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effect on grotesque

In grotesque
…is derived from the Italian grotteschi, referring to the grottoes in which these decorations were found c. 1500 during the excavation of Roman houses such as the Golden House of Nero. Grotesque decoration was common on 17th-century English and American case furniture.
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origin of style

In Rome: The Esquiline of Rome
…the Vatican loggias was called grottesche (see also grotesque).
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use on maiolica ware

In pottery: Majolica
…the majolica painters copied his grotteschi (grotesques), motifs adapted from those rediscovered in the grottoes of the Golden House of Nero soon after 1500 and so-called in consequence. They are usually fantastic combinations of human, animal, and plant forms. The works of Albrecht Dürer and Andrea Mantegna were also borrowed,…
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