Reiner from Huy
Reiner von Huy (* 11th century; † around 1150 ) was a goldsmith and bronze caster .
Life
The baptismal font , known as his main work , was cast between 1107 and 1118 and has been in the collegiate church of St. Bartholomew in Liège since 1804 . Reiner von Huy is at the beginning of the Maasland goldsmith's art of the 12th century. a. by Godefroy von Huy and Nikolaus von Verdun .
literature
- Karl Hermann Usener : Reiner von Huy and his artistic successor. A contribution to the history of goldsmith sculpture in the Meuse valley in the 12th century . In: Marburger Jahrbuch für Kunstwissenschaft 7 (1933) (also Marburg: phil. Diss., 1929)
- Andrea Zimmermann: Reiner von Huy. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 23, Bautz, Nordhausen 2004, ISBN 3-88309-155-3 , Sp. 1172-1177.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reiner from Huy |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Renier de Huy |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Goldsmith and bronze caster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 11th century or 12th century |
| DATE OF DEATH | around 1150 |