{"id":8449,"date":"2024-10-30T10:45:06","date_gmt":"2024-10-30T09:45:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/?p=8449"},"modified":"2026-03-12T13:24:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T12:24:23","slug":"geometric-gargoyles-geometry-as-ornamentation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/geometric-gargoyles-geometry-as-ornamentation\/","title":{"rendered":"Geometric Gargoyles: Geometry as Ornamentation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">We probably all love mediaeval <a href=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/the-gargoyles\/\"><strong>gargoyles<\/strong><\/a> depictting realistic, fantastic, monstrous or terrifying creatures. However, we shouldn\u2019t dismiss <strong>geometric gargoyles<\/strong>; although most of them are contemporary, they too are often interesting in form and style.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Today, we\u2019ll be talking about geometric gargoyles and those representing a variety of objects, because these also demonstrate their sculptor\u2019s creativity.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8449 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Astorga Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6259\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6259'>\n\t\t\t\tAstorga Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Antiguo-Hospital-de-San-Roque-Santiago-de-Compostela-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Antiguo-Hospital-de-San-Roque-Santiago-de-Compostela-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from the Old Hospital of San Roque in Santiago de Compostela (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6313\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6313'>\n\t\t\t\tFormer Hospital of San Roque (Santiago de Compostela, Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Valencia-1-1.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Valencia-1-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Valencia Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6301\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6301'>\n\t\t\t\tValencia Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: justify;\">Geometric Forms in Gargoyle Iconography: A Language of Symmetry and Symbolism<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-6277 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Ciudad-Rodrigo-2-1.gif\" alt=\"g\u00e1rgola canal\u00f3n GargolasDH\" width=\"400\" height=\"533\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Ciudad Rodrigo Cathedral (Spain)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">After the Gothic period, the use of gargoyles to depict humans and beings of all kinds declined in favour of simple metal or stone spouts, although gargoyles representing creatures continued to be produced in the Renaissance, especially in Spain.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">But by the mid-16th century, cylindrical gargoyles with geometric designs predominated.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Geometrical gargoyles can be rectangular, cylindrical, quadrangular or polygonal in shape, and the most common geometric designs used to decorate them are circles and spirals, although leaves of all kinds continued to be used, many of the acanthus type. Occasionally, they also depict figures of animals, humans or <a href=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/monsters-in-art-gargoyles-and-the-vision-of-the-terrifying\/\"><strong>monsters<\/strong><\/a>, and sinuous or undulating lines in unique and creative designs of the artist\u2019s own invention. Some geometric gargoyles are of astounding artistic beauty, sculpted with exuberant decoration and magnificent carving.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-8449 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Monasterio-de-Batalha-Portugal-5.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Monasterio-de-Batalha-Portugal-5.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from the Monastery of Batalha (Portugal).f\u00eda\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6321\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6321'>\n\t\t\t\tBatalha Monastery (Portugal)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Burgos-3b.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Burgos-3b.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Burgos Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6271\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6271'>\n\t\t\t\tBurgos Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Coria-C\u00e1ceres-1.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Coria-C\u00e1ceres-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Coria Cathedral (C\u00e1ceres, Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-2-6281\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-2-6281'>\n\t\t\t\tCoria Cathedral (C\u00e1ceres, Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">These geometric elements have a<strong> symbolic meaning<\/strong> that dates back to antiquity and has survived as an ornamental motif to the present day in all the arts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Some gargoyles are decorated with <strong>undulating serpentine lines<\/strong>, which the 18th century British artist, William Hogarth, called the \u201cline of beauty\u201d: \u201cThe serpentine line, by its waving and winding at the same time different ways, leads the eye in a pleasing manner along with the continuity of its variety, if I may use this expression; and, by its twisting in so many different ways, it may be said to include (even if it is only one line) diverse content\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-3 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-3' class='gallery galleryid-8449 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-\u00c1vila-4a.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-\u00c1vila-4a.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from \u00c1vila Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6267\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6267'>\n\t\t\t\t\u00c1vila Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgolas-del-Palacio-Nacional-de-Mafra-Portugal-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgolas-del-Palacio-Nacional-de-Mafra-Portugal-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from the National Palace of Mafra (Portugal).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6329\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6329'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Palace of Mafra (Portugal)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Templo-del-Cielo-Pek\u00edn-China.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Templo-del-Cielo-Pek\u00edn-China.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from the Temple of Heaven (Beijing, China).