Gallery III

Gallery of Grotesque Art

Grotesques were simply that, aptly named. Below you will find a number of exhibits featuring grotesque art of the Middle Ages. Once again, enjoy. The following images were culled from a variety of sources found in the research section of this museum.


Grotesque Art


Hagoday (Sanctuary Knocker), Dubrovnik, 1140


Bicorporal Head, Vienna


Beam Support, Canterbury


Nightmare, York Minster


Horse Head, Oxfordshire


Tongue Head, Canterbury


Cernunnos, Germany


Leaf Head, Troyes, France, XIII Century


Corbel, Oxfordshire


In case you entered the museum by a route other than the Introduction and need further explanation of the terms Streaker, Stroller and Student, please refer to the Introduction. Thank-you.


Visitor Comments
Introduction

Gargoyles, Museums and Anthropology

Mediaeval Culture

Architectural Glossary

Illustrated Glossary

Research

Gargoyles and Chimeres of Notre-Dame de Reims

Gargoyles and Chimeres of Notre-Dame de Paris

Grotesque Art

Victorian Gargoyles

Notre-Dame de Reims

Notre-Dame de Paris

Where's the Gargoyle?

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