Rijksmuseum

Saint Giles and the Hind

Date

c. 1530 - c. 1540

Medium

oak (wood)

Culture

Lower Rhine region

Institution

Rijksmuseum

In the Middle Ages, there were countless saints who could protect believers from every disease or disaster. Saint Giles, dressed and shorn like a Benedictine monk, was the patron saint of hunters, foresters, archers and cattle dealers. The hind (red deer) recalls one of his legendary deeds: he protected the animal from the arrows shot by a king out hunting.

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