This gas chandelier is an Italian design with scrolls and grotesque marks (strange design).

Gas Chandelier

This gas chandelier is an Italian design with scrolls and grotesque marks (strange design).

This Grotesque column is a squatting winged female without arms. It is found in the Guadagni Palace in Florence, Italy.

Grotesque Column

This Grotesque column is a squatting winged female without arms. It is found in the Guadagni Palace…

This Thin Grotesque column is a squatting winged female without arms. It is found in the Guadagni Palace in Florence, Italy.

Thin Grotesque Column

This Thin Grotesque column is a squatting winged female without arms. It is found in the Guadagni Palace…

A series of grotesque faces from Gothic churches during fourteenth century. The grotesque faces were used to decorate the stone work on churches.

Gothic Architecture Ornament Statue Faces

A series of grotesque faces from Gothic churches during fourteenth century. The grotesque faces were…

A series of grotesque from Claybrooke Church for architectural ornamentation. The grotesque statue on the left is a Lincoln Imp, located on the last column of the Angel Choir.

Gothic Architecture Ornament Statue Imp Faces

A series of grotesque from Claybrooke Church for architectural ornamentation. The grotesque statue on…

"A style of classical ornament, so called, in the 13th century from its having been rediscovered in the excavations made in the baths of Titus and other ancient Roman buildings, the Italian word grotto applying to any subterranean chamber. This light, fantastic style was much in favor during the Renaissance. It abounds in all kinds of transformations, from the animal to the vegetable, and mingles all the natural kingdoms in the most fanciful and picturesque confusion." — Chambers, 1881

Grotesque

"A style of classical ornament, so called, in the 13th century from its having been rediscovered in…

Akroter Grotesque mask. This mask is usually found on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals, panels, and carved furniture.

Akroter Grotesque Mask

Akroter Grotesque mask. This mask is usually found on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields,…

The Carved Bench Grotesque Mask is a mask design carved on a bench in Bargello, Florence, Italy.

Carved Bench Grotesque Mask

The Carved Bench Grotesque Mask is a mask design carved on a bench in Bargello, Florence, Italy.

The Etruscan Grotesque Mask is made out of terracotta.

Etruscan Grotesque Mask

The Etruscan Grotesque Mask is made out of terracotta.

The Female Grotesque mask was designed on a metal shield during the German Renaissance.

Female Grotesque Mask

The Female Grotesque mask was designed on a metal shield during the German Renaissance.

The Female Grotesque mask was designed on a metal shield during the German Renaissance.

Female Grotesque Mask

The Female Grotesque mask was designed on a metal shield during the German Renaissance.

The Late French Grotesque Mask, found in the Theater de Bellecour in Lyons, France. The design was used on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals, panels and carved furniture.

Late French Grotesque

The Late French Grotesque Mask, found in the Theater de Bellecour in Lyons, France. The design was used…

This Modern French Grotesque mask is found at the Ministry of War in Paris, France. This design used on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals, panels, and carved furniture.

Evil Modern French Grotesque

This Modern French Grotesque mask is found at the Ministry of War in Paris, France. This design used…

The Modern French Grotesque Mask were used on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals, panels and carved furniture.

Modern French Grotesque

The Modern French Grotesque Mask were used on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals,…

The Modern French Grotesque Masks were used on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals, panels and carved furniture.

Modern French Grotesque Mask

The Modern French Grotesque Masks were used on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals,…

The Pilaster Grotesque mask comes from a part of a capital pilaster of the tomb of Louis XII in St. Denis, France during the French Renaissance.

Pilaster Grotesque Mask

The Pilaster Grotesque mask comes from a part of a capital pilaster of the tomb of Louis XII in St.…

The Single Grotesque mask comes from a frieze design during the Italian Renaissance. It was designed by Michelangelo in San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy.

Single Grotesque Mask

The Single Grotesque mask comes from a frieze design during the Italian Renaissance. It was designed…

The Italian Majolica Grotesque is designed on a pavement, made out of fine italian glazed earthenware. Found in Siena, Italy, it was designed during the Italian Renaissance

Grotesque Italian Majolica

The Italian Majolica Grotesque is designed on a pavement, made out of fine italian glazed earthenware.…

Italian majolica pavement, Siena, Italian Renascence.

