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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Original Antique Print of The Holy Family After Guido Reni. 1841
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Guido Reni Fine steel engraving Published by Fisher. Dated 1841 Unframed. Free shipping
Paper
Original Antique Print of Tobit And The Angel After Domenichino. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Domenichino Fine steel engraving Published by Jones circa 1850 Unframed. Minor tear top edge ( 0.5 inches ) Free shipping
Paper
An 18th-19th Century Oil on Canvas "The Triumph of Venice" After Paolo Veronese
By Paolo Veronese
Located in Los Angeles, CA
A Very Fine and Large Italian 18th-19th century oval-shaped oil on canvas titled "The Triumph of Venice" After the original work by the master Paolo Veronese (Venice, 1528-1588). The original of this painting hangs in the Palazzo Ducale, Venice. The 'Ricci' coloration suggests a late 17th-early 18th century date. In 1715 Charles de la Fosse advised Ricci to paint only "Veroneses and no more Riccis", Venice, circa 1800s. Measures: Height: 45 1/4 inches (115 cm). Width: 29 inches (73.7 cm). Frame height: 58 1/4 inches (147.9 cm). Frame width: 43 1/4 inches (109.9 cm). Frame depth: 5 1/4 (13.3 cm). Provenance: Royal Academy of Scotland. Paolo Veronese (Born 1528, Verona, Republic of Venice - died April 9, 1588, Venice) was an Italian painter of the Renaissance in Venice, famous for paintings such as The Wedding at...
Wood, Gesso, Canvas
Original Antique Print After Daniele Crespi, Entombment of Christ, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Daniele Crespi Fine Steel engraving. Published by Blackie C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Italian Renaissance Style Triptych, Gilt Wood Plaque, 19th Century
Located in Queens, NY
Italian Renaissance style Set of three gilt icon wall plaque with swirl columns and religious figures.
Wood
Original Antique Print of The Madonna And Child After Murillo. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Murillo Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Haviland Limoges France La Chasse a La Licorne Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed.
Located in Moreno Valley, CA
Robert Haviland & C. Parlon Limoges France Decorative Plate 1974 Limited Ed. Limited Edition collectible plate "The Lady and the Unicorn" by Robert Haviland & Co and Limoges France. Haviland Limoges France Limited Edition Porcelain Collector Plate "La Dame a La Licorne". La Chasse a La Licorne Limoges Haviland C. Parlon Collectible Plate. 1970s French Limoges limited edition and 22-karat gold collectors plate by Haviland & Parlon. This coveted and rare collector plate display a scene from the famous late fifteenth century Renaissance Paris French tapestries of unicorn hunting scene ," La Chasse A La Licorne". The plate is hand painted with an incredible amount of detail, bright and bold colors with a 22-karat gold rim. Made of porcelain with a glossy finish, this round plate features a stunning multicolor fairy tale design with a unicorn theme. The plate is handmade and painted, and is part of the Limoge product line series. This vintage Haviland Limoges La Chasse a la Licorne Unicorn Plate...
Porcelain
Original Antique Print After Correggio, Ecce Homo, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Correggio Fine Steel engraving. Published Fisher, London, circa 1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print of A " Dentist " After Gerrit Van Honthorst. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a dentist Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco Venice
By Paolo Salviati
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
Impressive Hand-Tinted Albumen Mammoth Plate Print of Basilica San Marco in Venice, circa 1880. Attributed to Paolo Salviati (1818-1894). Possibly the largest photographic image ...
Paper
Impressive large medallion plate enamel bronze mythology Renaissance style Spain
Located in Wien, AT
A true masterpiece, by Bronzes Artisticos Espana, a wall plate, richly decorated over and over with mythological szenes and glass stones and procelain cartridges. This large medalli...
Metal, Copper, Enamel
German Bronze Historicism Charger Depicting Entry of Henry IV into Paris in 1594
By Ilsenburg Foundry
Located in Ottawa, Ontario
A Fine German Bronze Historicism Charger Depicting Entry Of Henry IV Into Paris March 22, 1594 Second half 19 century. A finely cast "Historicism" charger commemorating "The Entry Of Henry IV Into Paris, 22 March in 1594. The image is loosely based on a painting by Francois Gerard...
Bronze
20th Century Perugian Hand-Painted Wooden Panel - Renaissance Motifs
Located in West Palm Beach, FL
This decorative hand-painted wooden panel is executed in the Renaissance style, featuring an elegant vertical composition of floral and ornamental motifs. Delicate scrollwork, classi...
