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Eyeling

Are you lovely people interested in #grotesque sculptures and #gargoyles from #medieval churches? I saw some prime examples this summer and find them amazing inspiration for creature/character design. Have a look at these beauties from #Metz cathedral: #MedievalSculpture
5 Sep 2022 at 17:32 | Open on mastodon.art
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Jeroen Franssen 🇧🇪
Eyeling

@jeroen Cool. If ppl are interested there will be more posts like this. Will try to upload decent resolutions for study purposes.

5 Sep 2022 at 17:44 | Open on mastodon.art
Daniel Bohrer

@eyeling oh wow, I've never seen gargoyles that weren't grotesques but "regular" animals

5 Sep 2022 at 17:44 | Open on chaos.social
Eyeling

@daniel_bohrer Most cathedrals have both fantastical/demonic creatures and stylised animals. And everything in between.

5 Sep 2022 at 17:57 | Open on mastodon.art
Alex

@eyeling very nice, like a gargoyle, so would like to see more. Never seen a horse one before!

5 Sep 2022 at 17:46 | Open on weirder.earth
Eyeling

#Metz Cathedral also has some lovely glass windows, including one set by Marc Chagall
7 Sep 2022 at 17:16 | Open on mastodon.art
Eyeling
Eyeling

The cathedral of Laon has got the best non-chimeric animal sculptures I've ever seen. There are 16 oxen that look slightly stoned (pun not intended). There is no documentation why those common beats of burden are such a dominant feature, only a medieval legend about their miraculous help during construction. #MedievalSculpture #gothic
More information: aleteia.org/2018/02/26/why-are
11 Sep 2022 at 17:05 | Open on mastodon.art
Eyeling

My personal Laon favourites are the hippo and the rhino above the western gates. I mean... a naturalistisc hippo and a rhino? How cool is that. The first hippo since antiquity was brought to Europe in 1823. But these artists have definitely seen such an animal, which means they traveled a lot.
11 Sep 2022 at 17:16 | Open on mastodon.art
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