“Sculptures in Miniature” by Dave Hart
•October 25, 2009 • Leave a Comment
Gargouille or Tarasque by David Hart
This male dragon is enormous. His body is most like an ox but with six short bear-like legs with enormous claws. On his body he has two shields like those of a turtle but covered with curved spikes, and the rest of his body is covered with closely overlapping scales that formed his armor. His tail is long and curved like a scorpion. His head is that of a lion, yet with a horse’s ears, but his face, with eyebrows and mustache, is that of a sad and bitter old man. The Tarasque is described as an evil fire-breathing beast. The other monster similarly tamed, also originates from France, is The Gargouille, even though the later is an aquatic dragon.
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Hieronymus Bosch’s Hat by David Hart
Hieronymus Bosch (English pronunciation: /ˌhaɪəˈrɒnəməs bɒʃ/, Dutch: [ɦieːˈɾoːniməs ˈbɔs]; born Jeroen Anthoniszoon van Aken [jəˈrun ɑnˈtoːnɪsoːn vɑn ˈaːkə(n)]; c. 1450 – August 9, 1516) was an Early Netherlandish painter of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. The artist’s work is well-known for the use of fantastic imagery to illustrate moral and religious concepts and narratives.
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The Cheshire Cat’s Saucer by David Hart
The Cheshire Cat is a fictional cat popularised by Lewis Carroll’s depiction of it in Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. The Cheshire Cat has had a notable impact on popular culture. Cheshire is an English county famous for its cheese, salt mining and silk.[1] The Cheshire Cat’s grin is reminiscent of the vagaries of human character or of a trickster.[2][3]