Wood, Pine, Paint
Original Antique Print of Cockerels After Melchior D'Hondecoeter. 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after D'Hondecoeter Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print of King Charles Spaniels And Children After Van Dyck
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
17th century Dutch Renaissance Delft Tile Panel, consisting of four tiles.
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Haarlem 1610 – 1630 A nice panel of four so-called Haarlemmer (city) ornament tiles, in Italian style, with less-is-more decoration. The decoration is influenced by ...
Ceramic
Original Antique Print After Salvator Rosa. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rosa Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print After Hans Holbein " The Madonna ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Holbein Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Scenic Tarsia Panel of Raffigurante "Il Carro Dell'Auro
Located in LOS ANGELES, CA
Antique Marquetry Inlaid Scenic Tarsia Panel of Raffigurante "Il Carro Dell'Aurora"
Wood
Racinet, Auguste, L'Ornement Polychrome, Renaissance Set of 4 Firmin-Didot Paris
Located in New York, NY
Fine, scarce set of four original chromolithographs of Renaissance designs from Racinet's seminal L'Ornement Polychrome published by Firmin-Didot 1869-1873 and 1885-1887. Architectur...
Paper
Original Antique Print After Alessandro Turchi " David ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Turchi Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
17th Century Italian Faience Madonna with Child Relief Wall Plaque
Located in Milano, MI
A fashinating 17th century Italian Virgin with Child, an hand-made rectangular shaped relief devotional plaque in polychrome glazed terracotta depicting a Madonna with Child, dating ...
Terracotta
Original Antique Print of A " Chemist " After David Teniers. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a chemist or pharmacist Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print After Van Dyck " Martin Engelbrecht ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis XXXV, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724 Text on verso The measurement given is the paper size.
Paper
Original Antique Print After Veronese, The Nativity, circa 1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Veronese Fine Steel engraving. Published by Tallis, London. circa 1850 Unframed.
Paper
17th century Dutch Delft Tile Panel with Pomegranates, consisting of four tiles.
Located in AMSTERDAM, NH
The Netherlands Circa 1600 – 1625 A vierpas (quatrefoil) of four tiles, pure Dutch Renaissance. With leaf and flower ornaments and pomegranates on the sides. This decor is known to ...
Ceramic
Original Antique Print After Jan Luyken, Amsterdam. Genesis XVIII. 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724 Text on verso The measurement given is the paper size.
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Consecration of St.Nicholas After Veronese. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Veronese Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
Paper
Original Antique Print of Mary And Jesus After Christian Wilhelm Ernst Dietrich.
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Dietrich Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print After Rembrandt, Portrait of a Gentleman, circa 1900
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful print after Rembrandt Lovely colors. Chromolithograph Published by Connoisseur circa 1900 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print of The Conversion of St Paul After Di Ferrara. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Ercole Di Ferrara Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
Paper
Original Antique Print of Christ Praying In The Garden After Correggio. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Correggio Fine steel engraving Published circa 1850 Unframed. Free shipping
Paper
Eastern European Brass Wall Crucifix
Located in Queens, NY
Eastern European (19th Cent) (Patriarchal style) brass wall mounted crucifix with double cross design and Christ figure
Brass
$1,234Sale Price|20% Off
Large Vintage Oval Relief Plaque, English, Stone, Decorative, After Jasperware
Located in Hele, Devon, GB
This is a vintage oval relief plaque. An English, reconstituted stone decorative frieze in the manner of Jasperware, dating to the late 20th century, circa...
Stone
16th Century Castelli Italian Maiolica Farnese alla turchina Dish
By Castelli
Located in Fort Lauderdale, FL
An extraordinary azure maiolica dish in the Farnese service, made by Castelli d'Abuzzo between 1580 and 1589. In the peak of the High Renaissance, Cardinal Alessandro Farnese commissioned a dinner service from the Castelli maiolica...
Maiolica
English Renaissance Crest Embroidery, Framed, 16th Century, Velvet
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance embroidery of a crest having a crown top mounted on a red velvet background in an ebonized wood frame.
Thread, Velvet, Wood
Antique 16th Century French Devotional Nativity Textile, Circa 1530–1560
Located in Doha, QA
A rare and evocative mid-16th century French devotional embroidery depicting the Nativity, worked in silk and metal-wrapped threads on a linen ground. The composition shows the kneel...
Metallic Thread
French Renaissance Devotional Embroidery, Silk and Metal Thread, 16th Century
Located in Doha, QA
A rare and evocative 16th-century French devotional embroidery, worked in silk and metal-wrapped threads on a linen ground, depicting a haloed sacred figure within an architectural s...
