Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
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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1890s Italian Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
Mid-20th Century Italian Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron, Sheet Metal
19th Century Dutch Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century Italian Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
Early 1900s Spanish Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
20th Century Italian Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze, Ormolu
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century French Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu
19th Century Portuguese Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wood
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze, Ormolu
20th Century Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze, Enamel
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Ormolu
20th Century French Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
20th Century French Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
Late 20th Century American Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
20th Century European Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
15th Century and Earlier Italian Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
Early 2000s Italian Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
20th Century Italian Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century Italian Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
Early 20th Century European Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Brass, Pewter
1920s Vintage Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
19th Century Italian Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze, Ormolu
Early 20th Century American Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Metal, Bronze, Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Alabaster, Ormolu
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Wrought Iron
19th Century French Antique Renaissance Chandeliers and Pendants
Bronze, Ormolu