Baroque Building and Garden Elements
The decadence of the Baroque style, in which ornate furnishings were layered against paneled walls, painted ceilings, stately chandeliers and, above all, gilding, expressed the power of the church and monarchy through design that celebrated excess. And its influence was omnipresent — antique Baroque furniture was created in the first design style that truly had a global impact.
Theatrical and lavish, Baroque was prevalent across Europe from the 17th to mid-18th century and spread around the world through colonialism, including in Asia, Africa and the Americas. While Baroque originated in Italy and achieved some of its most fantastic forms in the late-period Roman Baroque, it was adapted to meet the tastes and materials in each region. French Baroque furniture informed Louis XIV style and added drama to Versailles. In Spain, the Baroque movement influenced the elaborate Churrigueresque style in which architecture was dripping with ornamental details. In South German Baroque, furniture was made with bold geometric patterns.
Compared to Renaissance furniture, which was more subdued in its proportions, Baroque furniture was extravagant in all aspects, from its shape to its materials.
Allegorical and mythical figures were often sculpted in the wood, along with motifs like scrolling floral forms and acanthus leaves that gave the impression of tangles of dense foliage. Novel techniques and materials such as marquetry, gesso and lacquer — which were used with exotic woods and were employed by cabinetmakers such as André-Charles Boulle, Gerrit Jensen and James Moore — reflected the growth of international trade. Baroque furniture characteristics include a range of decorative elements — a single furnishing could feature everything from carved gilded wood to gilt bronze, lending chairs, mirrors, console tables and other pieces a sense of motion.
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Early 20th Century British Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Travertine
21st Century and Contemporary French Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone, Cast Stone, Cement
Mid-20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Travertine
Early 18th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Iron
20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 20th Century French Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Nutwood, Walnut, Lacquer
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Stone
17th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
18th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Oak
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
20th Century French Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
Early 20th Century British Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone
1950s French Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Sandstone
1880s Swedish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
19th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
1930s American Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
Late 19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Plaster
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Wrought Iron
Late 19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass
Early 20th Century Italian Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Metal
19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Paint
17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
2010s Northern Irish Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
1920s German Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
1940s American Vintage Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Cast Stone
17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Pine
18th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Giltwood
Late 20th Century European Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
16th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
Late 20th Century European Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 20th Century Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Brass
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
2010s Northern Irish Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Silver Leaf
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Giltwood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-19th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Metal, Iron
Mid-18th Century English Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Siena Marble
Mid-19th Century French Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Iron
Late 17th Century European Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Wood
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Building and Garden Elements
Marble