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.

Preview Picture Data File Info Comment
The Pentecost
1150-60
Champlevé enamel on copper gilt, 11,4 x 11,4 cm
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

1008*1000
True Color
191 Kb



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

1039*800
True Color
189 Kb



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

1281*900
True Color
149 Kb



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

700*1167
True Color
207 Kb



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

920*900
True Color
137 Kb



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

1049*700
True Color
160 Kb



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

1165*850
True Color
160 Kb



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

1017*930
True Color
196 Kb



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

600*1141
True Color
186 Kb



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

444*819
True Color
39 Kb



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

850*1140
True Color
139 Kb



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

750*1049
True Color
108 Kb



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

644*1400
True Color
132 Kb



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

600*1116
True Color
100 Kb



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

720*1123
True Color
81 Kb



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

651*1200
True Color
115 Kb



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

900*1058
True Color
188 Kb



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

704*1300
True Color
160 Kb



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

618*900
True Color
70 Kb



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

800*1116
True Color
125 Kb



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

1113*800
True Color
138 Kb



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

1000*1152
True Color
180 Kb



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

1000*1132
True Color
192 Kb



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

632*1100
True Color
120 Kb



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

892*1220
True Color
147 Kb



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

550*1609
True Color
116 Kb



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

900*1156
True Color
168 Kb



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

1382*1000
True Color
117 Kb



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

472*900
True Color
49 Kb



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

1088*804
True Color
143 Kb



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

1016*1000
True Color
156 Kb



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

907*910
True Color
141 Kb



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

700*1166
True Color
193 Kb



Tamdrup altar
c. 1200
Gilt copper
Tamdrup church, Jelling

1000*720
True Color
108 Kb



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

1000*801
True Color
118 Kb



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

900*1141
True Color
213 Kb



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

1048*800
True Color
190 Kb



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

798*882
True Color
87 Kb



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

1008*1000
True Color
167 Kb



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

850*1066
True Color
183 Kb




Summary of goldsmiths' works
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Works by known goldsmiths