A Scholarly Skater
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La Gargouille, the evil dragon gargoyle of Rouen
One highly fanciful legend exists about the origin of the first gargoyle. It concerns a dragon who terrorized the town of Rouen, in France.
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Some Musings on the Meaning of Gargoyles
The more I read about gargoyles, the more I am starting to think that there is no single right answer to the question of their existence. Even if you only consider medieval European gargoyles, there is too much diversity (in style, subject matter, etc.) for any universal interpretation to be truly convincing. In fact, it…
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The Gargoyles of Princeton University
Meet the gargoyles of Princeton University.
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The First Bit of My Gargoyle Research
A few fun facts I learned while reading about gargoyles and grotesques.
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More Gargoyles
Discover a pair of grotesques inspired by classic movies, alongside some cool Mexican-inspired ones.
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Demons in Pen and Ink
Cover image: Jean Pucelle, The Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux, ca. 1324–28. Folios 154v-155r, The Miracle of the Breviary. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Cloisters Collection, New York. In one of my last posts, I promised that I would talk about non-architectural grotesques. So meet the Hours of Jeanne d’Evreux, a fourteenth-century illustrated French prayer book…
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Welcome to my new blog!
Hi everyone! I’m Alexandra, and this is my art history blog. Thanks for reading.
