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Volute
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A volute is a spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order, found in the capital of the Ionic column. It was later incorporated into Corinthian order and Composite column capit
Examples of Ionic volutes. From Julien David LeRoy, Les ruines plus beaux des monuments de la Grèce, Paris, 1758 (Plate XX)
Examples of Ionic volutes. From Julien David LeRoy, Les ruines plus beaux des monuments de la Grèce, Paris, 1758 (Plate XX)
Prehistoric Cucuteni–Trypillia volutes on some vessels, c.4300–4000 BC, ceramic, Moldavia National Museum Complex, Iași, Romania
Prehistoric Cucuteni–Trypillia volutes on some vessels, c.4300–4000 BC, ceramic, Moldavia National Museum Complex, Iași, Romania
Cycladic volutes on a 'frying pan', c.2750-2200 BC, ceramic, National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Cycladic volutes on a 'frying pan', c.2750-2200 BC, ceramic, National Archaeological Museum, Athens
Minoan volutes on a jug, c.1850-1675 BC, ceramic, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece
Minoan volutes on a jug, c.1850-1675 BC, ceramic, Archaeological Museum of Heraklion, Heraklion, Greece
Corinthian order
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The Corinthian order is the last developed and most ornate of the three principal classical orders of Ancient Greek architecture and Roman architecture. The other two are the Doric order, which was th
Volute
…is a spiral, scroll-like ornament that forms the basis of the Ionic order, found in the capital of the Ionic column. It was later incorporated into Corinthian order and Composite column capitals. Four are normally to be found on an Ionic capital, eight on Composite capitals and smaller versions (sometimes called…
Corinthian peripteros of the Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon, unknown architect, 150–250
Corinthian peripteros of the Temple of Bacchus, Baalbek, Lebanon, unknown architect, 150–250
Corinthian columns from the Pantheon, Rome, unknown architect, c. 114–124 AD, which provided a prominent model for Renaissance and later architects
Corinthian columns from the Pantheon, Rome, unknown architect, c. 114–124 AD, which provided a prominent model for Renaissance and later architects
Frieze and capitals of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens, unknown architect, 330s BC, one of the earliest surviving examples
Frieze and capitals of the Choragic Monument of Lysicrates, Athens, unknown architect, 330s BC, one of the earliest surviving examples
Bucrania with festoons decorating the Temple of Vesta from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli
Bucrania with festoons decorating the Temple of Vesta from Hadrian's Villa, Tivoli