Robert of Luzarches
Illustration — Robert de Luzarches sculpted in an armrest of the stalls of the Amiens Cathedral. Robert of Luzarches (born in Luzarches near Pontoise towards the end of the twelfth century) was a 13th-century French architect who worked on the cathedral of Notre Dame in Amiens. He is said to have been summoned to Paris by King Philip II who employed him in beautifying the city, and to have had a share in the work on Notre Dame de Paris.
Also recorded as Robert de Luzarches
Robert of Luzarches
œuvre personnelle · CC0
- Born
- 1180 · Luzarches.
- Died
- 1222 · Amiens.
- Nationality
- France
- Occupation
- architect
- Known for
- Notre-Dame d'Amiens
- Languages
- French
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Illustration — Robert de Luzarches sculpted in an armrest of the stalls of the Amiens Cathedral. Robert of Luzarches (born in Luzarches near Pontoise towards the end of the twelfth century) was a 13th-century French architect who worked on the cathedral of Notre Dame in Amiens. He is said to have been summoned to Paris by King Philip II who employed him in beautifying the city, and to have had a share in the work on Notre Dame de Paris.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Robert of Luzarches. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
World of VALÉORINE
Documentary connections
Only confirmed graph relationships appear here. Images are shown only when their identity and reuse rights both pass the documentary gate.
Documentary evidence
Documentary basis
Authority files
wikidata · Q2345018 · wikipedia · Robert of Luzarches
In this article
Biography
Biography
Born at Luzarches in 1180, died in Amiens in 1222.
The recorded working language is French. Works named in the authority record are Notre-Dame d'Amiens.
Places
Named by the record
Places
Only places the record itself states, plotted where the house gazetteer settles their coordinates. Nothing is inferred from a name or a nationality.
Luzarches.
Birth place
Amiens.
Death place
Primary material
Documents and archives
reference work
- “Robert of Luzarches”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
Reputable secondary · Wikipedia
authority record
- Wikidata, structured authority record Q2345018: Robert of Luzarches
General reference · Wikidata
Notes from the source article
Cited by Wikipedia
Notes from the source article
These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Cf. Alexandre Hahn, Souscription pour le monument en l'honneur de Robert de Luzarches, Paris 1844, 6 p. ; p. 2 ; Lire sur Gallica.
- 2.Aurélien André et Xavier Boniface (sous la direction scientifique de), La Grâce d'une cathédrale Amiens, Strasbourg, La Nuée bleue DNA, 2012
- 3.Voir : http://www.tourisme-luzarches.org/robert-de-luzarches.html#sthash.TyWAmNjX.dpuf (ancien site disparu de l'ancien Office de tourisme de Luzarches)
Bibliography printed in the source article · 3
- Sandrine Lely, « Architecture et peinture à Port-Royal des Champs », in Chroniques de Port-Royal 54, 2004.
- Alexandre Hahn, Souscription pour le monument en l'honneur de Robert de Luzarches, Paris 1844, 6 p. Lire sur Gallica
- Aurélien André et Xavier Boniface (sous la direction scientifique de), La Grâce d'une cathédrale Amiens, Strasbourg, La Nuée bleue DNA, 2012
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Secondary witnessauthority record
General reference
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 16 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Design
11,558 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Robert MylneDesigner
- Robert NatusDesigner
- Robert NeppachDesigner
- Robert O. ScholzDesigner
- Robert P. MadisonDesigner
- Robert P. WilsonDesigner
- Robert Palmer BrowneDesigner
- Robert PatersonDesigner
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Robert of Luzarches?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.