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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Style: Renaissance
19th Century French Renaissance Style Polished Iron Crest on Walnut Plaque
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a study or a man's office with this elegant antique plaque. Crafted in France circa 1880, the wall decor features a coat of arms with a medieval royal knight...
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
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
Late 17th Century Italian Ink and Wash Drawing of “The Drunken Silenus"
Located in Hudson, NY
This work likely Italian dates from circa 1680-1700. It relates directly to a 16th century engraving of the same subject after a drawing by Giul...
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Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Large Scale Original Antique Prints of Renaissance Busts. Rome 1776
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful images of renaissance busts
Copper-plate engravings
Published by Monaldini, Rome, 1776
Good quality wove paper
Free shipping
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1770s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster
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.
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1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Manufacture Robert Four, Printed Tapestry after a 16th Century Tapestry
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Manufacture Robert Four.
"Baillée of the roses"
silkscreen printed tapestry on woven wool after a 16th century tapestry.
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1950s French Vintage Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
19th Century French Gien Renaissance Ceramic Wall Decorations
By Gien
Located in Sofia, BG
Two Gien hand painted ceramic wall decorations.
Stamped and signed at the back.
One of the pieces has a small restoration of the front top part.
France, circa 1890.
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Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
LATE 16th CENTURY PAIR OF OIL PAINTINGS ON WOODEN PANELS
Located in Firenze, FI
Elegant pair of oil paintings on wooden panels, depicting Jesus and the Madonna in their youthful physiognomy. Originally part of a larger wooden altarpiece, these two works are now ...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Original Antique Etching By A.Durand After Rembrandt. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
A real etching after Rembrandt's masterpiece
By Amand Durand
Published circa 1900
On good quality wove type paper
Unframed.
Category
1890s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
After Raphael The Madonna Of Divine Love oil on canvas
Located in Seaford, GB
Early 19th-Century Italian School Oil on Canvas – After Raphael
The Holy Family with Saint Elisabeth and the Infant Saint John the Baptist
Introduction: A Masterpiece Inspired by Rap...
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Coppia di Cariatidi Italiane Scolpite in Noce Inizio 1600 Grandi 7ft circa
Located in Milano, MI
Coppia di Importanti Cariatidi del 1600 in legno intagliato a patina scura provenienti da un complesso corale impiegati come divisori tra gli stalli. Le due figure sono asessuate, co...
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Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Walnut
Original Antique Print of The Conversion of St Paul After Di Ferrara. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ercole Di Ferrara
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
16th Century School of Fontainebleau Engraving
By Master F.G.
Located in New York, NY
This 16th century French engraving illustrates an episode in the Trojan War – although the actual one illustrated is in question. According to recent scholarship, it depicts the corp...
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16th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Christopher Draghi, "Ercole e il Centauro" C-Print
Located in Hudson, NY
The Christopher Draghi limited edition C-Print, shown here, was taken in 2007. Titled, "Ercole e il Centauro," Each print is signed and dated by the photographer.
Measure...
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2010s American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
17th Century Italian Faience Madonna with Child Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Milano, MI
A fashinating 17th century Italian Virgin with Child, an hand-made rectangular shaped relief devotional plaque in polychrome glazed terracotta depicting a Madonna with Child, dating ...
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Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Terracotta
16th Century Old Masters Nicolo Cercignani the Transfiguration after Raphael
By Niccolò Circignani
Located in Milano, MI
A late 16th century oil on copper painting by Nicolò Cercignani, an Italian Old Masters artist of the late-Renaissance or Mannerist period, depicting the Raphaelesque transfiguration...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
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.
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1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
16th Century Italian Tuscan Old Chestnut 2 Door Stipo with Losanghe
Located in Encinitas, CA
16th Century Italian Tuscan Old Chestnut 2 Door Stipo with Losanghe.
Interesting architectural element composed of 2 framed and trimmed doors of single slabs of very old chestnut. ...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Chestnut
Near Pair of Antique 17th C. Belgium Flemish Tapestry Portière (Border) Panels
By Flemish
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
A Near Pair of Antique 17th-C. Belgium Flemish Tapestry Portière (Border) Panels
Belgium, 17th century
Presenting a rare and exquisite pair...
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Late 17th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Wool, Cotton, Silk
Set of 6 Antique Old Master Prints in Cream Painted Frames. French, circa 1860
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful set of 6 antique prints after the old master engravings.
