1) Art works of a sort 1) Freaks 
A class of decorative sculpture forms often found in or on Gothic structures. A term used broadly for gargoyles, although traditionally a gargoyle serves as a drainage spout for rainwater, while a grotesque may function solely as decoration.
(from the article `tapestry`) ...such leading Mannerist artists of Florence as Jacopo Pontormo (1494–1556/57), Francesco Salviati (1510–63), Il Bronzino (1503–72), and Bachiacca ...