Corinthian

E809862

Corinthian is the most ornate of the classical architectural orders, characterized by slender fluted columns topped with elaborate capitals decorated with acanthus leaves.

All labels observed (2)

Label Occurrences
Corinthian canonical 6
Corinthian Greek 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf architectural order ⓘ
classical order ⓘ
capitalDecoratedWith acanthus leaves ⓘ
volutes ⓘ
capitalHeightRelativeToColumn about one diameter ⓘ
characterizedBy elaborate capitals ⓘ
fluted columns ⓘ
slender columns ⓘ
commonUse Roman triumphal arches ⓘ
monumental public buildings ⓘ
temples ⓘ
developedFrom Ionic order ⓘ
distinguishedFrom Doric order by presence of base and ornate capital ⓘ
Ionic order by acanthus leaf capital ⓘ
documentedBy Vitruvius ⓘ
entablatureSimilarity Ionic entablature ⓘ
firstKnownInteriorUse Temple of Apollo Epicurius at Bassae ⓘ
firstMajorUse Tholos of Epidaurus ⓘ
follows Doric order ⓘ
Ionic order ⓘ
hasCapitalShape bell-shaped core ⓘ
hasColumnProportion slender ⓘ
hasComponent architrave ⓘ
base ⓘ
capital ⓘ
column ⓘ
cornice ⓘ
entablature ⓘ
frieze ⓘ
hasDecorationMotif acanthus scrolls ⓘ
foliate ornament ⓘ
hasFluting vertical grooves ⓘ
hasNameOrigin city of Corinth ⓘ
linked to: Corinth
hasOriginPeriod late Classical Greece ⓘ
hasRelativeOrnateness most ornate of the classical orders ⓘ
hasTypicalColumnHeightToDiameterRatio about 10:1 ⓘ
about 9:1 ⓘ
hasVisualEffect lightness and elegance ⓘ
influenced Composite order ⓘ
partOf classical architecture ⓘ
popularizedBy Roman architects ⓘ
typicalColumnBaseType Attic base ⓘ
usedIn Baroque architecture ⓘ
Greek architecture ⓘ
Hellenistic architecture ⓘ
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
Renaissance architecture ⓘ
Roman architecture ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (7)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Aedes Castoris → hasColumnOrder → Corinthian ⓘ
Olympieion → columnOrder → Corinthian ⓘ
Megarian Greek → closelyRelatedTo → Corinthian Greek ⓘ
linked to: Corinthian
Pulpit → notableProgeny → Corinthian ⓘ