Attic base
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The Attic base is a classical architectural column base characterized by a series of convex and concave moldings, widely used in Greek and Roman architecture and later adopted in Renaissance and Neoclassical designs.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Attic base canonical | 3 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
architectural element
ⓘ
column base type ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Composite order
ⓘ
Corinthian order ⓘ Ionic order ⓘ classical orders ⓘ |
| contrastedWith | Doric base ⓘ |
| documentedIn |
Renaissance architectural pattern books
ⓘ
classical architectural treatises ⓘ |
| foundIn |
civic buildings
ⓘ
monumental architecture ⓘ temple architecture ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic | series of convex and concave moldings ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
decorative
ⓘ
structural ⓘ |
| hasOrigin |
ancient Attica
ⓘ
surface form:
Attica region of ancient Greece
|
| hasPart |
plinth
ⓘ
scotia molding ⓘ torus molding ⓘ |
| hasShape | circular in plan ⓘ |
| influenced | later European architectural design ⓘ |
| materialUsed |
concrete
ⓘ
marble ⓘ stone ⓘ stucco ⓘ |
| positionInStructure |
above plinth
ⓘ
below column shaft ⓘ between column shaft and stylobate ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
base molding
ⓘ
column order ⓘ molding profile ⓘ |
| stylePeriod |
Classical
ⓘ
Hellenistic ⓘ Neoclassical architecture ⓘ
surface form:
Neoclassical Revival
Renaissance Revival ⓘ Roman Imperial ⓘ |
| terminologyUsedIn |
architectural history
ⓘ
classical architecture studies ⓘ |
| typicalProfile | torus–scotia–torus sequence ⓘ |
| usedFor |
supporting column loads
ⓘ
transition between column and floor ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Classical Greek architecture
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek architecture
Neoclassical architecture ⓘ Renaissance architecture ⓘ Roman architecture ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.