page_title: Acanthus mollis
section_title: Cultural depiction
hierarchical_section_title: Acanthus mollis / Cultural depiction
caption_attribution_description: English: Building located 126 Rivoli street in Paris with sculptures of caryatids and atlanteans. The ground level is now occupied by a C &amp; A store. Français&#160;: Bâtiment situé 126 rue de Rivoli à Paris avec des sculptures de cariatides et d’atlantes. Aujourd'hui occupé au rez-de chassée par un magasin C. &amp; A. Camera location48°&#160;51′&#160;34.61″&#160;N, 2°&#160;20′&#160;43.49″&#160;EView this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap - Google Maps - Google Earth This file was uploaded with Commonist.
context_page_description: Acanthus mollis, commonly known as bear's breeches, sea dock, bear's foot plant, sea holly or oyster plant, is a herbaceous perennial plant with an underground rhizome in the genus Acanthus. It is regarded as an invasive species in some jurisdictions. For centuries, stone or bronze stylized versions of acanthus leaves have appeared as decoration on certain styles of architecture and furniture.
context_section_description: The shape of the leaf of this plant inspired the ancient Greek sculptor Callimachus (5th c. BCE) to model the capital of the Corinthian column. Since then, the Corinthian order column has been used extensively in Greco-Roman and Classical architecture.
  Virgil describes Helen of Troy as wearing a dress embroidered with Acanthus leaves.
caption: The capital of a Corinthian pilaster from Paris
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