Of or pertaining to the Corinthian order of architecture, invented by the Greeks, but more commonly used by the Romans.
The lightest and most ornate of the three ancient Greek architectural orders distinguished especially by its large capitals decorated with carved acanthus leaves.
Last of the three main order of Greek architecture. Identified by a high column and intricate capital based on acanthus foliage
An ornate style of classical architecture characterised by columns with flowering, leaf-like capitals.
Elaborately foliated capital.
most ornate of the three orders of classical Greek architecture
Most elaborate of the Greek column types, with leafy ornament at the top
capital: a capital which is characterized by two collars of acanthus leaves below corner volutes and a centralized rosette. Invented during the second half of the 5 c. BC by the Greek architect Kallimachos [image
one of the three classical (Greek) orders of architecture - the most ornamented of the three. Originated in the City of Corinth in Greece
The most ornate of the three Greek orders, characterised by a bell-shaped capital (q.v.) with volutes and rows of acanthus leaves.
(English) One of several types of architectural columns used in European and European-inspired buildings. The Corinthian column, named after the city of Corinth in Greece, has a fluted shaft and acanthus leaves on its upper end (or capital).
see Orders of Architecture
a Classical order of architecture, with very decorative capitals.
Most ornate of the three Greek orders, characterized by a bell-shaped capital, two rows of Acanthus leaves, and an elaborate cornice. see also Doric and Ionic
Columns: The slenderest and most decorative of the three fancy Greek orders, characterized by a Corinthian entablature; which has cornice, frieze, architrave, and column.
capital A more ornate form than Doric or Ionic; it consists of a double row of acanthus leaves from which tendrils and flowers grow.
The last of the three Greek architectural orders to be developed. The architectural order with columns whose capitals are ornately decorated with scrolls and carved acanthus leaves. The other two Greek architectural orders are the Doric and Ionic orders.
The type of Greek column characterized by simulated acanthus leaves.
The latest and most ornate of the classical Orders of architecture. The column is slender, and usually fluted, the capital elaborately carved with acanthus leaves.
column In classical architecture, a column decorated at the top with a mixed bag of curlicues, scrolls and other lavish ornamentation.
The Corinthian column can be distinguished by the use of entasis to straighten the appearance of the shaft. Like the Ionic column the Corinthian order has twenty-four flutes representing the pleats of a maiden's dress, and incorporates the same style of base representing her feet. The campanulate capital of the Corinthian column is topped with the abacus below which one finds the ornate acanthus leaf 'bell' representing a 'death wreath' of a young girl. The Greek legend has the girl's nanny placing a wicker toy basket upon her coffin to take into the afterlife. An Acanthus plant is said to have grown intertwined in the basket, giving the Corinthians their symbolic imagery combining love, death and chance.
Along with Doric and Ionian, distinct style of Hellenistic architecture; the most ornate of the three styles. (p. 141)
the most elaborate of the three orders of Greek architecture, distinguished by a bell-shaped capital with a design of acanthus leaves
Most elaborate of the Greek architectural orders; columns whose capital consists of scrolls and acanthus leaves.