Caption

Four woodcarvings in an arcade of Worcester Cathedral, page, photomechanical print, Top left a griffin fighting an animal, top right a knight on horseback, bottom left a mythical creature, bottom right a basilisk., number: 'XVII, XX', c. 1863 - in or before 1873, paper, Woodburytype, Woodburytypie, height 305 mm x width 244 mm, interior of church, griffin (lion, eagle), 'Griffo' (Ripa), carving, applied arts, basilisk (cock with posterior of snake), Four rectangular sepia-toned photographs arranged in a grid show close-up views of carved stone architectural panels. Each photograph centers on a V-shaped grooved molding meeting at a carved boss. The top left panel features a stylized animal with a curved tail perched above the molding, its body elongated and limbs gripping the carved surface. The top right panel shows a figure wearing flowing garments leaning forward above the V-shaped molding, one arm extended. The bottom left panel depicts an animal with a curled tail and a raised forelimb positioned above the molding, with a decorative floral motif at the meeting point. The bottom right panel displays a bird-like creature standing on the molding with a sinuous tail and detailed feathers. The surrounding background shows worn stone texture and subtle surface discoloration.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26B00_092

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Rights managed

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56.2Mb (12.1Mb) / 14.0in x 15.6in / 4201 x 4677 (300dpi)

Keywords

Four woodcarvings arcade Worcester Cathedral page photomechanical print Top left griffin fighting animal top right knight horseback bottom left mythical creature bottom right basilisk number Xvii Xx c 1863 - 1873 paper Woodburytype Woodburytypie height 305 mm x width 244 mm interior church griffin lion eagle Griffo Ripa carving applied arts cock posterior snake Four rectangular sepia-toned photographs arranged grid close-up views carved stone architectural panels photograph centers V-shaped grooved molding meeting carved boss top left panel features stylized animal curved tail perched molding body elongated limbs gripping carved surface top right panel figure wearing flowing garments leaning forward V-shaped molding arm extended bottom panel depicts curled tail raised forelimb positioned decorative floral motif meeting point bottom right panel displays bird- creature standing sinuous tail detailed feathers surrounding background worn stone texture subtle surface discoloration