chiastic

(adjective)

Referring to a figure that repeats concepts in reverse order, in the same or modified form.

Related Terms

  • Gaul
  • torc

Examples of chiastic in the following topics:

  • Money and Fashion: The Commissions of Roman Patrons

    • Similar to other examples of Hellenistic sculpture, the marble sculpture of Laocoön and his sons depicts a chiastic scene filled with drama, tension, and pathos.
  • Sculpture in the Greek High Classical Period

    • The Diskobols demonstrates a dynamic, chiastic composition that relies on diagonal lines to move the eye about the sculpture.
  • The Parthenon

    • At the center of the pediment stood Athena and Poseidon, pulling away from each creating chiastic and strongly charged, dynamic composition.
  • Pergamon

    • The entire composition is depicted in a chiastic shape.
  • The Chora Church in Constantinople

    • Christ stands in an active, chiastic position.
  • Painting in the Greek High Classical Period

    • Persephone and Hades create a tension filled chiastic composition, as Hades races to the left, against the pull of Persephone's outward, desperate reach to the right.
  • Sculpture in the Hellenistic Period

    • Similar to other examples of Hellenistic sculpture, Laocoön and His Sons depicts a chiastic scene filled with drama, tension, and pathos.
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