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
Portrait of La Fornarina after Sebastian Del Piombo
Located in Brooklyn, NY
A fine Grand Tour copy of the Italian Renaissance portrait of "the baker's daughter" for many years attributed to Raphael but now attributed to Sebastian del Piombo...
Category
1820s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Spanish School Early 17th Century Oil Painting of Christ and the Virgin Mary
Located in London, GB
An early 17th century painting in oil on canvas from the Spanish School depicting the Lamentation of Christ.
In this moving depiction of the Lamentation Christ...
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Early 17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Pair of Reliefs, Grotesque or Candelieri, Wood, 16th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Pair of reliefs; grutescos or candelieri. Carved, polychrome and golden wood. 16th century, and later
Pair of reliefs made of hand carved wood, gilded ...
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16th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Venice" After Paolo Veronese
By Paolo Veronese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A very fine and Large Italian 18th-19th century oval-shaped oil on canvas titled "The Triumph of Venice" After the original work by Paolo Veronese (Venice, 1528-1588). The original of this painting hangs in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice. The 'Ricci' coloration suggests a late 17th-early 18th century date. In 1715 Charles de la Fosse advised Ricci to paint only "Veroneses and no more Riccis", Venice, circa 1800.
Measures:
Height: 45 1/4 inches (115 cm).
Width: 29 inches (73.7 cm).
Frame height: 58 1/4 inches (147.9 cm).
Frame width: 43 1/4 inches (109.9 cm).
Frame depth: 5 1/4 (13.3 cm).
Provenance: Royal Academy of Scotland.
Paolo Veronese (Born 1528, Verona, Republic of Venice - died April 9, 1588, Venice) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at...
Category
Early 1800s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Gesso, Canvas
Wonderful Antique Painting of Christ and Two Apostles in Ebonized Wooden Frame
Located in Lisse, NL
Meaningful and perfect size, religious work of art.
We find it refreshing to see Christ in this original 1913 oil painting as the spiritual master that he was (in a ceremonial act) ...
Category
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Linen, Wood, Paint
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...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Grand, 19th Century, Della Robbia Medallion
By Cantagalli
Located in Newport Beach, CA
Extremely large, hand molded, painted, and majolica-glazed, relief sculpture "Tondo" (meaning "art in the round") after famed Renaissance artist, Andrea della Robbia...
Category
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Terracotta
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 3, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The third series of photographs by Fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren
After observing and analyzing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.7. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The third series of photographs by fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren
After observing and analysing so many 17th-century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...
Category
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No. 4. Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The third series of photographs by fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren
After observing and analysing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of ...
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Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Triptych
Located in New York, NY
Italian Renaissance style Set of three gilt icon wall plaque with swirl columns and religious figures.
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’ No.5, Art Print Photo by Sinke & Van Tongeren
Located in Haarlem, NL
The third series of photographs by Fine Taxidermists Sinke & Van Tongeren
After observing and analyzing so many 17th century paintings, they were inspired to create a new series of work focused on still life masterpieces. They chose photography as the medium to portray their fine taxidermy work interpreted through vanitas still life's.
The collection, ‘Les Peintures des Taxidermistes’, comprises eight works.
Vanitas still lifes were enormously popular in the 17th century, often inspired by biblical themes and the saying that “All is vanity”. It reminded the viewer of his or her own mortality. For these series of still lifes Sinke & van Tongeren not only created meaningful scenes of taxidermy, they also mined their enormous collection of great finds to gather the most beautiful and unusual antiques to complement each scene.
Title of this work; ’LA SURVIE DU PLUS FORT‘
Rich textiles are pulled back to reveal a Dutch antique bible that is almost hidden under the powerful presence of the Nile Crocodile skull under an American Alligator skull...
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Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Morroni & Tega Gualdo Tadino Rinascimental Italian Majolica Pair of Plates
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Majolica plates.
Rinascimental décor.
Perfect condition.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Majolica
Grand 17th Century Oudenaarde Tapestry
Located in Dallas, TX
Grand 17th century Oudenaarde tapestry is a work of art that only the masters of Flanders could produce. Works from the region were in demand the w...
