Mascarons
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Name (Latin)
Mascarons
See Also From tracing topical name
Architecture Details
Decoration and ornament, Architectural
Grotesque in architecture
Masks (Sculpture)
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q1365301
Library of congress:
sh 98002867
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: 98-112937: Damestoy, J. Mascarons, 1997.
- Dict. art, 1996:v. 20, p. 541 (Mascaron; decorative grotesque mask, usually over a door or fountain)
- Art and antiques dict., c1982.
- Urdang, L. Fine and applied arts terms index, c1983.
- Fleming, J. The Penguin dict. of architecture, c1991.
- Curl, J.S. Encyc. of arch. terms, 1993.
- Ill. dict. of art and archaeol., c1966.
Wikipedia description:
A mascaron is an ornament in the form of a face used in architecture and the decorative arts. Originally intended to frighten evil spirits from entering a building, the compositional element became purely decorative, usually human in appearance, sometimes chimeric. The most recent architectural styles to extensively employ it were Beaux Arts and Art Nouveau. In addition to architecture, mascarons are used in the other applied arts.
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