#mascaron — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #mascaron, aggregated by home.social.
-
"A baroque grotesque #mascaron from the bell tower of Santa Maria Formosa church in Venezia." --- Carl Julius Salomonsen (1919) De nyeste Kunstretninger og smitsomme Sindslidelser. #Venice #grotesque #art #architecture #renaissance #Italy
-
2/2
AI: "The architectural detail in the image is from the Hotel d'Albret in Paris, France. The building is located in the Le Marais district. It was built in the 16th century and is known for its classical architecture and historical significance. The carving is an example of a mascaron, a decorative element often found on French buildings."
More from Paris, Versailles & Giverny in my ever-growing Flickr album at https://flic.kr/p/2rxbbMw