caryatid

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In it, she and Cardi B dress in Grecian goddess-inspired dresses, dance in front of classically inspired statuary, wear headdresses that evoke caryatids and transform into Grecian vases.

From Salon

Adjaye likens it to a caryatid, a statue that held up roofs in classical architecture.

From New York Times

Their style also separates them from the typical caryatids that visitors might see elsewhere.

From New York Times

Their eccentric profile, isolated against white, forms a kind of muscular torso, not unlike Matisse’s 1909 “Bather,” striding through water, or one of Modigliani’s caryatids.

From New York Times

This living room, with its heavy red curtains and giant caryatids framing the chimney, was one of several that was ultimately scrapped.

From New York Times