St Bavo
by GEERTGEN tot Sint Jans, Oil on canvas, 37 x 30 cm
Bavo is the patron saint of Gent and Lauwe, Belgium and Haarlem, the Netherlands. He is most often shown in Christian art as a knight with a sword and falcon. He was a knight and landowner who at the end of his life distributed his wealth to the poor and took monastic vows.