9
Nov
2025
St Giles - - Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher France
Submitted by walwyn12/1352
This 14th-century wall painting at Saint-Aignan-sur-Cher depicts the history and miracles of St. Giles, one of the most venerated saints of medieval France. The work originally consisted of four scenes, though the right-hand section has been lost. On the left, the saint offers his tunic to a cripple; in the next scene he heals a man bitten by a snake; and in the third, he calms the sea.
Above these episodes, a Lamb of God flanked by two angels symbolizes purity and redemption.
The painting remains a valuable witness to medieval devotion and to the religious art of the 14th century.