Category
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista
By Molla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th century Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista painting of a boy with a bird, in original carved giltwood frame. The cloudy blue skies and trees in the background gives it the sense of depth. This painting is the perfect magic touch to a library, a bedroom wall, living dining room. To decorate the wall on top of a console or credenza. On top of a fireplace mantel (fireplace). Neapolitan painting of the early seventeenth century is characterized by dramatic expression, emphatic naturalism, and intense chiaroscuro derived from the profound influence of Caravaggio (1571–1610), who spent a number of his later years in the port city. The younger Neapolitan artists were also influenced by the classicism of Guido Reni. Naples Napoli was governed for decades by wealthy Spanish viceroys and the Austrian Hapsburgs. Ribera’s naturalistic style resonated throughout the new work produced by the young Neapolitan painters such as Luca Giordano painting through an amplified sense of color and a particular sensitivity toward light Neoclassicism Romanticism. Antique Dealer Los Angeles CA West Hollywood Beverly Hills Gallery Melrose La Cienega. Interior decor and Garden Landscape elements. Collectors and decorative objects. As a house warming gift idea for history lovers and collectors
Mola, Giovanni Battista a French painter of the Bolognese school, was born about 1616 amd doed in rome 1661, and was a scholar of Albano. Student of Simon Vouet, in Italy he met his Namesake The Great Pietro...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Plaster, Wood, Giltwood, Canvas
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...
Category
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wool
Set of Three Patinated Copper Panels with Repoussé Scenes
Located in London, GB
These three circular copper panels were crafted in the 19th century in France. They are decorated with biblical and Christian themes taken from the lives of King Solomon (d. 931 BC) ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Copper
American Landscape Portrait Canadian Goose Signed Lithograph by Helen Rundell
By Helen Rundell
Located in Oklahoma City, OK
American landscape portrait "Canadian Goose" hand-signed original lithograph by Helen Rundell. This lithograph is numbered 13/250 on the bottom left corner of the piece, and hand sig...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Lead
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco Venice
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco in Venice,
circa 1880. Attributed to Paolo Salviati (1818-1894).
Possibly the largest photographic image ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Watercolor in the Manner of Alexei Alexeievitch Harlamoff Russian, 1842-1915
By Alexei Alexeievich Harlamoff 1
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Watercolor in the manner of Alexei Alexeievitch Harlamoff "Russian, 1842-1915" portrait of a young girl, signed Harlamoff on the lower right, Marked A. Harlamoff on the gol...
Category
Mid-19th Century Russian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
Painted Canvas of a Renaissance Style Woman Portrait, Contemporary Work
Located in Saint-Ouen, FR
Painted canvas figuring a side view of a woman portrait in the Renaissance style.
She wears a black dress with a gilt collar, belt with gilt flower motifs, grey sleeves adorned wit...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
17th Century Tuscan Angel Shelf Carved from Single Block of Walnut Circa 1680
Located in Encinitas, CA
17th Century Tuscan Angel Shelf Carved from Single Block of Walnut Circa 1680.
Wonderful hand-carved walnut shelf in the shape of an angel; the top hinged ...
Category
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Walnut
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...
Category
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Paint
Large Albumen Photograph Panorama of the Rock of Gibraltar, circa 1870
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Large Albumen photograph Panorama of The Rock of Gibraltar, circa 1870,
Composed of three albumen prints, ca. 7" inches x 7 1/2" inches each, and l...
Category
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Two Framed Antique Faience Chargers by Montereau
Located in London, GB
This fine pair of faience chargers were crafted by the pottery manufactory in Montereau, France. The manufactory was established in the 18th century and flourished in the 19th century with the creation of Creil-Montereau faience, a kind of lead-based earthenware set on a white body which originated in the area which these chargers are crafted from.
The pair of chargers...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Faience
Renaissance Style Gilt Bronze and Porcelain Plaque by Royal Vienna
By Paolo Veronese, Royal Vienna Porcelain
Located in London, GB
This fantastic porcelain plaque features some exceptionally splendid gilded decoration, but it is the central Biblical scene which makes it a truly special piece. Depicting the story...
Category
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
19th Century Hand-Painted Porcelain Plaque, "Flora" after Titian Signed by Rau
Located in Cincinnati, OH
Antique hand-painted porcelain plaque, "Flora" after Titian signed by Rau. This beautifully executed 19th century porcelain plaque has been hand-painted with a luminous version of Renaissance painter Tiziano Vecellio's famous oil painting...
