Superb and Sinister Gargoyles with Bat-like Wings: Dante’s Devil

Superb and Sinister Gargoyles with Bat-like Wings: Dante’s Devil

  Among the devil’s most fascinating features are his bat-like wings. The association between the bat and the devil comes from the symbolism attributed to this little animal. I have already discussed this in an earlier post on depictions of fantastical beasts in...
Gargoyles and Masks

Gargoyles and Masks

  From time to time, you come across unusual gargoyles, figures with heads and faces that look different. They’re not common, which just makes them all the more surprising and fascinating. I’m referring here to gargoyles with mask-like faces, or which are holding...
Gargoyles Representing Death. Images of Gargoyles

Gargoyles Representing Death. Images of Gargoyles

  Death is one of the most fascinating and sublime themes and images in literature and the visual arts. Macabre figures both attract and repel us. Due to its association with certain animals and all that is demonic, ugly and monstrous, death is sometimes...
The Exuberant Beauty of Gargoyle Wings

The Exuberant Beauty of Gargoyle Wings

  As we know, most gargoyles, but especially monsters, devils and fantastical animals, commonly exhibit many characteristic features such as tusks, crests and pointed ears. However, today I’m going to look at another unique and important feature that’s probably...

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