The Gargoyle as a Work of Art and a Museum Exhibit

The Gargoyle as a Work of Art and a Museum Exhibit

  As a tribute to our beloved gargoyles, we want to dedicate this post to a discussion of the gargoyle as a work of art and a museum exhibit. Studying and compiling gargoyles involves tackling a series of difficulties. This fact could be the reason why, up to...
The Gargoyles of Limoux

The Gargoyles of Limoux

  Limoux, the town featured in today’s post, is in France, in the Languedoc-Roussillon region. The town is split in two by the Aude river. Limoux is home to Saint-Martin church, a magnificent monument with some beautiful gargoyles. The town grew around the...
The Dragon and its Symbolism: Dragon Gargoyle

The Dragon and its Symbolism: Dragon Gargoyle

  Both in the field work we did for my thesis and on other trips in search of gargoyles, from time to time we’ve been lucky enough to come across a few images of the dragon gargoyle. Today I invite you to venture with me into the world of one of the most...
The Tomar Gargoyles

The Tomar Gargoyles

  On one of the fabulous trips in Portugal, we went to Tomar, a lovely city that’s home to one of the most magnificent and beautiful monument sites in our neighbouring country, the Convent of Christ. Its gargoyles are extraordinary and the architecture is superb....
The Gargoyles of the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca

The Gargoyles of the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca

In this new video, we present the gargoyles of the Casa de las Conchas in Salamanca (Spain) as you’ve never seen them before. This civil building in Salamanca preserves a small but significant group of gargoyles. We analyse their typology, state of conservation,...