Relief with rais-de-cœur

Rais-de-cœur (also known as leaf-and-dart and heart-and-dart)[1] is an ornamental motif made up of heart-shaped leaves (or waterleaves inside hearts)[2] alternating with spearheads (or darts). This motif was used in Ancient Greek and Roman architecture. It was taken up again during the Renaissance, abundantly in the 18th century, being used in the Louis XVI style.[3]

The French word literally means "rays (beams of light) from heart[s]" (its Italian equivalent being raggi a cuori),[2] as the "darts" can resemble triangular lightrays emerging from between the hearts. The singular equivalent (rai-de-cœur) is rarely used.[4]

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Notes

  1. ↑ Altekamp, Stefan (1991). Zu griechischer Architekturornamentik im sechsten und fünften Jahrhundert v. Chr (in German). Lang. p. 14. ISBN 978-3-631-43613-4. Herzblatt, Wasserlaub, Herzlaub, heart-and-dart, rais-de-coeur, raggi a cuori, filla kardioschima
  2. 1 2 Ramée, Daniel (1868). Dictionnaire général des termes d'architecture en français, allemand, anglais et italien (in French). Reinwald. p. 364. Rais de cœur […] all. [allemand] Herzlaub, angl. Heart-shaped leaves, ital. [italien] Raggi a cuori. […] en forme de cœur, accompagné de feuilles d'eau [heart-shaped, joined by waterleaves]
  3. ↑ Sylvie, Chadenet (2001). French Furniture • From Louis XIII to Art Deco. Little, Brown and Company. p. 72.
  4. ↑ Jean-Marie Pérouse de Montclos, Architecture. Description et vocabulaire méthodiques, 2011, p. 420
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