Eyeling

2 years ago

Eyeling
2 years ago

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

stylised belling stag. Looks quite surprised

fantastic gargoyles and gothic structures at sunset

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#Metz Cathedral also has some lovely glass windows, including one set by Marc Chagall

Rose window on the western fassade from inside, lovely pastel colours

aged burnt stone and glowing glass windows

a chapel flooded by coloured light from modern semi-abstract glass windows in red, blue and yellow

#metz

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Eyeling

in reply to Eyeling 2 years ago

#Metz #cathedral fassade.

#metz #cathedral

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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
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