Saint Giles and the Hind Aegidius (Gilles) with doe, On a pedestal made of pollen it stands with the bent right leg forward and the head tilted to the left. He extends his left hand to the deer standing next to him, who looks up to him and lays a front leg against Aegidius' leg. He is dressed as Benedictine, has large tonsure, partly covered by the sagging hood of the pipe, under which the blunt tip of the left shoe emerges. The leg is included under the arm, under which it also clamps a foliant. The wound of the arrow on his chest is visible through the pipe, the hermit and Benedictine abbot Giles (Aegidius), possible attributes: arrow (in hand or breast), beggars and cripples at feet, lily, hind (or stag), anonymous, Southern Netherlands, c. 1525, oak (wood), h 58.5 cm × w 25 cm × d 22 cm d 19.5 cm
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Saint Giles, Hind Aegidius, Gilles, doe, pedestal, pollen, stands, bent right leg forward, head tilted, left, extends, left hand, deer standing next, looks up, lays, front leg, Aegidius' leg, dressed, Benedictine, large tonsure, partly covered, sagging hood, pipe, under, blunt tip, left shoe emerges, leg, included under, arm, clamps, foliant, wound, arrow, chest, visible, hermit, Benedictine abbot Giles, Aegidius, possible attributes, hand, breast, beggars, cripples, feet, lily, hind, stag, Southern Netherlands, c, 1525, oak, wood
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