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Gislebertus, Giselbertus or Ghiselbertus, sometimes "of Autun" (flourished in the 12th century), was a French Romanesque sculptor, whose decoration (about 1120–1135) of the Cathedral of Saint Lazare at Autun, France – consisting of numerous doorways, tympanums and capitals – represents some of the most original work of the period.
The Cathedral of Saint Lazarus of Autun (French: Cathédrale Saint-Lazare d'Autun), commonly known as Autun Cathedral, is a Roman Catholic cathedral in Autun and a national monument of France. Famous for its Cluniac inspiration and its Romanesque sculptures by Gislebertus , it is a highlight of Romanesque art [ 1 ] in Burgundy.
Gislebert or Gilbert (Gislebertus, Willebertus, Galeverius, Galtherus) 859 and 878; ... In 1793, the Cathedral of Chartres was converted to a Temple of Reason.
The similarity between both lintels is due in large part to the fact that the same master artisan, Master Gislebertus, was the primary architect on both sites. "Gislebertus ... began his career at Cluny, then worked on the original west facade at Vézelay, and c. 1120 moved to Autun."
The Autun Cathedral is famous for its architectural sculpture, particularly the tympanum of The Last Judgment above the west portal, surviving fragments from the lost portal of the north transept, and the capitals in the nave and choir. All of these are traditionally considered the work of Gislebertus, whose name is on
Gislebertus (1100–1150), 11 sculptures : Main portal, Cathedral of Saint-Lazare, Autun ; Giovanni Giuliani (1663–1744), 6 sculptures : Wooden base for a tabletop, Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna ; Giulio Romano (1499–1546), 1 sculpture : View of the Sala dei Giganti (south and west walls), Sala dei Giganti, Palazzo del Tè, Mantua
The charter, or at least one modern version of it (old manuscripts do not use modern commas), mentions a list of people including "Gerardus Comes de Looz, Arnoldus et frater ejus Theodoricus, Gislebertus filius Comitis Ottonis, Comitis de Duras" meaning Gerard is specifically a count of Looz or Loon, whereas Arnold, mentioned next (with his ...
Gislebertus worked on several churches between France and Italy, and applied many similar features across them. The Autun Cathedral is an excellent example, emphasizing thinness and decoration in everything from the towers to the walls to the tympanum. Also common in Gilbertese's work, The Autun tympanum has a very narrow inscription below it ...