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Grotesques can be found in the decoration of the Halls of the lower floor, the Hall of Noah, the Hall of the Tivoli Fountain, the Hall of Hercules and the Hall of Nobility. Grotesques can also be found on the Fountain of the Organ, the Fountain of Persephone and in the Grotto of Diana. (Nomination file, p. 40, 41, 42, 43, 48, 55, 56)
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Raphael's Loggias
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Villa Badoer in Fratta Polesine
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"It is lit by soaring Gothic windows, the external frames of which, like the doors, are exuberantly ornamented, notably by a series of grotesque gargoyles." (AB ev)
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Domus Aurea
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On the outside and inside of the lighthouse, there are decorations of mascarons, some of them "with grotesque faces", that are sometimes accompanied by plant motifs. (Nomination file, p. 53, 67)
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Hall of Grotesque, Lower Belvedere
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The central portal of the Cathedral is surrounded by a semicircular tympanum with an arched shape which is surrounded by floral motifs represented by garlands and grotesque masks. (wiki)
See it.wikipedia.org
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The altarpiece in alabaster by Damián Forment is a Roman-style altarpiece with a Renaissance architectural design and grotesques
See es.wikipedia.org
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Grotticina at Boboli Gardens
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The vault located under the Palazzo dei Priori is decorated with grotesques, painted in 1556 by a "Raphael Pictor" on the order of the Governor Marcello Tuto. (Nomination file, p. 31)
