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Grotesque facts for kids

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When commonly used, grotesque means strange, fantastic, ugly or bizarre, and thus is often used to describe shapes and distorted forms such as Halloween masks or gargoyles on churches.

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  • RerumNaturaFrescoVdEste

    Mother Nature is surrounded by grottesche in this fresco detail from Villa d'Este.

  • Renaissance Grotesques Composition

    Renaissance grotesque motifs in assorted formats.

  • Italia del nord, maschere con ornati, 1590-1610 ca.

    Decorative panel showing the two separable elements of Grotesque: the elaborate acanthus leaf and candelabra type design and the hideous mask or face

  • Domus fresco

    Roman frescos in Nero's Domus Aurea

  • Biblioteca Duomo Siena-2 Apr 2008

    Ceiling of the Piccolomini Library

  • BLW Pilgrim Bottle, about 1560-1570

    Maiolica pilgrim bottle with grottesche decor, Fontana workshop, Urbino, c 1560-70

  • Grotesqueengraving

    Grotesque engraving on paper, about 1500 - 1512, by Nicoletto da Modena.

  • Boudoir

    French neoclassical painted decor in the Raphaelesque grotesque manner at Fontainebleau, 1780s

  • Greyfriars grotesques

    Detail from the John Mylne Monument in Greyfriars Kirkyard. The text reads ...Aetatis Suae 56 because he died at age 56

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Grutesco para niños

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