Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
There is rare surviving furniture from ancient Greece, yet this classical style has informed design for centuries. Interiors of houses in antiquity were minimal, with much of a room’s color coming from frescoes on the walls and mosaics on the floors. Classical Greek furniture was sparing but finely crafted and influenced by Egyptian furniture design through Mediterranean trade.
Furnishings of the period were usually made from local wood like cypress, cedar, oak and willow from ancient Greece’s plentiful forests, although some pieces were carved from marble, such as a 300–200 B.C. throne with lion legs and a curved back now at the Getty Villa. Comfort and clean lines characterized designs during the Classical era, the symmetry and thoughtful proportions reflecting the architecture of Greek temples.
Some pieces of ancient Greek furniture were simple, rectangular platforms like the klinē, a multipurpose ancestor of today’s couches or daybeds that held cushions stuffed with wool, dry grass or down. These structures were used for both sleeping and dining, which wealthy Greeks did while reclining. At night, oil lamps illuminated rooms that frequently surrounded a garden courtyard.
Most of what scholars have learned about Greek furniture design owes to its representations in art like vases and stelae. The portable diphros stool, with its backless design and four turned legs, was one of the more common types of seating in daily Greek life — it appears as such for the gods on the Parthenon frieze. Stools without backs have been found in early Roman tombs, while benches were also common Greek seating furniture created for use in theaters. In houses of the Hellenistic period, benches seemingly functioned as tables, too.
Some designs evolved through adaptations by the Romans, including the klismos chair. After prominent archaeological excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum, the klismos chair — with its four saber legs and the elegant curves that define its back — was a source of inspiration for aesthetics in eras ranging from 18th-century neoclassicism to 20th-century Art Deco.
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21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Statuary Marble
Mid-20th Century Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Steel
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Statuary Marble
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
1990s American Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Statuary Marble
20th Century American Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Statuary Marble
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Statuary Marble
19th Century Antique Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Iron
Late 20th Century French Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Resin
Mid-20th Century Spanish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster, Wood, Paint
1960s Belgian Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum, Brass
1960s Dutch Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Stone
20th Century American Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Textile, Walnut
1960s Belgian Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Marble
1970s German Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plywood
1970s German Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plywood
Late 19th Century German Antique Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wood
1930s French Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster
Late 20th Century Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
1950s American Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Aluminum
1970s Swedish Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Ceramic
Mid-20th Century American Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Pottery
Mid-20th Century Spanish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster, Wood, Paint
Mid-20th Century English Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Plaster
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Statuary Marble
20th Century American Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Metal
Early 20th Century American Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Bronze
Late 19th Century European Antique Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Iron
Late 19th Century American Antique Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Majolica
19th Century American Antique Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Wrought Iron
1930s Danish Vintage Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Concrete
Early 1900s Italian Antique Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Oak
20th Century French Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Porcelain
Mid-19th Century European Antique Classical Greek Wall-mounted Sculptures
Iron