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| Gargantua in the Garden Francois Rabelais (circa 1490 - 1553) and his satirical writings on the illustrious giants, Gargantua and Pantagruel, were the inspiration for this book of prints by Art Hazelwood. Rabelais was a scholar of erudition, a mocker of manners, a defender of appetites, an adherent of wine, and a champion of laughter. This visual interpretation was inspired by an episode in book I, chapter
XXVII. Friar John, a monk of considerable thirst, is outraged by the
invading army's destruction of the grape harvest. He grabs the staff
of the cross from the altar and attacks the plundering army. The giant
Gargantua and his allies join the battle and drive the enemies of wine,
wit and wisdom from the vineyard. |
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