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-3-6323\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-3-6323'>\n\t\t\t\tTemple of Heaven (Beijing, China)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>Circles<\/strong> and spirals were the most common elements used to decorate geometric gargoyles. The circle is probably the most important and frequently represented geometric symbol. Significantly, both the moon and the sun bear this shape, hence its importance since antiquity. The circle universally symbolises the celestial sphere and the heavens, while the square symbolises the Earth and humanity. God is sometimes depicted as a circle with an omnipresent centre to signify perfection. The circle has no beginning or end, no direction or orientation; thus, it also symbolises all that is spiritual. The Platonic and Neoplatonic philosophers considered the circle the most perfect form, and Plato uses a sphere to represent the psyche. Circular motion is perfect and immutable: consequently, it is also used to symbolise time, which is defined as a continuous, invariable succession of identical moments. Since ancient times, the circle has been used to indicate totality and perfection, and to encompass time and to measure it better. The circle has been used in conjunction with the square to represent heaven and earth since as far back as the Babylonians. Jung reveals that the symbol of the circle is an archetypal image of the totality of the psyche, the symbol of the self; while the square is the symbol of earthly matter, the body and reality.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In some works of art, the circle is used symbolically, as in depictions of the disciples surrounding Christ, or of heaven as concentric choirs of angels. In Christian iconography, it symbolises eternity; three circles joined together evoke the Trinity of the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost. Following the principles proposed by Alberti (1404-1472), Renaissance architects returned to the circle when designing churches.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6330\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgolas-del-Palacio-Nacional-de-Mafra-Portugal-3.gif\" alt=\"g\u00e1rgola gargoyle gargouille\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">National Palace of Mafra (Portugal)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>spiral<\/strong> has also been used as a symbol since ancient times. It is a simple figure, a line that wraps around itself, but is also dynamic, moving inwards or outwards, depending on how you look at it. The origin of its worldwide use as a symbol might be related to the observation of turbulence in flowing water, or to the eddies that occur when water rushes downstream through an opening. The spiral appears in some prehistoric megalithic funerary constructions, perhaps linked to the idea of falling into the \u201cwaters of death\u201d, similar to whirlpools or concentric circles. Symbolically, the spiral can also be related to the movements of the stars. However, spirals may also have been used for no particular purpose, simply as a playful or ornamental design.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Its shape often appears in nature (sea and snail shells), and symbolic use of it can be seen in all cultures. The symbolism of the spiral shell is also related to theories concerning the \u201cgolden ratio\u201d and the mathematical significance of the spiral. Precisely because of the movement of its endless line in which the two ends are always connected, the spiral symbolises extension, cyclic development and evolution.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Ionic volute has also played an important role in art. Gombrich has observed that this form is evident in Mycenaean pottery, either as a geometric design or as a plant motif. In his work <em>De architectura<\/em>, Vitruvius associates the Ionic order with the moderate gods (Juno, Diana), stating that these gods \u201cwill have Ionic works built for them in a way that distances them from the severity of the Doric order and the delicacy of the Corinthian, its defining characteristic being moderation\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-4 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-4' class='gallery galleryid-8449 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-en-la-Rue-Vigarozy-Mirepoix-Francia.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1824\" height=\"1027\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-en-la-Rue-Vigarozy-Mirepoix-Francia.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Rue Vigarozy (Mirepoix, France).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6325\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6325'>\n\t\t\t\tRue Vigarozy (Mirepoix, France)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Iglesia-de-San-Juan-de-Sahag\u00fan-Salamanca.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Iglesia-de-San-Juan-de-Sahag\u00fan-Salamanca.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from the Church of San Juan de Sahag\u00fan in Salamanca (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6311\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6311'>\n\t\t\t\tChurch of San Juan de Sahag\u00fan in Salamanca (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgolas-del-Palacio-Nacional-de-Mafra-Portugal-4.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgolas-del-Palacio-Nacional-de-Mafra-Portugal-4.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from the National Palace of Mafra (Portugal).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6333\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6333'>\n\t\t\t\tNational Palace of Mafra (Portugal)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-\u00c1vila-1b.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-\u00c1vila-1b.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from \u00c1vila Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-4-6261\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-4-6261'>\n\t\t\t\t\u00c1vila Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The <strong>acanthus leaf<\/strong> is an outstanding example of a plant motif. The plant itself belongs to the Acanthaceae family. Dioscorides, a 1st century Greek physician, describes the acanthus in his <em>Materia Medica<\/em>, giving one of the clearest descriptions in antiquity. Its two most prominent and representative elements are its stylised thorny stem and its exuberant foliage. The Greeks gave it the name \u201cthorn\u201d, and the Greek word <em>\u1f04\u03ba\u03b1\u03bd\u03b8\u03bf\u03c2<\/em> was adopted by the Romans, becoming <em>acanthus<\/em> in Latin.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In art, the acanthus was first used by the Greeks and later by the Romans to decorate Corinthian and Composite capitals. We cannot be sure of its symbolic meaning, and it is possible that its use in art was simply due to its great beauty and exuberance. However, some authors have attributed a funerary significance to the acanthus because of its use to decorate funerary steles in Greek tombs and mausoleums, which has contributed to interpretations of the acanthus as a symbol of immortality. Because of its thorns \u2013referred to several times in the Bible\u2013 Christianity linked it to man\u2019s suffering for his sins. Thus, the acanthus has served as both a pagan and a Christian symbol alike.