Images of Medieval Art and Architecture

France:Saint-Gilles-du-Gard
Benedictine Abbey of Saint-Gilles

South Portal - Right
Archangel

Images

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The whiteness of the head of the figure was caused by an experiment on cleaning the stone by the French Government. For an example of such a cleaning, compare the "before" and "after" images in the page for Saint-Trophîme at Arles.

Subject Matter

Archangel Fighting Demon

Location

To the left ofthe north portal

Comparative Material

Bibliography

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