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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18th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Gesso, Glass, Giltwood, Paper
Mid-18th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Lead
Late 20th Century Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
2010s Renaissance Wall Decorations
Mahogany
Late 19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Ormolu, Bronze
17th Century Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Bronze
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper, Textile, Linen, Wood, Paint
16th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Enamel
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Terracotta
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
16th Century English Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Thread, Velvet, Wood
Early 1800s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
21st Century and Contemporary British Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Mid-20th Century French Renaissance Wall Decorations
Fabric
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Porcelain, Giltwood
20th Century Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
20th Century Renaissance Wall Decorations
Copper
1890s German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Glass, Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary British Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Ceramic
19th Century German Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Porcelain, Giltwood
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Canvas
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Bronze
Late 17th Century Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
1850s Unknown Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Brass
1890s Belgian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Terracotta
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Giltwood
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Gold Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Marble
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Other
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Giltwood
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paint
Mid-19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Majolica
19th Century Austrian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Fruitwood
2010s American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paint
16th Century European Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Other
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
2010s American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
2010s Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
2010s American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Paper
21st Century and Contemporary Chinese Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wool
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Faience, Wood
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood, Walnut
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Wall Decorations
Wood
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Enamel
16th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Enamel
Early 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Wall Decorations
Paper





