Patera (architecture)
In
bas-relief disc.[1][2] The patera is usually used to decorate friezes and walls, and to interrupt moldings.[3] Patera is also used in furniture-making. It can be carved, incised, inlaid, or even painted.[4][5]
Overview
The patera is found in the
apotropaic
function to keep away evil spirits.
Gallery
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Patera in the Corte seconda del Milion court and the romanesque archway Sotoportego del Teatro in Venice. -
Detail of the church Santa Margherita in Venice. -
Lunette above the entrance to the Fondaco dei Turchi reconstructed in neobyzantine stile by Federico Berchet AD 1869 in Venice. -
Entrance to the Carmini church in Venice. -
Volto Santo on the Strada Nuova in Cannaregio Venice.
References
- ^ "Fragment of Roman frieze(?) enrichment: a patera with a floral centre". CollectionsOnline. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ISBN 9780471756019. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ Parker, John Henry (1845). A Glossary of Terms Used in Grecian, Roman, Italian, and Gothic Architecture. J.H. Parker. p. 274. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
patera architecture.
- ^ Furniture, Mackinnon Fine (6 August 2019). "The ABCs of Decorative Arts: Patera". The Source. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Patera and Paterae". Lynn Byrne. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ^ "Patera". Buffalo as an Architectural Museum. buffaloah.com. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
- ISBN 9780472115853. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
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