{"id":186,"date":"2022-07-18T13:37:14","date_gmt":"2022-07-18T13:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/?p=186"},"modified":"2022-07-27T13:23:12","modified_gmt":"2022-07-27T13:23:12","slug":"acanthus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/acanthus\/","title":{"rendered":"Acanthus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Acanthus.png\" alt=\"Acanthus\" width=\"750\" height=\"520\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Acanthus-200x139.png 200w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Acanthus-300x208.png 300w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Acanthus-400x277.png 400w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Acanthus-600x416.png 600w, https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/Acanthus.png 750w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Acanthus is a genus of roughly 30 flowering plant species in the family Acanthaceae that grow in tropical and mild temperate climates, with the Mediterranean Basin and Asia having the largest collection of this plant species. The name acanthus came from the Greek word \u201cakanthos\u201d which is commonly featured in Corinthian architecture. acanthus is also known as Bear\u2019s breeches.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_76 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Contents:<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/acanthus\/#What_is_Symbolized_by_Acanthus\" >What is Symbolized by Acanthus?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/acanthus\/#Who_First_Used_Acanthus_in_Design\" >Who First Used Acanthus in Design?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/acanthus\/#Is_Acanthus_Common_in_Modern_Ornamental_Designs\" >Is Acanthus Common in Modern Ornamental Designs?<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"What_is_Symbolized_by_Acanthus\"><\/span>What is Symbolized by Acanthus?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Acanthus or Bear\u2019s breeches leaves are thick and spiny with uneven zigzagged edges similar to dandelions or thistles. The leaves of Bear\u2019s breeches were used in architecture since 500 BCE by the Greeks for their representation of rebirth, immortality, and resurrection.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Who_First_Used_Acanthus_in_Design\"><\/span>Who First Used Acanthus in Design?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Greeks and Romans have used Acanthus spinosus and Acanthus mollis leaves in columns, friezes, stone carvings, and furniture.<\/p>\n<p>The Greek temple builders were the first to use the design of acanthus in their roof lines, Corinthian and Composite column capitals, and wall friezes. The Romans further detailed the acanthus design by incorporating the curling of its leaves which is commonly integrated into their important buildings. The use of acanthus in design extended to Byzantine, Romanesque and Gothic architecture. Renewal of acanthus design started in the Renaissance period and continues until today.<\/p>\n<h2><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_Acanthus_Common_in_Modern_Ornamental_Designs\"><\/span>Is Acanthus Common in Modern Ornamental Designs?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Acanthus plant leaves in modern design were popularized by William Morris in the 1800s. Other notable persons to use acanthus in their designs are Thomas Chippendale, a famous English cabinet maker, and Robert Adam, a distinguished British neoclassical architect. Today, the acanthus plant leaf is seen in moldings, hardware, furniture, lighting, decors, carpets, rugs, mirrors, upholstery designs, and various fixtures.<\/p>\n<p>The design of the acanthus strikes balance between order and nature through the leaf\u2019s curling and organic singular ends. The leaf of acanthus is most commonly used as detailed ornamental furniture designs for the knees of chairs, stems of legs, and friezes of tables<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":187,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-186","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-glossary"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Acanthus - LA Furniture Store<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lafurniturestore.com\/advice\/glossary\/acanthus\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Acanthus - 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