After Durer, Altdorfer, Van Leyden, Van Meckenem and Marcantonio
Heliogravures by A.Durand, Paris. France.
...
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1860s French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Wood
21st Century Recreation of an 18th Century Verdure Style Tapestry
Located in Secaucus, NJ
A graceful verdure style tapestry in the style of those woven in the 18th century at Aubusson, one of the chief tapestry weaving towns in 18th century France. This landscape scene is...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Pair of Carved Wooden Wall Sconces
Located in Annville, PA
These stylish and elegant, hand sculpted, Pair of Carved Wooden Wall Sconces bring a classic look to any home decor setting. It’s the perfect...
Category
2010s Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
Engraving after Raphael Sanzio "Hours of Day and Night" "Ora Seconda di Giorno"
By Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino)
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This hand-colored engraving is based on Raphael's "The Hours of the Day and the Night". Created in Paris, circa 1805 with a black background and red border. There are twelve in the o...
Category
Early 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint, Paper
Antique 16th Century Pergola Tapestry with Vase of Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Antique pergola tapestry handwoven in wool and silk in Bruges, Belgium in the mid-16th Century.
Pergola tapestries are typified by a harmony between ...
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18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
Antique Italian Renaissance Silk Brocade Fragments Florence Mid-16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
An exquisite and very rare 16th century renaissance Silk brocade fragments mounted and artistically displayed in the Glas case on the antique linen. Both fragments are greatly preserved and originated by its design from famous Palazzo Pitti in Florence. The ornaments contain flowers, jaguars, birds and Fleur De Lis- the symbol of royalty. The colours remain vibrant and parts of golden embroidery/ threads are in very good condition considering the age.
Both fabric...
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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Gold
Original Antique Print of a Portrait of a Gentleman After Pisanello. C.1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image of a portrait of Leonello D'Este
After Pisanello
Chromo-lithograph
Published by The Connoisseur, C.1900
Unframed.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair Of Chapel Tops In Carved And Gilded Wood, Netherlands, 17th Century
Located in Honnelles, WHT
Pair Of Chapel Tops In Carved And Gilded Wood,
Netherlands, 17th Century
Possibility of selling by piece also
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17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Giltwood
Antique Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique unframed oil painting on canvas is in the Renaissance style. Two ladies are conversing with the man on the right. Canvas is stretched...
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Late 18th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Original Antique Print of The Holy Family After Raphael. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Portrait of Gentleman from Della Ruota Family, Lombardy, Dated 1624
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Portrait of a Gentleman from Della Ruota family
Lombardy, dated 1624
Oil on canvas
Measures: 105 x 81 cm (without the frame)
The coat of arms at the top left of the portrait identifies the effigy as an aristocrat belonging to the Lombard family Della Ruota, represented at the age of 61 in 1624.
The presence of vanity at the bottom right is a clear reference to the passage of time, to the aging and dying body...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Spanish School Breastfeeding Virgin
Located in Marbella, ES
Beautiful oil on canvas with four protagonists, the Virgin breastfeeding baby Jesus with St. Joseph and a young St. John the Baptist. Typical 17th century composition with the secondary characters in the background. Relined canvas and original gold leaf gilded frame...
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17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Ceramic Plate Hand Painted Majolica Italy Contemporary Unique 21st century
Located in London, GB
"Orvieto", large plate, 2017, full-fire reduction faience earthenware 52 cm diameter, hand painted unique piece.
Perfect décor for the wall or simply placed at the centre of a table...
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21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
Three German Antique Iron Plaques Cast in the Renaissance Style
Located in London, GB
This charming set of three antique German plaques are each cast from high quality 19th century iron, meaning that the detailing on them is of a very hig...
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19th Century German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Iron
Original Antique Print of The Vision of St.Jerome After Parmigianino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Parmigianino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
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1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of Renaissance Style Enamel Plaques in Giltwood Frames
Located in London, GB
Pair of Renaissance style enamel plaques in giltwood frames
French, 19th Century
Dimensions: Frames: Height 24cm, width 18cm, depth 3cm
Plaques: Height 13cm, width 10cm
Held in ornately carved neoclassical giltwood frames, these Limoges enamel plaques depict two men rendered in the historicised Renaissance style. The frames feature oval openings, with laurel wreath carvings and bows to the top.
