#grotesques
Ewers made of carved sardonyx or agate in enameled gold mounts with precious and semi-precious stones - Louvre Museum, Paris
Photos by Charles Reeza
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Candelabra Foot, bronze, mid 12th century
Musée Saint-Remi, Reims
This is just a fragment of a huge bronze candelabra made for Saint-Remi Church. It measured more than 6 meters tall and 5 meters wide. Each of the four feet depicted one of the four evangelists surrounded by fantastic animals and decorated with pieces of rock crystal. The candelabra was smashed during the French Revolution, and this is the only piece that was saved.
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George Grosz (German, 1893 - 1959)
Illustrious Society, 1927
watercolor and India ink on paper
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btw you all have to stop talking about gargoyles when you actually mean grotesques. not because i actually care that much about using the correct technical terms but because those wretched beasts deserve your love and recognition too.
basically, for those unaware of the difference:
gargoyles: freaks with a job, created to drain water from the roof
grotesques: freaks for the hell of it, created when one guy dared to ask the question “what if there were some absolutely disgusting creatures just hanging out on the roof”
both:swell guys who deserve your admiration and make architecture look metal as hell
btw you all have to stop talking about gargoyles when you actually mean grotesques. not because i actually care that much about using the correct technical terms but because those wretched beasts deserve your love and recognition too.
basically, for those unaware of the difference:
gargoyles: freaks with a job, created to drain water from the roof
grotesques: freaks for the hell of it, created when one guy dared to ask the question “what if there were some absolutely disgusting creatures just hanging out on the roof”
both:swell guys who deserve your admiration and make architecture look metal as hell
