Talk:Caryatid

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we'll need a photo of Caryatids. either Caryatid Porch of the Erechtheum and caryatid somewhere else.

Xah P0lyglut 06:13, 2003 Nov 30 (UTC)

Here is a good place to put the request: Requested pictures --snoyes 06:37, 30 Nov 2003 (UTC)

is there a word for the female-form sculpture that often seen as part of a ship's prow?

P0lyglut 08:47, 2004 Feb 2 (UTC)

It's called a figurehead

P0lyglut 15:07, 2004 Mar 13 (UTC)

The most famous one is Rodin's check out this URL http://www.phototour.com/echtml/caryatid_3049.html --Randyjg2 23:21, 12 March 2006 (UTC)


 * I've made a redirect from Karyatid. In modern English, Caryatid is not "also spelled Karyatid", which is an affectation that needn't be inflicted on Wikipedia's readers. --Wetman 18:21, 16 March 2007 (UTC)

What is this sentence supposed to mean?
"In the arts of design, the draped figure supporting an acanthus-grown basket capital taking the form of a candlestick or a table-support is a familiar cliché of neoclassical decorative arts."--Filll (talk | wpc ) 12:21, 21 July 2008 (UTC)

This whole section appears to need citation from: Kerenyi 1980 p 149

Further, the external links at the bottom are actually internal. 67.177.182.101 (talk) 06:15, 4 December 2008 (UTC)

19th century
Most extant examples in architecture will be from the 19th century. This period is almost completely missing from coverage in the article at the moment and that is very misleading. For example, there is no mention of their use in France. And the form was adapted, so balconies might be supported by the top half of a figure, and so on. Figures, human and otherwise, fascinated the architects of the Art Nouveau and derivatives. This needs a fair bit of work. AJHingston (talk) 21:59, 16 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Wellthen, you'd better get to work. Carptrash (talk) 23:15, 16 January 2011 (UTC)

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First photo
I was wondering if and how we can replace the first photo because the first thing that people see when they come to this page is a statue that is not in a Greek museum. And then move the one that is in London further down. Onoufrios d (talk) 18:14, 5 July 2019 (UTC)
 * The point of the picture is to show a good example and, for me, this one works just fine. Carptrash (talk) 18:34, 5 July 2019 (UTC)

Please choose one name for the town in the Peloponnese
Yes I know that Karyai and Caryae are the same thing. Most likely the editor of this article also knows that. But many, and most likely most, readers are probably less well acquainted with the classical languages and the history of the Englishing Greek names. Please choose either Karuai, or Karyai, or Caryae, and stick with it. Ideally, when first mentioning the town, also indicate the alternate spellings of its name. Imerologul Valah (talk) 14:20, 29 August 2022 (UTC)

I have been wondering if we should
organize the gallery somewhat, perhaps by geography, chronology could play a role, and maybe separating the more decorative ones from the architectural ones. However before I leap in and start whipping everything around I thought I'd let you weigh in on the idea. Carptrash (talk) 18:33, 15 December 2023 (UTC)

Vitruvius makes no reference to the Erechtheum in the relevant section of De architectura
So I removed the reference. This is a huge misunderstanding when it comes to the Caryatids, which are not limited to the Erechtheum, as is clear 2603:6081:8300:22CA:E135:67B0:91C6:A91 (talk) 04:14, 10 March 2024 (UTC)