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caryatid
[ kar-ee-at-id ]
noun
- a sculptured female figure used as a column. Compare atlas ( def 5 ).
caryatid
/ ˌkærɪˈætɪd; ˌkærɪəˈtɪdɪk /
noun
- a column, used to support an entablature, in the form of a draped female figure Compare telamon
Derived Forms
- ËŒ³¦²¹°ù²âˈ²¹³Ù¾±»å²¹±ô, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ³¦²¹°ùy·²¹³Ùi·»å²¹±ô adjective
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of caryatid1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of caryatid1
Example Sentences
In ancient Greece, the culture where male athletes were so highly prized as heroic citizens, a caryatid was a draped female figure used instead of a column as an architectural support.
In it, she and Cardi B dress in Grecian goddess-inspired dresses, dance in front of classically inspired statuary, wear headdresses that evoke caryatids and transform into Grecian vases.
Adjaye likens it to a caryatid, a statue that held up roofs in classical architecture.
Their style also separates them from the typical caryatids that visitors might see elsewhere.
Their eccentric profile, isolated against white, forms a kind of muscular torso, not unlike Matisse’s 1909 “Bather,†striding through water, or one of Modigliani’s caryatids.
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