Baroque Drawings
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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Late 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
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18th Century European Antique Baroque Drawings
Wood, Paper
18th Century European Antique Baroque Drawings
Wood, Paper
19th Century English Antique Baroque Drawings
Paint
17th Century European Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
2010s North American Baroque Drawings
Paper
2010s North American Baroque Drawings
Paper
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper, Giltwood
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
20th Century Baroque Drawings
Wood, Paper
18th Century French Antique Baroque Drawings
Wood, Paste
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Giltwood, Paper
1670s Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Canvas
19th Century English Antique Baroque Drawings
Paint
19th Century English Antique Baroque Drawings
Paint
19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paint
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
Mid-17th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Drawings
Glass, Giltwood, Paper
1950s Belgian Vintage Baroque Drawings
Paper
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper, Wood
Late 18th Century English Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
19th Century English Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
1650s Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
Early 19th Century English Antique Baroque Drawings
Rosewood
Early 20th Century French Baroque Drawings
Paper
17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper, Giltwood
Late 18th Century French Antique Baroque Drawings
Wood, Paper
19th Century Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
Mid-20th Century American Baroque Drawings
Wood, Paper
Early 19th Century American Antique Baroque Drawings
Wood, Paper
Late 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
Late 18th Century Spanish Antique Baroque Drawings
Paint
Early 18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
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Early 19th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
Late 17th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
Mid-20th Century Baroque Drawings
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Mid-20th Century Baroque Drawings
Paper
18th Century Italian Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper, Crayon
17th Century French Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
16th Century German Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
18th Century French Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper
Early 18th Century Dutch Antique Baroque Drawings
Paper