Virgin and Child with a Dragonfly, ca. 1500, Netherlandish and French, Oil and tempera (?) on paper laid down on oak panel, 10 1/2 x 7 1/8 in. (26.6 x 18.2 cm), Paintings, Master of Saint Giles (Netherlandish and French, active ca. 1500), Among the eponymous masters of Northern Renaissance painting is one whose name derives from two remarkable panels in the National Gallery, London, that represent scenes from the life of Saint Giles. Although certain stylistic features of his work, most notably the manner of rendering light and texture, suggest a Netherlandish background for the artist, his portrayal of sites in Paris points to a livelihood made in that city
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