... French service is a chain of acanthus scrolls, among which alternating portrait- and story-cameo medallions are placed. Art historians trace acanthus decoration of the service back to various Roman monuments ...
... back to the early 11th and late 12th centuries.
One of the most widespread motifs is the leafy ornament composed of figures, animals and acanthus that can be observed in the splendid plastic ornamentation ...
... Italian vase-painting we should distinguish combinations of palmettes, roses, aracea and acanthus — it comes from Attic practice, in addition ivy, hyacinth or lily can be observed as well as combinations ...
... of the Autochthonous and the Hellenized East: the Conflict and Confrontation of Architectural Traditions
3.2.9. Lilit Shavarsh Mikaelyan (Yerevan State University, Armenia) Acanthus and Palmette Motive ...