May 2024

Gargoyles in the Basque Country

After admiring the gargoyles on the “Catedral Nueva” in Vitoria, in today’s post we’ll be continuing to enjoy gargoyles in the Basque Country (Spain). We’re off to the beautiful city of Irún, where I’ve discovered some of the...

Gesturality in Gargoyles: Part Two

In today’s post we continue examining one of the most amazing and intriguing gargoyle topics, the gesturality of the body and its expressive force. In the first part we looked at two habitual gestures in gargoyles: pulling on the mouth ― and other parts...

The Gargoyles on the Cathedral of María Inmaculada in Vitoria: Part Two

We continue our trip to Vitoria (Spain) to enjoy the latest gargoyles placed around the Cathedral of María Inmaculada. The cathedral was built in the Neo-Gothic style (1907-1969) and is known as “Catedral Nueva” (New Cathedral) to distinguish it...

Gesturality in Gargoyles: Part One

As part of our discussion on the history and research of symbolism in gargoyles let’s continue to explore one of the most important and astonishing topics in their iconography. In a previous post we talked about facial expressiveness and today we’re...

The Gargoyles on the Cathedral of María Inmaculada in Vitoria: Part One

Today’s journey takes us to the beautiful capital of the Basque Country, Vitoria-Gasteiz (Spain), the city that’s home to the cathedral of María Inmaculada, a delight for all gargoyle lovers. This visit is going to take more than one post because,...