Nicholas of Verdun
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Nicholas of Verdun (1130 – 1205) was a French artist, one of the most famous goldsmiths and enamellists of the Middle Ages, and a major figure in Romanesque art. He created shrines, figurines, and candlesticks decorated with precious stones, travelling around Europe to fulfill major commissions.
His work shows the beginning of the transition between Romanesque and Gothic art. His most famous works are the signed altarpiece of 1181 named after him at Klosterneuburg, Austria, with much enamel, and the Shrine of the Three Kings at Cologne Cathedral, completed by others. The shrine of Our Lady (1205) at Tournai Cathedral, Belgium, his only other surviving signed work, is moving into an early Gothic style. His late style also has an element of classicism.
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