Grotesques are predominantly carved into buildings of religious significance, in particular churches and cathedrals. Īlthough used mainly for decorative purposes, many scholars describe grotesques as being used to ward off evil and as reminders of the separation of the earth and the divine. While they depicted a wide range of mythical subjects, Grotesques are often hybrids of different mythical, human, and animalistic features. Grotesques, also often referred to as chimera, have historically been a key element of architecture in many periods including the Renaissance and Medieval periods and have stylistically developed in conjunction with these times. Most commonly grotesques are a decoration that surround waterspouts and drains largely on historic buildings. This word is derived from the Italian word babuino, which means " baboon".Ī grotesque is a decorative feature found in architecture carved from stone often depicting whimsical, mythical creatures in dramatic or humorous ways. In the Middle Ages, the term babewyn was used to refer to both gargoyles and chimerae. Chimerae are often described as gargoyles, although the term gargoyle technically refers to figures carved specifically as terminations to spouts which convey water away from the sides of buildings. In architecture, a grotesque ( / ɡ r ə ʊ ˈ t ɛ s k/) or chimera ( / k ʌ ɪ ˈ m ɪ ə r ə/) is a fantastic or mythical figure used for decorative purposes.
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