Gislebertus

Gislebertus, Giselbertus or Ghiselbertus, sometimes "of Autun" (flourished in the 12th century), is 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.

His sculpture is expressive and imaginative: from the terrifying Last Judgment (West Tympanum), with its strikingly elongated figures, to the Eve (North Portal), the first large scale nude in European art since antiquity and a model of sinuous grace.

His influence can be traced to other French church sculpture, and his techniques help pave the way for the Gothic style.

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