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Definition von karyatit im Türkisch Englisch wörterbuch
- caryatid
- A female sculpture which is used as a pillar
- whole female figure supporting an entablature or other similar member Termini Caryatids: female busts or demi-figures or three-quarter figures supporting an entablature or other similar member and placed at the top of termini pilasters
- A sculpted female figure serving as an architectural element, used as a support for entablature
- Supportive column carved in the shape of a female figure
- A draped female figure supporting an entablature, in the place of a column or pilaster
- - Female figure used as a support, as in architecture, or in a handle
- a pillar in the shape of a female figure (caryatides (plural), from , ). Supporting column sculpted in the form of a draped female figure. Caryatids first appeared in three small buildings (treasuries) at Delphi (550-530 BC). The most celebrated example is the caryatid porch of the Erechtheum (421-406 BC), with six figures, on the Acropolis (see acropolis) of Athens. Caryatids are sometimes called korai ("maidens"). Their male counterpart is the atlas
- Of or pertaining to a caryatid
- [arch] Supporting column or pier carved or molded in human form; usually a female representation but not always (opposite; telamon)
- > A female figure functioning as a support, such as a column, in architecture, sculpture and decorative arts In silver, caryatids can be used as handles
- A carved female figure used as a column Dressed in long robes, she supports an architectural element on her head Her male counterpart is an atlant, atlantid, or atlas
- The human figure used as a sculptural column as part of a classical composition, often flanking a doorway, or as a decorative detail within an interior around a fireplace
- A column that supports an entablature and that is carved into a sculpture of a draped female figure See atlantid
- a supporting column carved in the shape of a person
- A carved female figure used in architecture as a column to support an entablature
- {i} statue of a female figure used as a pillar or column (Architecture)
- A sculptured female figure taking the place of a column