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The <\/span>gargoyles <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>province <\/span>of <\/span>A <\/span>Coru\u00f1a<\/span><\/strong> form <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>sculptural <\/span>heritage <\/span>associated <\/span>with <\/span>historic <\/span>architecture. <\/span>These <\/span>figures, <\/span>conceived <\/span>as <\/span>waterspouts <\/span>designed <\/span>to <\/span>channel <\/span>rainwater <\/span>away <\/span>from <\/span>the <\/span>walls<\/span><\/strong>, <\/span>appear <\/span>on <\/span>both <\/span>religious <\/span>and <\/span>civil <\/span>buildings. <\/span>In <\/span>addition <\/span>to <\/span>their <\/span>hydraulic <\/span>function, <\/span>many <\/span>of <\/span>these <\/span>sculptures <\/span>develop <\/span>a <\/span>rich <\/span>symbolic <\/span>repertoire <\/span>reflecting <\/span>the <\/span>medieval <\/span>imagination <\/span>and <\/span>later <\/span>iconographic <\/span>traditions.<\/span><\/p>\n In <\/span>the <\/span>province <\/span>of <\/span>A <\/span>Coru\u00f1a, <\/span>several <\/span>gargoyles <\/span>survive <\/span>as <\/span>part <\/span>of <\/span>architectural <\/span>ensembles <\/span>of <\/span>considerable <\/span>historical <\/span>interest. <\/span>Some <\/span>represent <\/span>animals, <\/span>while <\/span>others <\/span>adopt <\/span>fantastic <\/span>or <\/span>hybrid <\/span>forms <\/span>related <\/span>to <\/span>the <\/span>medieval <\/span>imagination. <\/span>Anthropomorphic <\/span>or <\/span>grotesque <\/span>figures <\/span>can <\/span>also <\/span>be <\/span>found, <\/span>revealing <\/span>the <\/span>creativity <\/span>of <\/span>the <\/span>sculptors <\/span>and <\/span>the <\/span>iconographic <\/span>richness <\/span>of <\/span>architectural <\/span>sculpture <\/span>designed <\/span>to <\/span>channel <\/span>rainwater.<\/span><\/p>\n Among <\/span>the <\/span>buildings <\/span>where <\/span>these <\/span>sculptures <\/span>can <\/span>be <\/span>observed <\/span>are <\/span>churches, <\/span>monasteries, <\/span>manor <\/span>houses <\/span>and <\/span>other <\/span>monumental <\/span>constructions <\/span>across <\/span>the <\/span>province. <\/span>Notable <\/span>examples <\/span>can <\/span>be <\/span>found <\/span>in <\/span>Santiago <\/span>de <\/span>Compostela, <\/span>such <\/span>as <\/span>the <\/span>Monastery <\/span>of <\/span>San <\/span>Mart\u00edn <\/span>Pinario<\/span><\/strong><\/a> and <\/span>the <\/span>historic <\/span>Hospital <\/span>Real \u2014 <\/span>today <\/span>the <\/span>Parador <\/span>of <\/span>Santiago <\/span>de <\/span>Compostela \u2014<\/span><\/strong><\/a>, <\/span>as <\/span>well <\/span>as <\/span>in <\/span>other <\/span>architectural <\/span>complexes <\/span>in <\/span>the <\/span>province, <\/span>including <\/span>the <\/span>Pazo <\/span>de <\/span>Meir\u00e1s (<\/span>Sada)<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n Some of these gargoyles can be explored in greater depth in the blog posts devoted to these buildings, where their iconography, function, and meaning are analysed within their artistic and historical context.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n The following gallery presents a selection of gargoyles in the province of A Coru\u00f1a, documented photographically in various historic buildings across the province.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=”10527,10424,8203,8201,8199,8197,8195,8191,8189,8187,13895,13370,13368,13101,13085,13083,12998,12996,12994,12990,12988,12986,12984,12982,12980,12978,12976,12974,12972,12970,12968,12966,12964,12962,12960,12958,12956,12954,12952,12950,12948,12946,12944,12942,12940,12938,12936,12934,12932,12930,12928,12926,12924,12922,12920,12918,12916,12914,12912,12555,12553,12551,12549,12547,12545,12543,12541,12539,12537,12535,12533,12531,12529,12527,12525,12523,12521,12519,12517,12515,12513,12511,12509,12507,12505,12503,12501,12497,12493,12464,12462,12460,12458,12456,11671,11669,11357,11355,8627,8622,8614,8612,8610,8608,8606,8604,8602,7885,7874,6489,6484,6482,6480,6478,6476,6474,6472,6470,6468,6466,6464,6462,6460,6458,6456,6454,6452,6444,6442,6440,6438,6436,6434,6432,6430,6428,6426,6424,6422,6420,6418,6416,6414,6412,7856,11290,8600″ posts_number=”999″ orientation=”portrait” show_pagination=”off” hover_icon=”T||divi||400″ _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_gallery][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.6″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n These images are part of the documentary archive dedicated to the study of gargoyles created by Dolores Herrero Ferrio<\/strong>, focused on the research, documentation, and dissemination of these sculptural figures in Spain and other countries.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.27.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_module=”18380″ global_colors_info=”{}”]<\/p>\n
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