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-6282\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Coria-C\u00e1ceres-3.gif\" alt=\"medieval dise\u00f1o acanto\" width=\"570\" height=\"428\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Coria Cathedral (C\u00e1ceres, Spain)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">There are also simple, <strong>schematic gargoyles<\/strong> that may be rectangular, quadrangular, cylindrical or polygonal in shape and serve purely as water spouts. Some of them are decorated with various kinds of mouldings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-5 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-5' class='gallery galleryid-8449 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Salamanca-2-1.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Salamanca-2-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Salamanca New Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6293\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6293'>\n\t\t\t\tSalamanca Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Monasterio-de-Batalha-Portugal-1-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Monasterio-de-Batalha-Portugal-1-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from the Monastery of Batalha (Portugal).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6315\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6315'>\n\t\t\t\tBatalha Monastery (Portugal) \n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-\u00c1vila-3a.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-\u00c1vila-3a.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from \u00c1vila Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6265\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6265'>\n\t\t\t\t\u00c1vila Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Zamora-4.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Zamora-4.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Zamora Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6309\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6309'>\n\t\t\t\tZamora Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Monasterio-de-Batalha-Portugal-2-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Monasterio-de-Batalha-Portugal-2-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from the Monastery of Batalha (Portugal).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6317\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6317'>\n\t\t\t\tBatalha Monastery (Portugal)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Le\u00f3n-3b.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Le\u00f3n-3b.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Le\u00f3n Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6289\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6289'>\n\t\t\t\tLe\u00f3n Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga-6.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga-6.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Astorga Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6257\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6257'>\n\t\t\t\tAstorga Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Ciudad-Rodrigo-1b.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Ciudad-Rodrigo-1b.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Ciudad Rodrigo Cathedral (Salamanca, Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6275\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6275'>\n\t\t\t\tCiudad Rodrigo Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Zamora-1.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Zamora-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Zamora Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6305\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6305'>\n\t\t\t\tZamora Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Palencia-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Palencia-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Palencia Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6291\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6291'>\n\t\t\t\tPalencia Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Salamanca-3.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Salamanca-3.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Salamanca New Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6295\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6295'>\n\t\t\t\tSalamanca Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga-4.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga-4.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Astorga Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6253\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6253'>\n\t\t\t\tAstorga Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Zamora-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Zamora-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyles from Zamora Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6307\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6307'>\n\t\t\t\tZamora Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-El-Burgo-de-Osma-1.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-El-Burgo-de-Osma-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from El Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Soria, Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6285\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6285'>\n\t\t\t\tEl Burgo de Osma Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-St-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-St-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from St. Maurice Cathedral in Mirepoix (France).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6299\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6299'>\n\t\t\t\tCathedral of St. Maurice in Mirepoix (France)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga-3.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga-3.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Astorga Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6251\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6251'>\n\t\t\t\tAstorga Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Le\u00f3n-1c.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Le\u00f3n-1c.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Le\u00f3n Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6287\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6287'>\n\t\t\t\tLe\u00f3n Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga-5.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Astorga-5.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Astorga Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6255\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6255'>\n\t\t\t\tAstorga Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-\u00c1vila-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-\u00c1vila-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from \u00c1vila Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6263\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6263'>\n\t\t\t\t\u00c1vila Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Valencia-3-1.