Hugo d'Oignies

Brother Hugo of Oignies from a silver book cover he created (1228-1230)
Book cover of an Evangeliary by Hugo of Oignies, 1228-1230.

Hugo of Oignies (French: Hugo d'Oignies, before 1187 in Walcourt – c. 1240 in Oignies)[1] was a lay brother of Oignies Abbey. He was a metalworker and painter and is the last of the great jewelers of Mosan art. He is a representative of the school of the Entre-Sambre-et-Meuse and was considered the greatest artist of the Meuse Valley of his time.[2]

  1. ^ The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts: Aalto to Kyoto pottery. Oxford University Press. 2006. pp. 492–. ISBN 978-0-19-518948-3. Retrieved 28 July 2012.
  2. ^ Weiss, Daniel H.; Mahoney, Lisa (9 April 2004). France and the Holy Land: Frankish Culture at the End of the Crusades. JHU Press. p. 151. ISBN 978-0-8018-7823-7. Retrieved 1 August 2012.

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