Saint Giles with Christ triumphant over Satan and the mission of the apostles

Alcañiz, Miguel (active 1408-1447)

Item type:

painting

Date of creation:

ca. 1408

Height:

151.4 cm  (59 5/8 in.)

Width:

100.3 cm  (39 1/2 in.)

upper left panel, painted surface 61.3 x 42.9, lower left panel, painted surface 62.5 x 42.9,right panel painted surface 117.2 x 42.9

Technique / Medium:

tempera and gold on wood

Description

Upper left panel: a saint (probably St. Michael) surrounded by 14 angels casting 4 devil angels out of heaven; two angels playing lute (different sizes) and another angel holding a buisine (end-blown trumpet); Lower left panel: Jesus Christ facing the 12 Apostles; Right panel: St. Giles (Aegidius) holding the bible and arrow (his attribution) in right hand and the bishop staff in the left hand.

People as subjects

St. Michael
Jesus Christ
St. Aegidius (8th century)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lute [3394] (one small treble lute and a larger lute)
End-blown trumpet [6556]

RIdIM images

Image URLs

image link 1

RIdIM record id

3615