Majolica Pavement

Italian majolica pavement, Siena, Italian Renascence.

This Blunt Grotesque mask is found in the castle of Ecouen in France in 1538.

Blunt Grotesque Mask

This Blunt Grotesque mask is found in the castle of Ecouen in France in 1538.

This Chubby Grotesque Mask was designed during the German Renaissance.

Chubby Grotesque Mask

This Chubby Grotesque Mask was designed during the German Renaissance.

This Floral Grotesque Mask was designed during the 16th century.

Floral Grotesque Mask

This Floral Grotesque Mask was designed during the 16th century.

The Grotesque mask is a Venetian Italian Renaissance design. It was often place on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals, panels and carved furniture.

Grotesque Mask

The Grotesque mask is a Venetian Italian Renaissance design. It was often place on keystones, consoles,…

The Grotesque mask is a design used on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals, panels, and carved furniture.

Grotesque Horn Mask

The Grotesque mask is a design used on keystones, consoles, spouts, handles, shields, capitals, panels,…

This Grotesque mask was designed during the Italian Renaissance, by Sansovino. It is found on the tomb of the cardinal Sforza in St. Maria del Popolo in Rome, Italy

Grotesque Mask

This Grotesque mask was designed during the Italian Renaissance, by Sansovino. It is found on the tomb…

This Mad Grotesque Mask is part of a modern panel designed by sculptor Hauptmann.

Mad Grotesque Mask

This Mad Grotesque Mask is part of a modern panel designed by sculptor Hauptmann.

This Melting Grotesque Mask has an escutcheon design of a lock during the German Renaissance.

Melting Grotesque Mask

This Melting Grotesque Mask has an escutcheon design of a lock during the German Renaissance.

This Pulled Grotesque Mask is on a pedestal of a column on a tomb in Pforzheim, Germany during the German Renaissance. It was designed by Hans von Trarbach.

Pulled Grotesque Mask

This Pulled Grotesque Mask is on a pedestal of a column on a tomb in Pforzheim, Germany during the German…

This Grotesque Mask was designed by Michelangelo during the Italian Renaissance.

Rounded Grotesque Mask

This Grotesque Mask was designed by Michelangelo during the Italian Renaissance.

This Winged Grotesque mask design comes from the spout of a can during the German Renaissance.

Winged Grotesque Mask

This Winged Grotesque mask design comes from the spout of a can during the German Renaissance.

The head of Medusa as a grotesque from a tympanum in Paris.

Medusa Head

The head of Medusa as a grotesque from a tympanum in Paris.

This Flying Grotesque pilaster is a squatting winged female without arms. It is found in a palace in Siena, Italy during the Italian Renaissance.

Flying Grotesque Pilaster

This Flying Grotesque pilaster is a squatting winged female without arms. It is found in a palace in…

The Grotesque pilaster is a squatting winged female without arms. It was designed during the Italian Renaissance.

Grotesque Pilaster

The Grotesque pilaster is a squatting winged female without arms. It was designed during the Italian…

The Winged Grotesque pilaster is a squatting winged female without arms. It is found on the tomb of Louis XII in the St. Denis church. It was designed during the French Renaissance.

Winged Grotesque Pilaster

The Winged Grotesque pilaster is a squatting winged female without arms. It is found on the tomb of…

The Grotesque stall is found in San Agostino, Perugia, Italy. It is a design of a winged female with an ending of foliage, designed during the Italian Renaissance.

Grotesque Stall

The Grotesque stall is found in San Agostino, Perugia, Italy. It is a design of a winged female with…

The Tall Grotesque stall is found in San Severino, Naples, Italy. It is a design of a winged female with an ending of foliage, designed during the Italian Renaissance.

Tall Grotesque Stall

The Tall Grotesque stall is found in San Severino, Naples, Italy. It is a design of a winged female…