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Color and Carving
Architectural Decoration in Mainland Greece
The most lavishly Greek decorated structures were temples and treasuries, but civic buildings also had sculpted and painted ornament. To understand fully the decorative programs of Greek temples and their impact on viewers, one must also take into account their development over the centuries from painted figural decoration to statuary in the round, or nearly so, and the essential use of color to articulate key elements of the architecture. This chapter begins with the often‐overlooked subject of polychromy, proceeds to relief sculpture and, finally, sculpture in the round. Here, the focus is on temples on the Greek mainland. The chapter concludes with a detailed examination of the Parthenon, which in many ways represents the summa of Greek temple decoration, including, as it does, both the Ionic and Doric orders, colored elements, metal attachments, and carving in various degrees of relief as well as sculpture in the round.
Color and Carving
Architectural Decoration in Mainland Greece
The most lavishly Greek decorated structures were temples and treasuries, but civic buildings also had sculpted and painted ornament. To understand fully the decorative programs of Greek temples and their impact on viewers, one must also take into account their development over the centuries from painted figural decoration to statuary in the round, or nearly so, and the essential use of color to articulate key elements of the architecture. This chapter begins with the often‐overlooked subject of polychromy, proceeds to relief sculpture and, finally, sculpture in the round. Here, the focus is on temples on the Greek mainland. The chapter concludes with a detailed examination of the Parthenon, which in many ways represents the summa of Greek temple decoration, including, as it does, both the Ionic and Doric orders, colored elements, metal attachments, and carving in various degrees of relief as well as sculpture in the round.
Color and Carving
Architectural Decoration in Mainland Greece
Miles, Margaret M. (editor) / Neils, Jenifer (author)
A Companion to Greek Architecture ; 164-177
2016-08-08
14 pages
Article/Chapter (Book)
Electronic Resource
English
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