SHOP VIS AURELIA
THE MYTH OF CALLIMACHUS AND THE CORINTHIAN CAPITAL
Vitruvius, in his celebrated De Architectura, recounts the mythical origin of the Corinthian capital and its graceful acanthus leaves.
According to the legend, in Corinth a young maiden passed away. Her nurse, overwhelmed with grief, placed upon the tomb a final gesture of love: a basket filled with keepsakes and objects dear to her. From the ground sprang an acanthus plant, and as it grew, its leaves gently curved around the basket, wrapping sorrow in beauty. Callimachus, passing by, beheld this marvel of nature. Enchanted by such grace, he wished to carve in stone what nature had drawn with the wind.
Thus nature became architecture, and sorrow, transformed into form, found in art its eternity. So was born the Corinthian capital, an immortal symbol of grace and perfection in Roman aesthetics.
The photoshoot celebrates the harmony of classical beauty and the timeless allure of Rome.
The gold details pay tribute to the DNA of the Roman team, recalling the origin of the name Vis Aurelia, a Latin expression that literally means “golden strength,” a symbol of nobility and power.
