"Maidens of Karyai"
Pencil on Bristol each image is 21" x 10" The use of these beautifully carved sculptures as significant architectural structural supports has always intrigued me - placed by the Greeks and the Romans - they tell stories about the mythologies of the time. The Greek term karyatides literally means "maidens of Karyai", an ancient town of Peloponnese. Karyai had a famous temple dedicated to the goddess Artemis in her aspect of Artemis Karyatis: "As Karyatis she rejoiced in the dances of the nut-tree village of Karyai, those Karyatides, who in their ecstatic round-dance carried on their heads baskets of live reeds, as if they were dancing plants" Sold! Prints are available - use the contact link above for more information. |