Mascaron (architecture)
In architecture, a mascaron ornament is a face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric whose function was originally to frighten away evil spirits so that they would not enter the building.[1] The concept was subsequently adapted to become a purely decorative element. The most recent architectural styles to extensively employ mascarons were Beaux Arts and Art Nouveau.[2][3] In addition to architecture, mascarons are used in the other applied arts.
Gallery
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The Three gorgons on the Secession Building from Vienna (Austria)
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Chandelier with mascarons, circa 1710-1715, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC)
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Mascaron on a chair, circa 1875-1876, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Mascaron on the rame of a dressing table mirror, circa 1700, in the Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Sculpted mascaron on the Palais Rohan (Strasbourg, France)
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Mascaron above an oculi window upside an Art Nouveau door in Strasbourg
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Art Nouveau mascaron from Paris
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Mascaron on a corbel in Paris
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Mascaron of the Central Bank of Russia, from Moscow
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Mascaron on the Hungarian State Opera House, in Budapest
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Mascaron of Hôtel du Commandant Militaire (Dijon, France)
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Combination between a mascaron and cartouche, on the Staroměstská tržnice from Prague (Czech Republic)
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Mascaron with a swag, on the Berlin Cathedral (Germany)
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Bordeaux mascaron, quai Richelieu. The city presents more than 3,000 mascarons of the 18th and 19th centuries[4][circular reference]
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Mascaron on the Castle of Enghien from the Parc d’Enghien from Belgium
See also
References
- ^ "mascaron". Oxford Reference. oxfordreference.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "BUCHAREST 1870S MASCARON". casedeepoca.com. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ "Art Nouveau in faces: fantasy world of "New art"". essenziale-hd.com. May 29, 2013. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ^ Mascarons de Bordeaux (fr.wikipedia)
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