Grotteschi

Japanese: grotteschi
Grotteschi

…Originally a type of decorative pattern from classical antiquity, it refers to a fanciful arrangement of humans, animals, plants, and imaginary creatures in arabesque patterns. It was named grotteschi in Italian after it was discovered in an underground ruin (grotta) excavated in Rome at the end of the 15th century. This discovery stimulated the popularity of Renaissance and Baroque decorative arts, and it eventually came to be used as a concept that is not only applicable to the visual arts but also to literature and ideological expression in general. The grotesque is made up of two elements: horror and absurdity. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "grotteschi" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…元来は古典古代の装飾文様の一種で,唐草模様の中に人間や動物や植物や空想上の生物を奇想風にあしらったものをさす。15世紀末にローマで発掘された地下遺跡(グロッタ)で見つかったところから,イタリア語で〈グロッテスキgrotteschi〉と名づけられたのにはじまり,この発見に刺激されて流行をみたルネサンスやバロックの装飾術から,やがては造形芸術のみならず広く文学や思想表現一般に通じる概念として用いられるようになった。 グロテスクは恐ろしさとおかしさの二つの要素から成り立っている。…

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