In architecture and the decorative arts, a mascaron ornament is a face, usually human, sometimes frightening or chimeric, whose alleged function was originally...

Mascaron may refer to: Mascaron (architecture), a decorative element in the form of a sculpted face or head of a human being or an animal Jules Mascaron...

Jules Mascaron (1634–1703) was a popular French preacher. He was born in Marseille as the son of a barrister at Aix-en-Provence. He entered the Oratory...

style characterized by the use of rocaille motifs such as shells, curves, mascarons, arabesques, and other classical elements. The Rococo style abandoned...

(Rome) Baroque corbels with mascarons in the Salon d'Hercule (Palace of Versailles, France) Rococo corbel with a mascaron, on the Hôtel Jeanne d'Albret...

Often used as decorative architectural ornaments, where they are a form of mascaron or ornamental head, Green Men are frequently found in architectural sculpture...

Paris. The mascarons remained in place until 1851–1854, when the bridge was completely rebuilt. At that time six of the original mascarons from the 16th...

revolutionaries Boyer-Fonfrède, Gensonné, Guadet and Ducos. African face mascaron on the place de la Bourse Allegory of Bordeaux and her wealth, including...

and from up to down: a festoon with a putto standing on it, an acanthus leaf, palmettes, a cartouche, a mascaron, and a trophy of musical instruments...

ribbon, acanthus leaves, gadrooning, interlace, meanders, cornucopias, mascarons, Ancient urns, tripods, perfume burners, dolphins, ram and lion heads...

ribs of cross vault. Ribs are led in bundles and ended on brackets with mascaron or floristic motif. Ribs are connected in the middle of the vault with...

Irises and mascaron at the façade of Schichtel building in Strasbourg, France, by Aloys Walter (1905–06) Jugendstil straight-lined mascaron in Riga (1906)...

unknown architect, sculptor and painter, c.1650 Baroque festoon with a mascaron in the Hall of Mirrors of the Palace of Versailles, Versailles, France...

Archbishop of Lyon 1290–1295 Followed by Louis de Villars Preceded by Hugues Mascaron Bishop of Toulouse 1296-1297 Followed by Arnaud-Roger de Comminges...

mask from Casa de Arizón near Cádiz, Spain (17th–18th century) Grotesque mascaron in courtyard of the Broletto (the old Province Hall), Brescia, Italy (17th...

Paris Exposition, Paris, by Émile Dubuisson, c.1900 Japanese inspiration: Mascaron of the Praha hlavní nádraží, Prague, the Czech Republic, designed by Josef...

Kontradans Kwaze le 8 Trese Riban Rara Banda Dahomey Djouba Ibo Kongo Mascaron Mayi Parigol Petwo Yanvlou Csárdás (Czardas) Karikázó Körtánc Lánytánc...

General. Early members included Nicolas Malebranche, Louis Thomassin, Jules Mascaron and Jean Baptiste Massillon. Suppressed at the French Revolution, it was...

tortoiseshell, and gilt-bronze mounts, Metropolitan Museum of Art Baroque mascaron with acanthuses in the Salon d'Hercule, 1724–1736, designed by Robert de...

Archaeological Museum, Athens Etruscan palmettes on an antefix with a mascaron of Silenus, 4th century BC, ceramic, Neues Museum, Berlin Ancient Greek...

archaeological. Female head elaborate in stucco. Mascaron in stucco adorning the temples Mascaron in stucco. Mascaron in stucco adorning the temples. Mayan head...

another reason for the rarity of complex ornaments like cartouches or mascarons in Art Deco. Renaissance cartouche in a laurel crown with ribbons, above...

images. A particularly popular motif is the lion, which can be found as mascarons originally fitted on the insides of the gunport doors, grasping the royal...

National Archaeological Museum, Athens Sumerian volutes at the end of a bull mascaron of the queen's lyre, one of the Lyres of Ur, 2600 BC, wood, lapis lazuli...

The Mouth of Truth (Italian: Bocca della Verità [ˈbokka della veriˈta]) is an ancient Roman marble mask in Rome, Italy, which stands against the left wall...

(Romania) A cartouche on a Neo-Baroque city-house from Bucharest Art Nouveau mascaron above a door in Paris A festoon, a widely used ornament in Ancient Greek...

Restaurante Platô, Torre Quixadá, Fortaleza (closed c.2005) Revolving Mascaron Restaurant, Torre Mirante da Serra, Veranópolis Revolving Rooftop Restaurant...

Misericord from the Charterhouse of Florence (Tuscany, Italy), depicting a mascaron...

ballcourt. He then built a pyramid over the earlier phases, nicknamed Mascarón by archaeologists. It in turn was developed into the Chorcha pyramid with...

during an earthquake in 1688. West facade Monument to Vincenzo Cappello Mascaron adorning the front door of the campanile. The artworks in the interior...