History Made Every Day™

GIBBONS, Grinling

Email this
Print
Questions or Feedback
Cite This

(1648–1720), English sculptor, best known for his superbly decorative carved woodwork in palaces, country houses, churches, and colleges (see WOOD CARVING,). His mantels, chimneypieces, wall panels, and screens contain most of the common motifs of the time—fruit and flowers, small animals, cherubs' heads—in complex and finely carved groupings. Examples of Gibbons's work are found at Windsor Castle, Hampton Court, Trinity College (Oxford), and country mansions such as Petworth and Belton. He also produced statuary in marble and bronze, but these stiffly classical pieces fell short of the exuberant richness of his woodcarving, which set a pattern for English baroque interior decoration.

An article from Funk & Wagnalls® New Encyclopedia. © 2006 World Almanac Education Group. A WRC Media Company. All rights reserved. Except as otherwise permitted by written agreement, uses of the work inconsistent with U.S. and applicable foreign copyright and related laws are prohibited.

FIND MORE
There are no related items in the Store
ENCYCLOPEDIA:

WOOD CARVING,

In England one name stands out: Grinling Gibbons, celebrated for his technical dexterity in undercutting the leaves and flowers of his decorative festoons.

Read More

ENCYCLOPEDIA: GIBBONS, Grinling

ENCYCLOPEDIA: GIBBON,

ENCYCLOPEDIA: GIBBON, Edward

ENCYCLOPEDIA: APE,

FIND MORE
Governor Jim Gibbons and Take a Vet to School Program
Video 1:02 min -
First State to Secede
Video 0:32 min -
Governor Jim Gibbons and Take a Vet to School Program 1:02 min
In this short clip we get to sit down with the Governor of Nevada, Jim Gibbons. Learn how he served the United States in the Vietnam War and how he is very happy that the History Channel is trying to make a difference with young students.
First State to Secede 0:32 min
In this video from the "Great American History Quiz", Leeza Gibbons asks which state was the first to secede from the union.