Archive for the ‘Relief Sculpture’ Category


Reproductions of Soul Effigies (Taken from Genuine 18th Century Gravestones) for Sale at This Year’s Annual Start on the Street Art Festival Held on Park Avenue in Worcester, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on October 12, 2015)


A Sandstone Relief From the First Century A.D. on Display at the Worcester Art Museum Depicting Prince Arikankharer of the Ancient Kingdom of Kush (Located in What Is Now Present-Day Sudan) Slaying His Enemies With the Assistance of a Winged Goddess and a Vicious Dog (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on January 5, 2017)

World war memorial angel
A Granite Angel Carved in Bas-Relief on the Right Side of the Worcester World War Memorial Also Known to Locals as “The Whispering Wall” Because of Its Reportedly Unusual Acoustical Properties (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on May 9, 2016)

lady berkeley building 3 boston
The Face of an Elegant Lady Carved in Marble Peers Down From High on the Facade of the Berkeley Building Located at 420 Boylston Street in Boston, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on March 15, 2019)


A Rather Rare Double Soul Effigy Found Carved on a Late 18th Century Gravestone at the Historic Old Norwichtown Cemetery in Norwich, CT


The Visage of a Young Girl Gazes out From the Leg of a Marble Bench Found at Pine Grove Cemetery in Whitinsville, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on November 5, 2017)

Angel w upside down flowers old ND Southbridge MA
A Low-Relief Sculpture of an Angel Holding a Bouquet of Flowers Upside Down Carved on an Early 20th Century Gravestone in Old Notre Dame Cemetery in Southbridge, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on June 10, 2019)


A Winged Cherub Motif Carved on an 18th Century Slate Gravestone at East Woodstock Cemetery in East Woodstock, CT (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 27, 2019)

Horned Soule Effigy Sold Spencer Burial Ground E
A Wingless Soul Effigy, Found on an 18th Century Gravestone in the Old Spencer Cemetery, With Either Very Weird Hair or a Pair of Horns Sticking Out From Its Head (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on February 15, 2015)

Great Seal of the United States, U.S. Post Office, Webster, MA
An American Bald Eagled Sculpted in Relief  Found on the Great Seal of the United States on the Front of the U.S. Post Office on Main Street in Webster, MA (Originally Published on Gargoyles and Grotesques on July 4, 2014)