucks a lyre. At the bottom of each tapestry is a single female figure, well-dressed and sitting on a bench with one arm overhead. The remaining areas have been filled with fruit bouquets, architectural elements, and other figurative representations. A more recent navy blue border surrounds the scenes and the backs have been lined with a mauve colored linen.
Our hand-woven tapestry borders...
Category
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Textile, Wool, Silk
Original Antique Print of Cupid After E.Sirani. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of cupid
Fine steel engraving after E.Sirani
Published C.1870
Unframed.
The measurement given is the paper size
Category
1870s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Deruta Maiolica Moulded Plate Probably 19th Century
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A DERUTA MAIOLICA MOULDED PLATE
Probably 19th Century.
Painted with kneeling Cupid on a rock holding a heraldic shield surrounded by a seascape with...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Tin
Beheading of St John Woodcut After Albrecht Durer
Located in New York, NY
Woodcut print on paper, a reproduction of an original 1510 artwork titled Beheading of John the Baptist by Albrecht Durer, 1471 to 1528, a German painter and printmaker of the Northern Renaissance. The print depicts an executioner holding the head of St. John, which Salome waits to receive on a plate. Monogram AD...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
5 Antique 19thC Italian Giulio Ferrari Architectural Renaissance Etchings Gli St
Located in Dayton, OH
Set of five late 19th century colored Italian architectural etchings from the folio “Gli Stili Nella Forma e Nel Colore – Dalle origini al...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci, Last Supper, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Leonardo Da Vinci.
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by London Printing And Publishing Co. circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
'Una Gitana' A Large Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque After Angelo Asti
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Una Gitana' A Large Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque After Angelo Asti (1847-1903), depicting a portrait of a beautiful young woman in profile wearing a red cap. In an oval giltwood f...
Category
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Set of Eight Antique Prints Depicting 17th Century Churches
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Historically significant set of eight prints originally drawn by the Dutch writer and minister Phillippus Baldaeus and published as engravings in t...
Category
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Original Antique Print of Sir George Somerset. Circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print
Chromolithograph
Published by Connoisseur circa 1900
Unframed.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Double Eagle Cartouche Plaque in Carved Limestone
Located in Dallas, TX
Reminiscent of a late 15th century coat of arms, this double eagle cartouche plaque has been hand-carved in limestone in Italy. A square top shield wi...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Limestone
Original Antique Print of Queen Henrietta Maria After Van Dyck. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Virtue C.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Fairies After Robert Huskisson C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of fairies from Midsummer Nights Dream
Fine steel engraving after R.Huskisson
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique 17th Century Lady Portrait Oil on Wood
Located in Doha, QA
This wonderful antique oil on wood painting is masterfully painted on wood and most likely was a part of a wood room paneling (unknown ).
Category
17th Century English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Salome And Herod Woodcut After Albrecht Durer
Located in New York, NY
Woodcut print on paper, a reproduction of an original 1511 artwork titled The Head of Saint John the Baptist Brought to Herod by Albrecht Durer, 1471 to ...
Category
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Book of Hours of Charles of Angoulême - One-Time Only Limited-Edition Facsimile
Located in BARCELONA, ES
This is a one-time only facsimile edition limited to 987 copies of an illuminated manuscript in Renaissance style, the Book of Hours of Charles of Angoul...
Category
2010s French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Leather
Italian Renaissance-Style Oil Painting of a White Peacock & Other Birds in Frame
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance-style (19th century) oil painting on canvas depicting a white peacock in a garden surrounded by other birds in an ornately carved giltwood frame.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Wood
Wall Brass Holy Water Font Hand Painted Porcelain of the Sistine Madonna
Located in Guaynabo, PR
This is a hand painted KPM style rectangular plaque of the Sistine Madonna framed in a wall brass holy water font. The brass frame depicts three arcs, two small semicircular in the s...
Category
Early 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Brass
Original Antique Print After Rubens. The Massacre of The Innocents. C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Massacre of The Innocents
Fine steel engraving
Published by Fisher. C.1840
Unframed.
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Rubens. The Rape of The Sabines. C.1840
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Rape of The Sabines
Fine steel engraving
Published by Jones & Co.. C.1840
Unframed.
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Etching of Ornamental Candelabrum Base by Giovanni Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
Framed etching of ornamental candelabrum base found in the courtyard of a church in Italy (Sant' Eustachio). Engraving by Italian artist Giovanni Piranesi (1720-1778). Black and whi...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print " The Rout of Comus ". After Landseer. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Rout of Comus
Fine steel engraving after Sir E.Landseer
Published by Virtue circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Antique original Camillo Procaccini Image Drawing of Jesus Christ 16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
This is an exceptional original drawing by world famous Camillo Procaccini (born in the Renaissance era in 1561 in Parma and died in Milan in 1629,...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Framed Print After Fra Bartolomeo. C.1870
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a Renaissance fresco by Fra Bartolomeo
Chromo-lithograph
Published, C.1870
Presented in an antique distressed pine frame
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Pine
Large Vintage Oval Relief Plaque, English, Stone, Decorative, After Jasperware
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage oval relief plaque. An English, reconstituted stone decorative frieze in the manner of Jasperware, dating to the late 20th century, circa...
Category
1980s British Vintage Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Stone
Pair of 19th century French Reliefs Carved Knight Profiles Circular Panels
Located in Milan, IT
Coppia di Medaglioni in Legno Intagliato, tondi scolpiti con Profili di Cavalieri, Guerrieri con elmo piumato, puntali e visiera alzata. Di forma circolare, entrambi i bassorilievi o...
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Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Pine
1460 c Israhel van Meckenem, Burial of Christ, metalcut, mid-15th Century
Located in Norwich, GB
Attributed to the "Meister der Berliner Passion" from his Kleine Passion.
It is now considered almost certain that the Meister der Berliner Passion was in fact Israhel van Meckenem ...
Category
15th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Framed Etching of Vases by Giovanni Piranesi
Located in Bradenton, FL
The dramatic large, almost 4 foot tall etching is framed with a green ground and gold double border with cream French matting. Copper-plate engraving by Italian artist Giovanni Piran...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Two Early 16th Century Venetian Panel Paintings of Saints and Apostles
Located in Leesburg, VA
Venetian school, early 16th century
Oil on panel, 49 x 56 cm.
Framed (restorations)
These two panel paintings, portraying John the Baptist a...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
19th Century Tuscan Renaissance Fragment
Located in San Angelo, TX
This is a beautiful 19th century Tuscan Renaissance fragment. Perfect for placement above your mantle, stove, a bed, or use it to dress up a wall b...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Renaissance wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs. Many of these items were first offered in the 21st Century and Contemporary, but contemporary artisans have continued to produce works inspired by this style. If you’re looking to add vintage wall decorations created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, more furniture and collectibles, decorative objects and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance wall decorations made in a specific country, there are Europe, Italy, and United Kingdom pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original wall decorations, popular names associated with this style include Sinke & Van Tongeren, Albrecht Dürer, Royal Vienna Porcelain, and Schumacher. It’s true that these talented designers have at times inspired knockoffs, but our experienced specialists have partnered with only top vetted sellers to offer authentic pieces that come with a buyer protection guarantee. Prices for wall decorations differ depending upon multiple factors, including designer, materials, construction methods, condition and provenance. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $30 and tops out at $285,000 while the average work can sell for $2,161.
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