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The inspiration for Callimachus' Corinthian capital. A woven basket surrounded by Acanthus leaves in front of a child's tomb. The Greek architect and sculptor Callimachus, 5th century BC, used this as inspiration to embellish the capitals of columns. Copperplate engraving from Francis Fitzgeralds The Artists Repository and Drawing Magazine, Charles Taylor, London, 1785.
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Caption:
The inspiration for Callimachus' Corinthian capital. A woven basket surrounded by Acanthus leaves in front of a child's tomb. The Greek architect and sculptor Callimachus, 5th century BC, used this as inspiration to embellish the capitals of columns. Copperplate engraving from Francis Fitzgeralds The Artists Repository and Drawing Magazine, Charles Taylor, London, 1785.
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Image size:
4733 x 7261 px | 98.3 MB
Print size:
40.1 x 61.5 cm | 15.8 x 24.2 in (300 dpi)
Keywords:
1785 • 5TH CENTURY BC • ACANTHUS LEAVES • ARCHITECT (MALE) • ARCHITECT • ARCHITECTURE • ART • ARTIST • ARTISTE • ARTISTS REPOSITORY AND DRAWING MAGAZINE, THE • ARTS • BUILDING • BUILDINGS • CALLIMACHUS • CAPITAL • CARVED • CHARLES TAYLOR • CITY OF LONDON • CLASSICAL ORDER • COLUMN • COLUMNS • CONSTRUCTION ENGINEER • CONSTRUCTION • COPPERPLATE • CORINTHIAN CAPITAL • DRAFTSMAN • DRAUGHTSMAN • DRAWING • DRAWN • EDIFICIO • EDIFICIOS • ELABORATE • ELEVATION • EMBELLISH • ENGRAVED • ENGRAVING (ARTWORK) • ENGRAVING • ENGRAVING. • ENGRAVINGS • ESCULTOR • ETCHING • FOLIAGE • FRANCIS FITZGERALD • FRONDS • FUNERARY • GEORGIAN • GRAVE • GRECO • GREEK ARCHITECTURE • GREEK • GREEKS • HELENICO • HELENISTICO • HELLENIC • HELLENISTIC • INSPIRATION • LEGEND • LONDON • ORDER • ORIGIN • ORNATE • PAINTING • PILAR • PILLAR • PLAN • PRINT • ROMAN ARCHITECTURE • SCULPTOR • SÉPULCRE • STIPPLE • TOMB • WOVEN BASKET
