Renaissance Decorative Art
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
Stemma in pietra vulcanica scolpito a mano-frammento -made in Italy
Located in Tarquinia, IT
Stemma in pietra vulcanica scolpito a mano, frammento, parte di un fregio.
Arredo per interni o esterni.
Stemma in stile rinascimentale.
peso kg 16
Category
1980s Italian Vintage Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
Original Antique Print of The Transfiguration After Raphael. Circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael
Fine steel engraving
Published by Fisher circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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 Decorative Art
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Tobit And The Angel After Domenichino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Domenichino
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Christ Praying In The Garden After Correggio. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Correggio
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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 Decorative Art
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 Decorative Art
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
1900s Pair, FAENZA Italy Renaissance Revival Painted Majolica Wall Plates Signed
By Deruta
Located in Miami, FL
Collectibles FAENZA from the Early 19th Century, made in Italy decorative Majolica hand-painted Wall Plates.
Depicting Lisa Bel and Faenza mirror facing each other.
Deep blue colors ...
Category
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
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
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Rubens. The Massacre of The Innocents. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of The Massacre of The Innocents
Fine steel engraving
Published by Fisher. C.1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1840s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
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 ...
Category
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
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
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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 Decorative Art
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Consecration of St.Nicholas After Veronese. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Veronese
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print After Leonardo Da Vinci, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Leonardo
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of Pope Pius VII After Lawrence. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Sir Thomas Lawrence
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by FullartonC.1850
Unframed.
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Camino scolpito su travertino romano in stile rinascimentale
Located in Tarquinia, IT
camino rinascimentale, camino scolpito, camino in travertino, camino in pietra, rivestimento camino in pietra, camino in marmo.
Rivestimento per camino scolpito su travertino romano ...
Category
1990s Italian Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Travertine
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 Decorative Art
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Set of 8 Large Antique Prints of European Renaissance Art Treasures. 1862
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Superb set of 8 prints of European Art Treasures
Chromolithographs
Published by Louis Gruner, 1862.
The prints are in good condition. The white mounts...
Category
1860s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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.
...
Category
1860s French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Wood
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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 Decorative Art
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 Decorative Art
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper, Pine
Morroni
Tega Gualdo Tadino Rinascimental Italian Majolica Pair of Plates
By Morroni
Tega Gualdo Tadino
Located in Brescia, IT
Pair of Majolica plates.
Rinascimental décor.
Perfect condition.
Category
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
Eastern European Brass Wall Crucifix
Located in Queens, NY
Eastern European (19th Cent) (Patriarchal style) brass wall mounted crucifix with double cross design and Christ figure
Category
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Antique Hand-Painted Porcelain Framed Plaque or Panel of Napoleon Bonaparte
Located in Hamilton, Ontario
This well executed hand painted porcelain panel is unsigned, but presumed to have been done in France in approximately 1850 in a Renaissance style. The panel is an iconic depiction o...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Wood
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Stone
End 19th Century Oil Painting Hunting Scene Herman Emil Pohle
Located in Casteren, Noord-Brabant
Oil on canvas. Signed lower right, Hermann Emil Pohle. The painting is a genre piece. A Renaissance style hunting scene. The hunting horn is blown before...
Category
Late 19th Century German Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas
Large Decorative Plate Majolica Wall Dish, Centerpiece Hand Painted Italy Deruta
By deBlona
Located in Recanati, IT
Our ceramic plate "Mediterranean Nuances" is handmade and hand-painted in Italy: realized in majolica painted in polychrome, it is characterized by elegant decorative motifs of the Deruta tradition colored with different variations of blue and brown tones following the original Renaissance painting technique. The particular shape of this dish is traditionally called "a priest's hat". This majolica can be exposed as an centerpiece or it can be used as a fancy wall dish...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Ceramic, Majolica
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Martyrdom of St.Peter After Giorgione. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Giorgione
Fine steel engraving
Published circa 1850
Unframed.
Free shipping
Category
1850s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
Original Antique Print of An Aristocratic Family After Van Dyck. Dated 1832
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck
Fine Steel engraving.
