Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
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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1880s Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Late 19th Century Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Cane, Oak
Mid-19th Century European Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
Late 20th Century Unknown Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Straw, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Brass
1920s Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
16th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Rush, Walnut
19th Century Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Naugahyde, Oak
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
18th Century English Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Walnut, Upholstery
Early 20th Century Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 20th Century Spanish Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Velvet, Walnut
Early 1600s French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Walnut, Leather
1950s Spanish Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
1990s American Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Cherry
Mid-20th Century Dutch Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Oak
19th Century English Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1980s Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Mahogany
1880s French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Crocodile, Oak
20th Century Philippine Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Wood, Paint
20th Century Indonesian Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Mahogany
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Wood
Late 20th Century Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Late 20th Century Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
21st Century and Contemporary American Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Mahogany
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
18th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Walnut
1880s Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Walnut
1890s French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
1950s Italian Vintage Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Iron
Early 1900s Italian Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Fabric, Walnut
1880s French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Oak
Late 19th Century English Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Oak
Early 1900s French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Upholstery, Oak
Late 19th Century French Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Wood
17th Century Spanish Antique Renaissance Dining Room Chairs
Leather, Walnut