{"id":2219,"date":"2016-06-02T19:53:04","date_gmt":"2016-06-02T17:53:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/gargolas-dolores-herrero"},"modified":"2026-04-16T14:24:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-16T12:24:10","slug":"gargolas-dolores-herrero","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/","title":{"rendered":"Dolores Herrero Ferrio \u2013 Gargopedia | Gargoyles and Medieval Iconography"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Dolores Herrero Ferrio<\/h1>\n

PhD in Art History
Specialized in Gargoyles<\/span><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>

Gargoyles<\/h2>\n

in Art History<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>

Passionate about Gargoyles<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div>

\u201cEvery time I approach a building with gargoyles, I am spellbound. These stony creatures, like silent onlookers, have always fascinated me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Gargoyles are full of life. They are constantly changing before our gaze and watching us from above over the centuries\u201d.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>

About me<\/a><\/div><\/div>

PhD in Art History dedicated to the research, study and compilation of gargoyles.<\/h3>\n

Traveller, observer, writer, methodical worker, persevering and experienced in fieldwork.<\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Gargopedia<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Images of gargoyles<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Gargoyle videos<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Gargoyle book<\/a><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Heritage Conservation<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>

She is aware of the importance of encouraging, motivating and involving new historians and researchers in the study and conservation of the gargoyles in our country.<\/p>\n

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\u201cAs a historian and, above all, lover of art and our historical heritage, I am concerned about the conservation of gargoyles. Each of our gargoyles is an individual work of art, deserving to be studied and protected\u201d.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>

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Research<\/strong><\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
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“Devoted to research, study and compilation of gargoyles. A traveller, observer, writer, methodical worker, perseverant and experienced in the field. \u201cAfter having the privilege to see them close up and even touch them, I regard and admire them even more. Every time I see a gargoyle at close quarters, I appreciate every one of its parts, every gesture, every crack, every shape or style. It is as if the stone was talking to me and as if the figure was revealing an age with its methods of creation, thinking and living. In all my travels across Europe, China and the United States, I find new gargoyles to continue enriching my work”.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div>

VIEW PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Gargopedia<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

Latest articles published on the blog<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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Gargoyles in the Church of Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de la Asunci\u00f3n in Aroche (Huelva, Spain)<\/a><\/h2>
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Gargoyles of the Church of Santa Mar\u00eda la Mayor in Valderrobres (Teruel, Spain)<\/a><\/h2>
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Gargoyles on the Eastern Side of the New Cathedral of Salamanca (Spain): An Unusual and Exquisite Ensemble<\/a><\/h2>
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\u201cChimeric Gargoyles\u201d of the Patio de los Naranjos: Fantastic Creatures in the Palau de la Generalitat (Barcelona)<\/a><\/h2>
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Testimonials<\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div>

Other professionals say about Dolores Herrero<\/h3>\n<\/div><\/div>
VIEW TESTIMONIALS<\/a><\/div><\/div>

Santiago Manzarbeitia Valle<\/h4>

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\u201cIn short, the gargoyle is our other self, the monster fed by medieval fantasy and that the stonemasons shaped creating an imagery of hybrid creatures with a strange nature and disquieting spirit. Lola Herrero has been on the rooftops of our cathedrals to record and classify the gargoyles, and she took them on and managed to interpret these versatile scours of medieval meanderings<\/em>\u201d.<\/p>\n

Staff Professor of the Department of History of Art I (Medieval)
\nCollege of Geography and History of the Madrid Complutense University
\nDirector of the PhD Thesis of Dolores Herrero<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Matilde Azc\u00e1rate Lux\u00e1n<\/h4>

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\u201cThroughout her professional career, Lola Herrero has demonstrated a zeal and eagerness, and no challenges or circumstances could dampen the enthusiasm for her work. I had the honour of participating as a member of the assessment committee of her PhD thesis at the Madrid Complutense University, on the gargoyles of the Gothic cathedrals of Castilla y Le\u00f3n, where she evinced her rigour and clear commitment to all of her work and, most particularly, the extensive photography archive presented in an exemplary way.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Staff Professor of History of Art
\nDepartment of History of Art I (Medieval)
\nCollege of Geography and History of the Madrid Complutense University<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Sira Gadea<\/h4>

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\u201cLola is an analytical art historian, with work capacity, initiative and who is very able to work in a team given her high levels of empathy, and these are qualities, together with her special sensitivity, that allow her to pursue historical-artistic research, always exceeding all of the targets she sets herself. Moreover, her enthusiasm for her profession makes it easy for her to convey her love and respect for historical-artistic heritage, as she is aware that the more people know about it, the more it will be appreciated\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

Art Historian and writer of blog Viajar con el Arte<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Ana Santamar\u00eda<\/h4>

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\u201cLola and I completed a large part of the History of Art degree together. I have always admired, on the one hand, her ease for synthesis when setting out the main research lines to pursue when she seeks to study a topic and, on the other, her ease for the subsequent analytical development of the theme. Not forgetting, of course, the passion and hard work that she puts into anything she undertakes to do. This combination of skills is rounded off with easy and enjoyable writing that conveys the enthusiasm she feels for her work to all readers\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

PhD in History of Art and Diploma in Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Assets<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Alicia Rod\u00e9s<\/h4>

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\u201cThe gargoyles of Lola Herrero are to architecture what Erwin Panofsky is to image. Her work is essential to understand our art\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

Art Historian<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Cristina Cerezales<\/h4>

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\u201cLola Herrero has brought us closer to these mysterious gargoyles that inhabit cathedrals, sometimes peeping out of places beyond the gaze of ordinary visitors. This work is so rigorous and thorough that it is solely possible to do it the way she has: driven on by passion. The result of these years of work is of inestimable value, both for iconography scholars and for anyone who is interested in these figures that always glimpse at us in a strange way and whose mystery we could not understand without assistance\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

Writer<\/strong><\/p>\n

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