Mosan

(adjective)

A regional style of art from the valley of the Meuse in present-day Belgium, the Netherlands, and Germany; although in a broader sense the term applies to art from this region from all periods, it generally refers to Romanesque art, with architecture, stone carving, metalwork, enameling, and manuscript illumination reaching a high level of development during the 11th, 12th, and 13th century.

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Examples of Mosan in the following topics:

  • Romanesque Sculpture: Reiner of Huy

    • Renier of Huy was a 12th century metalworker and sculptor to whom many masterpieces of Mosan art, including the baptismal font at St.
    • Although Reiner of Huy is traditionally accepted to be the creator of the font, this attribution, and even the Mosan origin of the font, have been questioned, and alternative theories have been advanced.
    • The font is a major masterpiece of Mosan art, remarkable for the classicism of its style.

  • Romanesque Sculpture

    • Maurus are other examples of Mosan enamelwork.