Spain, Monastery of Yuso: Altar painting with Saint Millan in a battle against the moorish

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This altar painting in the monastery church of Yuso shows Saint Millan as a fighter in a battle against the moorish during the Spanish reconquista. It is a fantasy scene without real background, because San Millan de la Cogolla was even not more alive when was the Spanish reconquest happened in the 12th century.

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Size: 2848px × 4287px
Location: Monastery of Yuso, San Millan de la Cogolla, La Rioja, Spain
Photo credit: © Cro Magnon / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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