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.

Godefroid de Claire

He might have learned the art from Rainer of Huy.

Godefroid de Claire

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.

Godefroid de Claire

It was suggested that he was the teacher of Nicholas of Verdun.

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Around Godefroid de Claire

1100s births

1170s deaths

People of medieval Belgium

Belgian goldsmiths

Medieval artisans

12th-century people from the Holy Roman Empire

12th-century businesspeople