Baroque : 1 - Artistic trend characterized by the curve, the luminous contrast, the trompe-l'oeil “optical Illusion” and the effects of movement. Born in Italy, the Baroque developed between the Renaissance and neo-classicism in the Catholic countries of Europe and Latin America. 2 - By extension, the adjective Baroque means convoluted, exaggeratedly decorative, bizarre, like […]
Greek Mythology: One of a class of lustful, drunken woodland gods. In Greek art they were represented as a man with a horse's ears and tail, but in Roman representations as a man with a goat's ears, tail, legs, and horns.
: Name given to compositions carved in bas-relief, whose subject is dances, marches and games, as it was performed at the feasts of the Roman god Bacchus. An occasion of wild and drunken revelry.
Art Deco or Arts Deco : Artistic style well represented in Paris in 1925 at the International Exhibition of Decorative Arts and Industrial Modern. He favors the straight line in architecture and decoration, the bold colors and geometry of natural forms.
Bench : In the quarry, every natural foundation of stone limited by two consecutive "quarry beds". The quality of the material is determined by the bench (royal bench, binding bench, shell bench, etc.). With a general sense, the deeper the mine, the better the quality of the marble. Of course there are rifts, and upheavals […]