WOOD CARVING.-GROTESQUE CARVING IN RELIEF ON A FLAT SURFACE, REPRESENTING A FACE WITH HORNS, LONG EARS, AND TUSKS. AT THE SIDES HANDS ARE SHOWN. THE CARVING IS PAINTED WHITE, RED, AND BLUE, AND IS ...

Weighing about half a ton, the freshly made carving is a classic example of a medieval grotesque, a style of ornate architectural decoration that most people see only at a distance. During the ...

Actually, the object is a "grotesque." If the carving is used to drain water from the building, it's a gargoyle. If it doesn't drain water, architects refer to it as a grotesque.

The original stone carving on the back of Sterling Memorial Library showing a Puritan aiming a musket at a Native American (left photo) was altered by order of Yale officials, covering up the gun ...

A five-year project to re-create and reattach eight grotesques — stone statuettes of animals — to KU’s Dyche Hall has been awarded the state’s top historic preservation award. The KU ...

Stonemasons at York Minster have marked St George’s Day by revealing a newly-carved figure of the patron saint as part of an £11 million restoration project.The 3ft grotesque is one of four ...

Stonemasons at York Minster have marked St George’s Day by revealing a newly-carved figure of the patron saint as part of an £11 million restoration project. The 3ft grotesque is one of four ...

In recent days an opponent of Hillary Clinton was accused of "grotesque misogyny" while the lack of broadband in rural areas was branded a "grotesque problem". But the word didn't always mean ...

Stonemasons at York Minster have marked St George’s Day by revealing a newly-carved figure of the patron saint as part of an £11 million restoration project. The 3ft grotesque is one of four ...

Stonemasons at York Minster have marked St George’s Day by revealing a newly-carved figure of the patron saint as part of an £11 million restoration project. The 3ft grotesque is one of four ...