Cleveland Museum of Art

Condemnation and Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Date

c. 1180

Medium

gilded copper, champlevé enamel

Culture

Germany, Lower Saxony, Hildesheim?, Romanesque period, 12th century

Department

Medieval Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

Champleve enameling is a process in which the artist carves designs into copper plates, and then powdered glass is applied before firing in a furnace, causing the glass to fuse into enamel. In this case, the copper was then gilded and polished. This type of enameling is still done today, mostly for jewelry and decorative items.

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