Detail from the fresco cycle with the Scenes from the life of Saint Christopher.
'An arrow in the eye' is the motif from the story about the life of Saint Christopher from the manuscript Legenda Aurea (The Golden Legend) written by Jacobus de Voragine (1229-1298). This was the most widely read book, after the bible, during the latte Middle Ages. |
 "Archers Shooting at Saint Christopher")
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