Ancient wood carving styles << Back to styles The Greek Wood Carving Style
some items of marble furniture, remaining from those times, are very valuable elements for the knowledge and understanding of the structure, shape, and the ornamentation of the Ancient Greek furniture. The form of these furniture types was rigid, massive and heavy, with some influences of the Egyptian and Assyrian carving style. The construction of these items of furniture was more easily achieved due to the working tools more improved than those of the Egyptians and Assyrians. Species of wood most used were: olives, paltin, ebony and even walnut tree. Finishing of the furniture was made by painting, mordant and polish. The Roman Wood Carving Style Roman art has developed and evolved in ancient Rome and Roman Empire between the IV century BC and IV century AD, influenced by ancient Greek art and Etruscan. Processing materials knew a much greater improvement compared with what was until that time, which could allow the realization of a much wider furniture design types, besides wood, Romans used marble and bronze. The Romans gave furniture a great importance, offering a maximum comfort and a much more valuable look. The structure of the furniture objects was determined in large part by the perfection of tools and materials used. In artistic furniture, they used decorative elements made by turning. The most known and used Roman ornaments are: the acanthus leaf, ovurile, festoon, various rosettes, archways, carved consoles, geometrical reasons, different types of vessel with stem and leaves carvings, the deer leg, sphinx, eagle, bay-leaf and vineyard leafs, etc.. << Back to styles |
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