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Valencia-3-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Valencia Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-5-6303\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-5-6303'>\n\t\t\t\tValencia Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mceTemp\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Finally, some unusual gargoyles represent a <strong>variety of objects<\/strong>, such as vessels, columns and cannons.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Although they do not have the same aesthetic appeal or inspire the same awe as gargoyles representing creatures, many of them remain exceptional pieces, decorated with care, skill and imagination. These gargoyles deserve a small tribute as objects that, in addition to their usefulness, form part of the architecture and decoration of buildings.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 50%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-6 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-6' class='gallery galleryid-8449 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-full'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Burgos-2.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Burgos-2.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gargoyle from Burgos Cathedral (Spain). It is a cannon.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6273\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6273'>\n\t\t\t\tBurgos Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Santiago-de-Compostela.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1824\" height=\"1027\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Santiago-de-Compostela.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Santiago de Compostela Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6297\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6297'>\n\t\t\t\tSantiago de Compostela Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Monasterio-de-Batalha-Portugal-3-1.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-del-Monasterio-de-Batalha-Portugal-3-1.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Gargoyle from the Monastery of Batalha (Portugal). It is a cannon.\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6319\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6319'>\n\t\t\t\tBatalha Monastery (Portugal)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Ciudad-Rodrigo-3b.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Ciudad-Rodrigo-3b.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Ciudad Rodrigo Cathedral (Salamanca, Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6279\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6279'>\n\t\t\t\tCiudad Rodrigo Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Burgos-1c.gif'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/G\u00e1rgola-de-la-Catedral-de-Burgos-1c.gif\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle from Burgos Cathedral (Spain).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-6269\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-6269'>\n\t\t\t\tBurgos Cathedral (Spain)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catedral-de-Notre-Dame-des-Doms-Avignon-Francia-1.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"638\" src=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catedral-de-Notre-Dame-des-Doms-Avignon-Francia-1.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full\" alt=\"Geometric gargoyle resembling a hexagonal bolt head. Cathedral of Notre-Dame des Doms in Avignon (France).\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-6-14361\" srcset=\"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catedral-de-Notre-Dame-des-Doms-Avignon-Francia-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/Catedral-de-Notre-Dame-des-Doms-Avignon-Francia-1-480x360.jpg 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 850px, 100vw\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-6-14361'>\n\t\t\t\tNotre-Dame des Doms Cathedral (Avignon, France)\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bibliography consulted<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">BIEDERMANN, H., <em>Diccionario de s\u00edmbolos<\/em>, Barcelona, Ediciones Paid\u00f3s Ib\u00e9rica, S. A., 1993.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">CHEVALIER, J. y GHEERBRANT, A., <em>Diccionario de los s\u00edmbolos<\/em>, Barcelona, Editorial Herder, S. A., 1991.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">FORSSMAN, E., <em>D\u00f3rico, j\u00f3nico, corintio en la arquitectura del Renacimiento<\/em>, Madrid, Xarait Ediciones, 1983.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">GOMBRICH, E. H., <em>El sentido del orden. Estudio sobre la psicolog\u00eda de las artes decorativas<\/em>, Madrid, Editorial Debate, S. A., 1999.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">HALL, J., <em>Diccionario de temas y s\u00edmbolos art\u00edsticos<\/em>, Madrid, Alianza Editorial, S. A., 1987.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">PIRIZ P\u00c9REZ, E., <em>La arquitectura g\u00f3tica en la di\u00f3cesis de Ciudad Rodrigo<\/em>, Salamanca, Centro de Estudios Salmantinos. Patronato \u201cJos\u00e9 M.\u00aa Quadrado\u201d. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cient\u00edficas, 1974.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">QUI\u00d1ONES COSTA, A. M., <em>La decoraci\u00f3n Vegetal en el Arte Espa\u00f1ol de la Alta Edad media: su simbolismo<\/em>, Tesis dirigida por F. Olaguer-Feli\u00fa, Facultad de Geograf\u00eda e Historia. Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 1992.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; We probably all love mediaeval gargoyles depictting realistic, fantastic, monstrous or terrifying creatures. However, we shouldn\u2019t dismiss geometric gargoyles; although most of them are contemporary, they too are often interesting in form and style. Today, we\u2019ll be talking about geometric gargoyles and those representing a variety of objects, because these also demonstrate their sculptor\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":6327,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[483],"tags":[183,184,72,503,185,186],"class_list":["post-8449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-geometric-gargoyles","tag-arte-en","tag-gargola-en","tag-gargoyles-en","tag-geometry","tag-historia-en","tag-investigacion-en"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8449"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":19714,"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8449\/revisions\/19714"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6327"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/doloresherrero.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}