Godefroid de Claire
Goldsmith
About Godefroid de Claire
Lived 1100 – 1173. Godefroid de Claire was a goldsmith.
Godefroid de Claire or Godefroid de Huy (born c. 1100; died c. 1173) was a goldsmith and enamelist.
Life and works His main working period was 1130–1199. During this time, he worked in the area of Stavelot and the Meuse valley, in what is now Belgium.
He might have learned the art from Rainer of Huy.
His style was Mosan art, specialising in reliquary and iaphic art. His shrine of Pope Alexander I is preserved in the Royal Museums of Art and History.
It was suggested that he was the teacher of Nicholas of Verdun.
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Who was Godefroid de Claire?
goldsmith (1100–1173)
When was Godefroid de Claire born?
Godefroid de Claire was born in 1100 in Huy.
When did Godefroid de Claire die?
Godefroid de Claire died in 1173.
What was Godefroid de Claire's occupation?
Godefroid de Claire was a goldsmith.
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