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Flemish painter of the 17th century, Saint Giles
Flemish painter of the 17th century, Saint Giles Painted on parchment paper, the subject derives from Raphael Sadeler's Saint Aegidius of Nimes as a Hermit of 1594, now in the Rijks museum. At the bottom appears the Latin inscription 'Omnia subjecisti sub pedibus ejus, oves et boves universas insuper et pecora campi', Psalm 8: 'You have subdued everything under his feet, all the sheep and oxen, and also all the flocks in the camp'. Dimensions w. frame 9.8x11.8 in., sight 7.1x9.1 in.
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Flemish painter of the 17th century, Saint Giles
