Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
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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20th Century European Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Mid-17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Oak
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Brass, Iron
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
1880s French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Oak
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Walnut
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
16th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Pine
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Mid-20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Fiberglass
Early 2000s Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Carrara Marble
20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Concrete, Steel
20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Iron
19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Glass, Oak
2010s American Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Ormolu
19th Century Unknown Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble, Wrought Iron
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
Early 20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Iron
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
1910s Vintage Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Giltwood
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Iron
20th Century European Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Stone
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Stone, Travertine, Marble
1930s Italian Vintage Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wrought Iron, Copper
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Concrete
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Oak
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Iron
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
Early 20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Giltwood
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
17th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Oak
Early 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Marble
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Ceramic
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Terracotta
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Stone
17th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Limestone
20th Century Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Wood, Paint
19th Century European Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Plaster
Early 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Alabaster, Breccia Marble, Carrara Marble, Griotte Marble, Siena Marble
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Bronze
Mid-20th Century English Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Brass
1870s English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Belgian Black Marble, Other
19th Century Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Iron
1870s English Antique Renaissance Building and Garden Elements
Belgian Black Marble, Other