Grotesque IMG_6292

    Bass Mansion at the University of Saint Francis.

    In architecture a grotesque is a fanciful carving of a face, animal or vegetation. The earliest date from the Classical period, where, in addition to a decorative function, they may have served to ward off evil spirits. The name has Latin roots, associated with decoration of caves or grottoes.

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