- In
architecture and the
decorative arts, a
mascaron ornament is a face,
usually human,
sometimes frightening or chimeric,
whose alleged function was originally...
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Mascaron may
refer to:
Mascaron (architecture), a
decorative element in the form of a
sculpted face or head of a
human being or an
animal Jules Mascaron...
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Jules Mascaron (1634–1703) was a po****r
French preacher. He was born in M****ille as the son of a
barrister at Aix-en-Provence. He
entered the Oratory...
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style characterized by the use of
rocaille motifs such as s****, curves,
mascarons, arabesques, and
other classical elements. The
Rococo style abandoned...
- (Rome)
Baroque corbels with
mascarons in the
Salon d'Hercule (Palace of Versailles, France)
Rococo corbel with a
mascaron, on the Hôtel
Jeanne d'Albret...
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Often used as
decorative architectural ornaments,
where they are a form of
mascaron or
ornamental head,
Green Men are
frequently found in
architectural sculpture...
- mask from Casa de Arizón near Cádiz,
Spain (17th–18th century)
Grotesque mascaron in
courtyard of the
Broletto (the old
Province Hall), Brescia,
Italy (17th...
- and from up to down: a
festoon with a
putto standing on it, an
acanthus leaf, palmettes, a cartouche, a
mascaron, and a
trophy of
musical instruments...
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Irises and
mascaron at the façade of
Schichtel building in Strasbourg, France, by
Aloys Walter (1905–06)
Jugendstil straight-lined
mascaron in Riga (1906)...
- Paris. The
mascarons remained in
place until 1851–1854, when the
bridge was
completely rebuilt. At that time six of the
original mascarons from the 16th...
