# Baptismal font [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [REINER DE HUY]() - Date: 1101-1150 - Technique: Cast bronze, height 60 cm, diameter 80 cm ## Commentary Fonts of this design, cast in brass and chased, have been attributed to Reiner de Huy \(Rainier of Huy\); this one was made on commission from Abbot Hellinus \(1107-1118\) for the church of Notre-Dame-des-Fonts in Liège. Around the font appear in turn the Baptism of Christ; the baptism of the centurion Cornelius and of the philosopher Crato; John the Baptist preaching to the publicans; and the baptism of the publicans. Twelve oxen alluding to the apostles adorn the support. This work represents the logical issue of the art of the 10th- and 11th-century Mosan ivory and bronze workers. The poses and the handling of the drapery presuppose a deep understanding and total assimilation of antique models. ## Related artworks - [Baptismal font]() - [Baptismal font]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()