Linen, Silk, Thread
Framed Set of Three 18th Century Dutch Delft Blue and White Tiles
Located in Dallas, TX
A wonderful set of three 18th century Dutch Delft tiles, each hand painted in cobalt blue upon a white tin glazed ground. The individual scenes include a flowering plant, a fanciful ...
Ceramic
$4,475Sale Price / set|50% Off
Benjamin Maund, Ten Botanical Engravings, Copperplate, Judy Cormier Frames
By Benjamin Maund
Located in Stamford, CT
Benjamin Maund, Ten Copperplate Engravings, Judy Cormier Gilt Frames, 19th c. One of several spectacular groupings of engravings fresh from a Bronxvill...
Paper, Wood
Pair of 19th-Century Renaissance-Style Frames – Carved and Painted Wood
Located in Madrid, ES
Elegant and decorative pair of 19th-century frames crafted in carved and painted wood, inspired by Renaissance aesthetics. These finely detailed frames feature rich ornamentation typ...
Wood
Original Antique Print of An Aristocratic Family After Van Dyck. Dated 1832
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Van Dyck Fine Steel engraving. Published by Fisher. Dated 1832 Unframed.
Paper
Spanish Provincial Horse Head Wall Plaque
Located in Queens, NY
Spanish Provincial style (20th Century) stripped horse head wall plaque/sign (La Taberna Caballoblanco) (Related Item: 049724I )
Antique Meissen Porcelain Plaque after Correggio
Located in London, GB
Antique Meissen porcelain plaque after Correggio German, 19th Century Measures: Frame: Height 43cm, width 50cm, depth 10cm Plaque: Height ...
Porcelain, Giltwood
Original Antique Print of Jesus And Mary Magdalene After Raphael. 1841
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Great image after Raphael Fine steel engraving Published by Fisher. Dated 1841 Unframed. Free shipping
Paper
English Renaissance Style Miniature Shield
Located in Queens, NY
English Renaissance style (20th Century) miniature shield shaped coat of arms wall plaque with metal spears and armor on brown velvet backing.
Metal
Antique 16th Century Pergola Tapestry with Vase of Flowers
Located in New York, NY
Antique pergola tapestry handwoven in wool and silk in Bruges, Belgium in the mid-16th Century. Pergola tapestries are typified by a harmony between ...
Silk, Wool, Tapestry
Pair of Italian Friezes 18th Century Blue Painted Gilwood Wall Decorative Panels
Located in Milano, MI
Pair of 1700s Italian Wall Decorative Panels, a pair of blue laquer vertical frieze dating back to late 18th century, with a stunning hand-carved gilded relief candelabra decoratio...
Gold Leaf
Original Antique Print of The Madonna And Child After Il Sassoferrato. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Il Sassoferrato Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista
By Molla
Located in West Hollywood, CA
17th C Neapolitan School Painting Oil Canvas Old Master Mola Giovanni Battista . Circa 1600’s important Painting Oil on Canvas painting of a boy with a bird, in original Hand carved...
Canvas, Plaster, Wood, Giltwood
Original Antique Print After Rubens " Wild Boar Hunt ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Rubens Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
'Una Gitana' A Large Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque After Angelo Asti
By Königliche Porzellan-Manufaktur (KPM)
Located in Brighton, West Sussex
'Una Gitana' A Large Berlin (KPM) Porcelain Plaque After Angelo Asti (1847-1903), depicting a portrait of a beautiful young woman in profile wearing a red cap. In an oval giltwood f...
Porcelain, Giltwood
Continental Mythological Antique Oil on Canvas of Venus and Adonis
Located in Tarzana, CA
A 19th century continental mythological oil painting on canvas of Aphrodite and Adonis, after the 16th century painting by Titian (now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York) ...
Canvas
Original Antique Print of A " Dentist " After Gerrit Dou. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image of a dentist Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print of Jesus Christ After Carlo Dolci. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Carlo Dolci Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print after Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, Genesis II, 1724
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful copper-plate engraving after Jan Luyken Published by Marten Schagen, Amsterdam. 1724 Text on verso The measurement given is the paper size.
Paper
Original Antique Print After Frans Snyders " The Bear Hunt ". C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Snyders Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print of John The Baptist After Guido Reni. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Guido Reni Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper
Original Antique Print of Mary And Christ After Titian. C.1850
Located in St Annes, Lancashire
Wonderful image after Titian Fine steel engraving. Published by A.H. Payne C.1850 Unframed.
Paper