26 - Saint Bavo of Ghent, carved in the round from oak. Standing, he holds a falcon in his right hand and a knife in his left. Wearing a wide-brimmed hat resting on hair with twisted locks, he is clad in a belted tunic with vertical pleats and bear-paw stockings, with a horn slung over his shoulder.

Saint Bavo of Ghent, carved in the round from oak. Standing, he holds a falcon in his right hand and a knife in his left. Wearing a wide-brimmed hat resting on hair with twisted locks, he is clad in a belted tunic with vertical pleats and bear-paw stockings, with a horn slung over his shoulder. Limburg, c. 1500 H.: 44 cm (On a molded base) Patron saint of Ghent in 1559 and of Haarlem, where churches are dedicated to him, Saint Bavo was a Flemish nobleman. He converted after his wife’s death and became a monk at the Monastery of Saint Peter in Ghent. He died in 653. Source consulted: L. Réau, *Iconographie de l’art chrétien*, Paris, 1958, III-1, p. 189.