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Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / Manuscripts / French translation of Jean de Vignay / Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, Fr. 244-245 (Master of Jacques de Besançon, 1480-1490) / Fr. 244
Saints / Cycles / Manuscripts and Prints of the Legenda Aurea / cap. 2: De sancto Andrea Apostolo (November 30)
Saints / Apostles / Andrew / Life / Martyrdom / Bound to a saltire
Saints / Apostles / Andrew / Life / Aegas dies, devils take his soul

Further details

Here, the death of Aegas in the foreground is paralleled with the death of St Andrew. However, in the Golden Legend, Aegas is killed by daemons outside his house, after Andrew's body had been taken down from the cross.

Artist or creator

Master of Jacques de Besançon (François le Barbier, active c1480-1498)

Date

1480 (circa) - 1490

Location

Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France, fr. 244

Book, text or document (source of image)

Folio: 9r.

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