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An order of architecture wherein the entablature is supported by female figures clothed in long garments, instead of columns. The temple of Polias-Minerva at Priene, Greece.

Caryatic Order

An order of architecture wherein the entablature is supported by female figures clothed in long garments,…

The Antique Caryatid is a female figure used as a support in place of a column.

Antique Caryatid

The Antique Caryatid is a female figure used as a support in place of a column.

The Greek Caryatid is a female figure used as a support in place of a column. It is found in the temple of Erechtheum, Athens, Greece.

Greek Caryatid

The Greek Caryatid is a female figure used as a support in place of a column. It is found in the temple…

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

Modern Caryatid

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

Modern Caryatid

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

Modern Caryatid

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

Modern Caryatid

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

Modern Caryatid

The modern caryatid is two female figures side by side used as supports in place of columns.

Figures of women dressed in long robes, serving to support entablatures.

Caryatides

Figures of women dressed in long robes, serving to support entablatures.

"Caryae was a city in Arcadia, near the Laconian border, the inhabitants of which joined the Persians after the battle of Thermopylae. On the defeat of the Persians the allied Greeks destroyed the town, slew the men, and led the women into captivity; and Praxiteles and other Athenian artists employed female figures, representing Caryatidae, or women of Caryae, instead of columns in architecture. This account is illustrated by a bas-relief with a Greek inscription, mentioning the conquest of the Caryatae." — Smith, 1873

Caryatides

"Caryae was a city in Arcadia, near the Laconian border, the inhabitants of which joined the Persians…

Caryatides are a blending of architecture and sculpture, but they are not of frequent occurrence. These Caryatides are human figures which serve as supports instead of a column, and a similar purpose is answered by male figures, which are technically called Atlantes.

Caryatis from the Erechtheum at Athens

Caryatides are a blending of architecture and sculpture, but they are not of frequent occurrence. These…

Caryatides are a blending of architecture and sculpture, but they are not of frequent occurrence. These Caryatides are human figures which serve as supports instead of a column, and a similar purpose is answered by male figures, which are technically called Atlantes.

Profile of the Caryatis with Pedestal and Entablature

Caryatides are a blending of architecture and sculpture, but they are not of frequent occurrence. These…