Grotesques

Reveillon Panel #grotesque #decor

Neo-Renaissance style.

This exquisite Napoléon III style walnut fireplace was made during the 19th century. The upper part of the fireplace, features low-relief carvings of foilage, grotesques, and a putto feature. This upper part is supported by two detached columns, both of which are crowned with a lion's head.

This exquisite Napoléon III style walnut fireplace was made during the 19th century. The upper part of the fireplace, features low-relief carvings of foilage, grotesques, and a putto feature. This upper part is supported by two detached columns, both of which are crowned with a lion's head.

Beautiful and rare carved stone wall fountain made in the 18th century. The base face a rock pile in trompe-l'oeil on which rest three dolphins. These support the large gadrooned basin made during the 20th century. The upper part is sculpted in low-relief decorated with a Green Man and large acanthus leaves. The mascaron is adorned with a small lead gargoyle. The leafy man mask, also called Green Man especially in English speaking countries, is a popular ornament since the Middle Ages…

« The grotesque is a kind of free and humorous picture produced by the ancients for the decoration of vacant spaces in some position where only things placed high up are suitable. For this purpose they fashioned monsters deformed by a freak of nature or by the whim and fancy of the workers, who in these grotesque pictures make things outside of any rule, attaching the finest thread to a weight that it cannot support, to a horse legs of leaves, to a man the legs of a crane, and similar…

« The grotesque is a kind of free and humorous picture produced by the ancients for the decoration of vacant spaces in some position where only things placed high up are suitable. For this purpose they fashioned monsters deformed by a freak of nature or by the whim and fancy of the workers, who in these grotesque pictures make things outside of any rule, attaching the finest thread to a weight that it cannot support, to a horse legs of leaves, to a man the legs of a crane, and similar…

« The grotesque is a kind of free and humorous picture produced by the ancients for the decoration of vacant spaces in some position where only things placed high up are suitable. For this purpose they fashioned monsters deformed by a freak of nature or by the whim and fancy of the workers, who in these grotesque pictures make things outside of any rule, attaching the finest thread to a weight that it cannot support, to a horse legs of leaves, to a man the legs of a crane, and similar…

« The grotesque is a kind of free and humorous picture produced by the ancients for the decoration of vacant spaces in some position where only things placed high up are suitable. For this purpose they fashioned monsters deformed by a freak of nature or by the whim and fancy of the workers, who in these grotesque pictures make things outside of any rule, attaching the finest thread to a weight that it cannot support, to a horse legs of leaves, to a man the legs of a crane, and similar…

This large stove in enamelled ceramic is quite exceptional. Made in the 19th century in France, this stove is decorated with ceramic tiles in shades of blue on a white background. The painted decoration of Neo-Renaissance inspiration is extremely rich, and includes grotesque figures, chimera, bucolic landscapes, birds, vases filled with flowers, and foliated scrolls. In the middle of the upper lintel is a representation of Aphrodite on her chariot. Terms and putti are also represented in the…

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For thousands of years, grotesques have captivated viewers for their elegantly orchestrated composition, combination of fantastical, man-made and natural elements, and juxtaposition of artistic restraint and unbridled exuberance. Here are some examples of what has become a very uncommon art form, also known as the Fourth Pompeian Style. These first several examples are from the Domus Aurea (Nero's...

For thousands of years, grotesques have captivated viewers for their elegantly orchestrated composition, combination of fantastical, man-made and natural elements, and juxtaposition of artistic restraint and unbridled exuberance. Here are some examples of what has become a very uncommon art form, also known as the Fourth Pompeian Style. These first several examples are from the Domus Aurea (Nero's...

For thousands of years, grotesques have captivated viewers for their elegantly orchestrated composition, combination of fantastical, man-made and natural elements, and juxtaposition of artistic restraint and unbridled exuberance. Here are some examples of what has become a very uncommon art form, also known as the Fourth Pompeian Style. These first several examples are from the Domus Aurea (Nero's...

For thousands of years, grotesques have captivated viewers for their elegantly orchestrated composition, combination of fantastical, man-made and natural elements, and juxtaposition of artistic restraint and unbridled exuberance. Here are some examples of what has become a very uncommon art form, also known as the Fourth Pompeian Style. These first several examples are from the Domus Aurea (Nero's...