Posts tagged Doric order
Hermes inspired metope
Hermes inspired metope

This sketch of Hermes is drawn with under-glazes on a burnished stoneware tile. I am making some experiments with this stoneware since it reminds me the white golden color of the Southern Italian stones called carparo, in which most of the Doric Temples of Magna-Graecia were made. I will keep you updated with further results.

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Stathis Palladinosmetope, metopes, Parthenon, stoneware, Hermes, Magna Graecia, Magna Grecia, carparo, tufo, Taranto, pietra leccese, Salento, doric frieze, Doric order, porcelain, Greek mithology, Greek Gods, Classical art, London, English porcelain, Fine arts, Greek artifacts, artefacts, design