Corinthian Order

Corinthian Order

Commonly regarded as the most elegant among the three orders, the Corinthian order is characterized by slender pillars, the acanthus leaves in the pillar's capital, and the dentils in the cornice. The Corinthian name stems from the name of the Greek city Corinth although theCorinthian order was more developed in Athens. In his book, Vitruvius states that a man named Callimachus created the style based on the image of a votive basket and some acanthus plant that grows through it (Vitr. 4.1.9-10).

References:
Encyclopaedia Britannica . 2018. "Corinthian order." Last modified June 30, 2018 (4 May 2022).
Morgan, M. H. and Warren, Herbert Langford. trans. 1914. Vitruvius, The Ten Books on Architecture. Cambridge: Harvard University Press.

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