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Eligius, Saint, 588-660

Images

  • A young man holding a flower, letter and a cigarette, marking the feast of Saint Eligius. Colour photographic postcard, 1928.
  • Saint Eligius: he reshoes the hoof of a horse by amputating the hock, shoeing the hoof, and reattaching the limb. Line engraving by "il Buono" (Floriano Dal Buono?).
  • A young man holding a flower, letter and a cigarette, marking the feast of Saint Eligius. Colour photographic postcard, 1928.
  • Saint Antony the hermit, Saint Eligius and Saint Sebastian. Coloured aquatint, 1853, after H. Leu the elder.
  • The Virgin Mary and Christ child with Eloi (Eligius), bishop of Oise (and patron saint of Bologna). Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Cavedone, 1614.
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Catalogue

    • Books

    Saint Éloi / [Charles Baussan].

    Baussan, Charles, 1860-1955. | Date: 1932
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    Saint Eligius: he reshoes the hoof of a horse by amputating the hock, shoeing the hoof, and reattaching the limb. Line engraving by "il Buono" (Floriano Dal Buono?).

    Dal Buono, Floriano, 1599-1647. | Date: 1600-1699 | Reference: 4830i
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    A young man holding a flower, letter and a cigarette, marking the feast of Saint Eligius. Colour photographic postcard, 1928.

    | Date: 1928 | Reference: 2058835i
    Part of: The James Gardiner Collection.
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    The Virgin Mary and Christ child with Eloi (Eligius), bishop of Oise (and patron saint of Bologna). Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after G. Cavedone, 1614.

    Cavedone, Giacomo, 1577-1660. | Reference: 25598i
    Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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    Saint Antony the hermit, Saint Eligius and Saint Sebastian. Coloured aquatint, 1853, after H. Leu the elder.

    Leu, Hans, 1460-1507. | Date: 1853 | Reference: 10888i
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