Renaissance Cabinets
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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Mid-17th Century German Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Marble
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Mahogany
1870s Belgian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
1870s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
1870s Belgian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Bronze
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 18th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
Mid-19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Fruitwood
19th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Hardwood
1880s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1920s German Vintage Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Iron
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1880s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Leather
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
Late 17th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Metal
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
Early 20th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Bronze
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
Late 17th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Ebony, Oak
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Leather, Wood
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Cabinets
Mahogany
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Leather, Wood
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Leather, Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
20th Century Spanish Renaissance Cabinets
Wood
Late 20th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 20th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Mahogany
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
Late 20th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Mahogany
1920s German Vintage Renaissance Cabinets
Oak
1910s German Vintage Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Rosewood
17th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Rosewood
Early 20th Century Renaissance Cabinets
Metal
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Wood, Walnut
1870s French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
16th Century German Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
2010s Renaissance Cabinets
Glass, Mahogany
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Walnut
1990s Renaissance Cabinets
Mahogany
1680s Dutch Antique Renaissance Cabinets
Oak