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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16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
1850s English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Walnut
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Copper
20th Century Renaissance Wall Decorations
Copper
20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary British Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
1610s Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Oak, Paint
15th Century and Earlier Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
20th Century Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Lead
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas, Wood
16th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
19th Century Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Brass
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Maiolica
20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
1650s Swiss Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
1720s Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
20th Century Renaissance Wall Decorations
Ceramic
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Brass
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 20th Century Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper, Crayon
19th Century British Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Walnut
18th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Brass
1990s Italian Renaissance Wall Decorations
Travertine
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
2010s Renaissance Wall Decorations
Mahogany
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Majolica
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Porcelain, Giltwood
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary British Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
20th Century French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Porcelain, Scrap Wood
18th Century English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
1850s Unknown Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Brass
21st Century and Contemporary French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Copper
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Marble
Early 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Ceramic, Majolica
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Walnut
2010s American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
2010s Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
Mid-18th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
2010s American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
20th Century French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Enamel
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Slate
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint