Gislebertus

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Gislebertus was a 12th-century Romanesque sculptor renowned for his expressive and dramatic stone carvings, particularly at the Cathedral of Saint-Lazare in Autun, France.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Romanesque sculptor
medieval artist
person
activeIn Burgundy during the 12th century
artForm architectural sculpture
relief sculpture
artHistoricalSignificance key figure of Romanesque sculpture in France
artisticStyle dramatic
expressive
associatedWith Burgundy NERFINISHED
Cathedral of Saint-Lazare in Autun NERFINISHED
countryOfCitizenship France
depictedTheme Last Judgment NERFINISHED
New Testament scenes NERFINISHED
Old Testament scenes
saints and biblical figures
era High Middle Ages
floruit 12th century
genre religious sculpture
influenced later Gothic sculptors in France
knownFor one of the earliest named sculptors of the Middle Ages
languageOfInscription Latin
materialUsed stone
movement Romanesque art NERFINISHED
nameVariant Giselbertus NERFINISHED
Gislebert NERFINISHED
notableWork Eve lintel at Autun Cathedral NERFINISHED
Last Judgment tympanum at Autun Cathedral NERFINISHED
The Dream of the Magi capital at Autun Cathedral NERFINISHED
The Flight into Egypt capital at Autun Cathedral NERFINISHED
The Suicide of Judas capital at Autun Cathedral NERFINISHED
The Temptation of Eve sculpture NERFINISHED
notedFor dramatic narrative reliefs
elongated figures
highly expressive faces
intense depiction of heaven and hell
strong linear patterns in drapery
occupation sculptor
region Burgundy, France NERFINISHED
religiousContext Christian art
signedWork Last Judgment tympanum inscription "Gislebertus hoc fecit" NERFINISHED
subjectOf art historical studies on Romanesque sculpture
uncertainData exact birth date unknown
uncertainData exact death date unknown
workLocation Autun, France NERFINISHED
Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun NERFINISHED

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Giselbert hasVariant Gislebertus