A cartouche is an oval or oblong design with a slightly convex surface, typically edged with ornamental scrollwork. It is used to hold a painted or low-relief design. Since the early 16th century, the
Beaux Arts cartouche of Strada Doctor Dimitrie D. Gerota no. 9, Bucharest, Romania, c. 1900, unknown architect
Roman round cartouche, at the base of Commodus as Hercules, early 192 AD, marble, Capitoline Museums, Rome
Roman rectangular cartouche on a sarcophagus, 3rd century, marble, Adana Archaeology Museum, Adana, Turkey
Roman cartouche on the right leaf of the Symmachi–Nicomachi diptych, c.400, ivory, Victoria and Albert Museum, London
Beaux-Arts architecture was the academic architectural style taught at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, particularly from the 1830s to the end of the 19th century. It drew upon the principles of Fre
Cartouche (design)
…some are highly stylized, showing the diversity of styles popular over time. They were used constantly, and were one of the main motifs of Rococo and Beaux Arts architecture. Their use started to fade in Art Deco, a style created as a collective effort of multiple French designers to make a new modern style around 1910…
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Palacio CEC, Bucarest, Rumanía, 2016 05 29, DD 91 93 HDR
Paris 20130807 Grand Palais
The New York Grand Central Terminal