Both plaques depict bust-length portraits of men, shown in three-quarter profile with laurel wreaths adorning their heads. They are both painted in a style that evokes the portraiture of the 16th century, with great care taken to render the details of each sitter’s face, and expressive brushstrokes for the background and clothing. The younger of the men wears a deep orange shirt...
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19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
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 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
Antique Italian Landscape Drawing in Gilt Frame
Located in Sheffield, MA
The antique Italian drawing in pen-and-ink and wash pictures a landscape of a stone bridge, archway, trees and people in the Renaissance style. The drawing is set within a two-tone d...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paper
19th Century Oil Portrait of an English Renaissance Lady Framed
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (19th cent) ebonized framed oil painting portrait of 17th century lady in brown dress with scroll design.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
18th Century French Chasuble
Located in Rochester, NY
18th century French chasuble ( cope / liturgical vestment ) hand embroidered silk / metallic gold thread / linen. A deaccesion from the Memorial Art Gallery Rochester, NY. Overall go...
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18th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Metallic Thread
Pair of 19th century French Reliefs Carved Knight Profiles Circular Panels
Located in Milano, MI
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
Leandro Bassano - 17th century - Portrait of a Savant
By Bassano
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Leandro Bassano (Bassano del Grappa 1557 - Venise 1662)
Portrait of a savant
Venise, XVI century
Oil on canvas; modern frame.
Measures: 117 x 88 ...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Antique Renaissance Style Porcelain Portrait with Enamel by Lamy
By Lamy
Located in London, GB
Antique Renaissance style porcelain portrait with enamel by Lamy
French, circa 1880
Measures: Frame height 52cm, width 49cm, depth 3cm
Plaque height 33cm, width 30m, depth 0.5cm
This unusually contemporary style porcelain plaque is a beautiful example of French eclectic...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
PERINO DEL VAGA 'After', Important Flemish Grotesque Tapestry, Circa 1550
Located in Chatham, ON
Important - 16th century - grand scale - museum quality - Renaissance period - antique Flemish finely woven grotesque tapestry panel in wool and silk - after designs by PERINO DEL VA...
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16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool, Silk
Felmish Tapistry 17th Century from Brugge
Located in Brussels, Brussels
Fine Flemish tapestry from Brugge from the 17th century
This fine tapestry depicting a mythological scene of a woman spied by two old men.
Very inte...
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17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
19th Century French Limoges Enamel Portrait Plaque, King Francois II
Located in Bradenton, FL
19th century enamel portrait plaque of King Francois II of France (son of King Henry II) who served from 1559-1560. King Francois was married to Mary, Qu...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Enamel
16th Century Silk Lampas Ecclesiastic Cope
Located in Canterbury, GB
Exceptionally rare antique Cope
Large and impressive
Beautiful Silk Lampas skillfully hand woven in crimson / pink silk upon an opulent gold metallic gro...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Metallic Thread
Sepia on Board by Tomasz Rut After Michaelangelo's Ignudi of Sistine Chapel
Located in Palm Beach, FL
Sepia studies by Tomasz Rut (Polish, 1961- ) based on Michelangelo's Ignudi as seen on the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel in Rome, mixed-media (sepia cra...
Category
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
19th century Bas-Relief by Peter Nocker after Hans Holbein's Darmstadter Madonna
Located in Troy, NY
Exquisitely carved small bas-relief after a painting by Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543)
Signed P. Nocker.
Peter Nocker, Austrian, (1826-1880) (see Benezit dictionary of artists)
Category
19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Fruitwood
Original Antique Print of The Head of John The Baptist After Guercino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Guercino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Raising of Lazarus After Del Piombo. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Sebastiano Del Piombo
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of A Music Party After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Titian
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Return of The Ark After Sebastien Bourdon. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Sebastien Bourdon
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Tribute Money After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Titian
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Rembrandt, Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print after Rembrandt
Lovely colors.
Chromolithograph
Published by Connoisseur circa 1900
Unframed.
Category
Early 1900s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
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 of Susanna and The Elders After Ludovico Carracci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ludovico Carracci
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
World's Columbian exhibition 1893 - Painting of Evariste Luminais
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...
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1890s French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Renaissance wall decorations for sale on 1stDibs.
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