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Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
Large Antique Capodimonte Porcelain Plaque of a Naiad or Water Nymph
By Capodimonte
Located in Philadelphia, PA
A fine and large-scale Capodimonte porcelain plaque depicting a Naiad (or a water nymph from Greek mythology). She is attended by a small ...
Category
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Porcelain
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
Portrait of a Young Woman in a Gilt Frame
Located in Woodbury, CT
This unsigned portrait of a young noble woman is executed in the style of Renaissance Venetian painter Palma il Vecchio.
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood
Late 19th Century Wall Hanging Depicting Don Quixote
By Adolf Schrödter Schwedt
Located in Doornspijk, NL
Magnificent wall hanging made in the late 1800s.
It has been embroidered according to the image of a painting made by Adolf Schrodter Schwedt (1805-1875) which was called "Don Qui...
Category
Late 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Wood
Continental Mythological Antique Oil on Canvas of Venus and Adonis
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A 19th century continental mythological oil painting on canvas of Aphrodite and Adonis, after the 16th century painting by Titian (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York)
...
Category
1850s British Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Qniuue 16 Century Panel
Located in Oosterbeek, NL
A unique collectors piece.
A wooden panel from the middle-ages circa 1550.The panel is from walnut and framed with a Renaissance ornament. A shield with broken tymphane.
This amazi...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood, Walnut
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
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
Pair of Italian Renaissance Wrought Iron Arm Wall Brackets
Located in New York, NY
Pair of Italian Renaissance style (19th Century) wrought iron arm, hand, and shoulder wall brackets (PRICED AS Pair).
Category
19th Century Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wrought Iron
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 ...
Category
18th Century and Earlier Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
Vintage Kittinger Mahogany Wall Shelf
Located in Annville, PA
A fine quality Vintage Kittinger Mahogany Wall Shelf with a rich brown color similar to that found on currently produced pieces of Kittinger furniture. Kittinger Furniture is a proud...
Category
Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Mahogany
Antique 18th C Flemish Renaissance Scenic Tapestry
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique 18th C Flemish Renaissance Scenic Tapestry
Category
18th Century Scottish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton, Silk, Giltwood
Contemporary French Tapestry La Foret De Clarmarais
Located in New York, NY
Contemporary Flemish style tapestry, made in France, depicting a rustic creekside scene with foot bridge the background. The tapestry is in entitled La Foret De Clairmarias ( The ...
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Late 20th Century French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Cotton
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 ...
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17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Important Set of 15 Dutch Delft Tiles with Fleur De Lis Design, 17th Century
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
A set of 15 Dutch Delft tiles with Fleur de Lis or French Lily decoration.
The Netherlands.
Made circa 1600 - 1620.
An important en rare set of 15 tiles with on each the decorat...
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Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Ceramic
20th Century Renaissance Painting Oil on Canvas Sano di Pietro, 1900s
Located in Roma, RM
Copy of the painting of the early twentieth century, in excellent state of preservation, oil on canvas and frame coeval to the painting.
Sano di Pietro, (1405-1481)
St. Jerome and th...
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Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Canvas
Vintage Large Hand-Woven Renaissance-Style Wall Hanging Tapestry
Located in Germantown, MD
Tapestries LTD. Large hand woven Renaissance style wall hanging 55" x 78". Excellent condition. Tapestries LTD is one of the world top tapestries manufacturing companies and famous a...
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Late 20th Century North American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Fabric, Cotton, Linen
Antique Old Master Style Portrait Painting
Located in Sheffield, MA
Oil on canvas, Renaissance style old world master style painting of a lawyer. Writing upper left of canvas. Craquelure, some loss to paint surface. H...
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Early 19th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paint
Lucarda, Italian Watercolor on Paper
By Lucarda
Located in Sheffield, MA
A small Venetian scene signed at the lower right corner.
Category
20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Paper
Pair of 17th Century Renaissance Style Carved Panels from France
Located in Dallas, TX
These phenomenal hand-carved architectural panels date to the 1600s. They are completely carved in relief, and they are in the Renaissance style with motifs of scrolling rinceaux at ...
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17th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Materials
Wood
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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