Luzarches, Robert de (d. c.1236). Master-mason, and presumably architect, of Amiens Cathedral from 1220. He started the nave, and was succeeded (c.1235) by Thomas de Cormont, who designed the west front and the upper parts of the nave. In turn, he was succeeded by his son, Regnault de Cormont (master-mason c.1240–88), who was responsible for the choir above the tribune, crossing-vault, and transept elevations, all in the Rayonnant style of Gothic.

Bibliography

Branner (1965);
Sturgis et al. (1901–2)

Robert de Luzarches

1199?-?

French architect who is credited with the rebuilding of the cathedral of Notre Dame in Amiens, France, after the original was destroyed by fire in 1218. Luzarches's cathedral, begun around 1220, became the standard design throughout France and beyond, emulated for its successful counterbalance of weight and strength and its Gothic style. The Amiens Cathedral is the largest of the three great Gothic cathedrals built in France during the thirteenth century and remains the largest in France to this day.

Robert de Luzarches (d. c.1236). See Luzarches.