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Loisel, Robert
( fl 1383–1408). French sculptor. He is first mentioned in a document of 1383 recording payment for the mausoleum of Isabelle of France, daughter of Philip VI (reg 1328–50) and wife of Peter I, Duke of Bourbon (reg 1341–56), which was located in the church of the Cordeliers (destr.), Paris. As the pupil and successor of the sculptor Jean de Liège (i), Loisel received payment in 1384 for the liquidation of works remaining in the workshop after the death of his master. Among these, the double tomb of Blanche, Duchess of Orléans (Saint-Denis Abbey) and Marie of France (bust, New York, Met.; for illustration see JEAN DE LIÈGE (i)), daughters of Charles IV (reg 1322–8), was probably virtually complete; Loisel seems to have carved the base and installed the ensemble at Saint-Denis Abbey. Between 1389 and 1397 he collaborated with Thomas Privé on the execution of the tomb of the Constable of France Bertrand du Guesclin (d 1380), which was installed at Saint-Denis in the chapel where Charles V and his queen were also interred. The tomb is described (Vitry and Brière) as having an alabaster gisant, which rested on a base of black marble. The effigy (in situ), wearing armour, is notable for the realistic portrayal of du Guesclin’s unattractive appearance. In 1392 Loisel is listed among those employed by Philip the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, at his capital in Dijon. He is last documented in a contract of 1408 with the sacristan of St Martin-du-Champs for the execution of a lectern with an eagle (untraced).
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