Consecration of sainte Geneviève by saint Germain, évêque d’Auxerre
1830
Picture a towering bishop in a magnificent red robe handing a medal to a kneeling child—that’s Saint Germain consecrating the young Saint Genevieve. Standing behind her in yellow and blue is likely her mother, watching the holy event, while above, a cloud of cherubs hovers with a floral crown. This scene captures the childhood of Paris’s future patron saint, who would later famously pray the city safe from Attila the Hun. Painted in 1830 by François-Louis Dejuinne, this neoclassical work uses vibrant colors to highlight her divine destiny.
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