Goldsmiths' works (12th century)

In the artistic realm, Romanesque goldsmithery played a considerable part not only in the birth and development of monumental sculpture, but also in the training of artists. The reputation of the goldsmiths crossed frontiers and their works were often cited as models.

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The Pentecost
1150-60
Champlevé enamel on copper gilt, 11,4 x 11,4 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York


Stavelot Triptych
1156-58
Enamel, copper and silver gilt, 48 x 32 x 8 cm (closed)
The Morgan Library and Museum, New York


Stavelot Portable Altar
c. 1160
Gilt and enameled copper and bronze in wood
Musées Royaux des Arts et d'Histoire, Brussels


Stavelot Portable Altar (view of the top)
c. 1160
Champlevé enamel, depth 17 cm
Musées Royaux d'art et d'histoire, Brussels


Allegory of Faith in Baptism
c. 1150
Enamel
Museum für Kunsthandwerk, Frankfurt


Casket with Scenes of Courtly Love
c. 1180
Champlevé enamel, 9 x 21 x 16 cm
British Museum, London


Casket with Scenes of Courtly Love
c. 1180
Champlevé enamel, 9 x 21 x 16 cm
British Museum, London


Reliquary of St Valerie
c. 1175
Wood, engraved copper with champlevé enamel, and gilding, height 28 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


Tomb plaque of Geoffrey of Anjou
c. 1158
Copper, champlevé, enamel, 63 x 33 cm
Musée de Tessé, Le Mans


Angel Reliquary
1140s
Copper, gilded, champlevé and cloisonné, height 24 cm
Saint-Sulpice, Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles


Angel Reliquary (detail)
1140s
Copper, gilded, champlevé and cloisonné
Saint-Sulpice, Saint-Sulpice-les-Feuilles


Reliquary Bust of St Baudime
1150-1200
Copper-gilt over wooden core
Church of Saint-Nectaire, Saint-Nectaire


Reliquary of St Stephen
1190s
Wood, silver and precious and semiprecious stones, height 43 cm
The Hermitage, St. Petersburg


Bust Reliquary
1190s
Gold and precious stones
Cathedral Treasury, Maurs


Virgin and Child
c. 1200
Chased silver on wooden core
Saint-Pierre, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne


Virgin and Child Enthroned
12th century
Silver, precious stones
Treasury of the Abbey Church, Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne


Reliquary of St. Thomas Becket
12th century
Limoges enamel
Cathedral Treasury, Hereford


Portrait Bust of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
1155-60
Bronze, gilded, partly silver plated, height 32 cm
Stiftskirche St. Johannes, Schloss Cappenberg, Selm


Portrait Bust of Emperor Frederick Barbarossa
1155-60
Bronze, gilded, partly silver plated, height 32 cm
Stiftskirche St. Johannes, Schloss Cappenberg, Selm


Portrait Bust of Emperor Frederick Barbarosssa (detail)
1155-60
Bronze, gilded, partly silver plated, height 32 cm
Stiftskirche St. Johannes, Schloss Cappenberg, Selm


Reliquary box
1100-50
Oak, champlevé panels, 14 x 20 x 13 cm
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin


Domed Head Reliquary
c. 1175
Gilt copper, champlevé enamel and walrus tusk on wood, height 45 cm
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin


Domed Head Reliquary
c. 1175
Gilt copper, champlevé enamel and walrus tusk on wood, height 45 cm
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin


Reliquary of St Oswald
1170s
Gold, precious stones
Cathedral Treasury, Hildesheim


Tower reliquary
c. 1200
Wooden core, gilded plaster facing, ivory carvings, copper plate, height 36,5 cm, lower diameter 26 cm
Hessisches Landesmuseum, Darmstadt


Arm reliquary of St Lawrence
c. 1175
Cedar wood, silver, partially gilded
Staatliche Museen, Berlin


Candelabra with seven arms
1170-90
Bronze, height 488 cm
Cathedral, Braunschweig


Imperial orb
1190s
Gold, precious stones
Imperial Treasury, Vienna


Imperial orb
1190s
Gold, precious stones
Imperial Treasury, Vienna


Box with painted ivory
12th century
Oak core, ivory panels, bronze mountings, 17 x 24 x 18 cm
Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin


Incense Burner
12th century
Silver-gilt
Basilica di San Marco, Venice


Panel with a Centaur
1160s
Copper, gilded, champlevé, height 10 cm
Musée du Louvre, Paris


The "Golden Altar" of Lisbjerg
1135-40
Rolled and chased sheet copper, gilded bronze casting, width 158 cm
National Museum, Copenhagen


Tamdrup altar
c. 1200
Gilt copper
Tamdrup church, Jelling


Tamdrup altar (detail)
c. 1200
Gilt copper
Tamdrup church, Jelling


Tamdrup altar (detail)
c. 1200
Gold plaque
Nationalmuseet, Copenhagen


Triptych
1150s
Copper, gilded, precious stones and champlevé, height 37 cm
Victoria and Albert Museum, London


Balfour ciborium
1160s
Copper, enamel
Victoria and Albert Museum, London


Altarpiece (details)
1175-80
Copper, gilded, champlevé and cloisonné
San Miguel in Excelsis, Pamplona


"Urna" of St Dominic (detail)
1160s
Copper, gilded, champlevé
Museo Provincial, Burgos



Summary of goldsmiths' works
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Works by known goldsmiths



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