Published by Fisher. Dated 1832
Unframed.
Category
1830s English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Paper
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista
By Molla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista . Circa 1600’s important Painting Oil on Canvas painting of a boy with a bird, in original Hand carved...
Category
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
$28,800 Sale Price
20% Off
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Ormolu, Bronze
Large Della Robbia Style glazed Terracotta Tondo / Decorative Wall Sculpture
By Della Robbia
Located in Troy, NY
A very large and highly decorative glazed Terracotta Tondo / Wall Sculpture in the style of "Della Robbia".
The glazed and brightly colorful, shiny s...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
English Renaissance Framed Crest Embroidery
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance embroidery of a crest having a crown top mounted on a red velvet background in an ebonized wood frame.
Category
16th Century English Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Thread, Velvet, Wood
Framed Antique Chromolithograph - Uffizi Gallery Ceiling, Florence, Italy
Located in Morristown, NJ
Antique German architecture print on heavy paper showing an illustration of a portion of a ceiling painting in the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, 16th centur...
Category
1890s German Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Glass, Wood, 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 Decorative Art
Materials
Porcelain, Giltwood
Large Bas-relief Wall Plaque Portrait of Michelangelo Antique 19th century
Located in Sweden, SE
The mid-19th century witnessed a resurgence of interest in classical art and the veneration of its masters. Among these luminaries, Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni (1475 –...
Category
1850s Unknown Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Brass
Pair of 19th-Century Renaissance-Style Frames – Carved and Painted Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant and decorative pair of 19th-century frames crafted in carved and painted wood, inspired by Renaissance aesthetics. These finely detailed frames feature rich ornamentation typ...
Category
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
Antique Italian Figurative Pietra Dure Panel
Located in London, GB
Antique Italian figurative pietra dure panel
Italian, 19th century
Measures: Height 18cm, width 14cm, depth 1cm
This beautiful pietra dure panel depicts in the Renaissance style...
Category
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Marble
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of 19th Century French Renaissance Majolica Portrait Plates, circa 1850
Located in Dallas, TX
Decorate a dining room or kitchen wall with this colorful pair of antique Majolica platters. Sculpted in France circa 1850, each plate features a deeply molded profile bust in Renais...
Category
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Majolica
16th Century Pair of Italian Candlesticks of Cherubs
Located in North Miami, FL
This exquisite pair of 16th-century Italian candlesticks is a testament to the artistry and craftsmanship of the Renaissance era. Meticulously carved from wood and adorned with opule...
Category
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Wood
$6,360 Sale Price / set
20% Off
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Faience, Wood
$6,153 / set
Antique Limoges Enamel Plaque of Christ on the Road to Calvary
Located in London, GB
Antique Limoges enamel plaque of Christ on the road to Calvary
French, late 19th century
Measures: Frame: Height 38cm, width 45cm, depth 7cm
Plaque: Height 22cm, width 29cm
This vibrantly painted Limoges enamel plaque depicts Christ carrying the cross...
Category
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
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 Decorative Art
Materials
Enamel
16th Century, Saint Isidore, Patron of Farming and Gardening, Carved-Wood
Located in North Miami, FL
16th Century Spanish carved-wood and polychromed sculpture and altar of Saint Isidore, Patron of Farming and Gardening. He is standing in a red velvet line niche. The altar is adorne...
Category
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Decorative Art
Materials
Gold Leaf
Renaissance decorative art for sale on 1stDibs.
Find a broad range of unique Renaissance decorative art 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 decorative art created in this style to your space, the works available on 1stDibs include wall decorations, serveware, ceramics, silver and glass, more furniture and collectibles and other home furnishings, frequently crafted with paper, wood and other materials. If you’re shopping for used Renaissance decorative art made in a specific country, there are Europe, United Kingdom, and England pieces for sale on 1stDibs. While there are many designers and brands associated with original decorative art, popular names associated with this style include Bottega Vignoli, Capodimonte, Castelli, and TITO CERAMIC. 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 decorative art 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 $98,450 while the average work can sell for $695.
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