| The Gothic Quatrefoil stepping stone will keep your feet clean on a muddy pathway in your yard or garden. Besides its practical use it also is a great decorative item; it can also be used as a table top for a side table or cocktail table. The Gothic Quatrefoil step stone is made of frost proof weather durable cement and comes with a ten year manufacturers warranty; we will take care of the claim if there is ever a problem. Made in the USA! Diameter 12" Weight 6 lbs. Usually ships in 5 days or less. Please select finish choice below. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In architecture and traditional Christian symbolism, a quatrefoil is a symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of four partially-overlapping circles of the same diameter. The quatrefoil enjoyed its peak popularity during the Gothic Revival and Renaissance, but can still be seen on countless churches and cathedrals today. It is most commonly found as tracery, mainly in Gothic architecture, where a quatrefoil can often be seen at the top of a Gothic arch, sometimes with stained glass on the interior. In art, the quatrefoil is a type of decorative framework (mainly used in engraving), consisting of an architectural quatrefoil combined with a square (just as the trefoil is often combined with an equilateral triangle), as seen in the image on the right above. Among the most famous works of art employing the quatrefoil are the bronze panels on the South Doors of the Baptistery in Florence by Andrea Pisano, the bronze panels of the North Doors of the Baptistery in Florence by Lorenzo Ghiberti, and also Filippo Brunelleschi's famous competition entry for the same doors, The Sacrifice of Isaac) as well as "Head of an Angel" by Piero della Francesca. |
