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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
stylised cow
fantastic gargoyles and gothic structures at sunset
stylised jumping horse gargoyle
#medieval #MedievalSculpture #metz #gargoyles #grotesque
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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
view of those windows
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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
More information: https://aleteia.org/2018/02/26/why-are-oxen-perched-on-the-cathedral-of-laon/
A compilation of grotesque faces
Tower with several bug-eyed oxen and demon toads above
Toothily smiling dragon
a bored looking gargoyle

Why are oxen perched on the cathedral of Laon?

Perched 56 meters high, 16 oxen adorn the two main towers of the cathedral of Laon (Aisne). But by what miracle did they end up there?
Daniel Esparza (Aleteia — Catholic Spirituality, Lifestyle, World News, and Culture)
#Gothic #MedievalSculpture
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