[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29637] ’Exterior of St. Sebastian chapel in Roure.’

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29637] ’Exterior of St. Sebastian chapel in Roure.’ The chapel of St. Sebastian is located on the edge of the village of Roure in the French Alps, 45 km north of Nice. It was built between 1462 and 1501 and dedicated to St. Sebastian and St. Bernard. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29067] ’Emperor Diocletian.’ The second of six scenes from the life of St. Sebastian in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29074] ’Devils in Roure (detail).’ The lower left wall in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, showsa group of devils who are leading a priest and a naked woman to hell. The scene echoes a historic village scandal from 1427 in which Pierre Blanqui, priest of Roure, committed adultery with Delphine, the lawful wife of Jean Bovis.The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29075] ’Devils in Roure (detail).’ The lower left wall in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, showsa group of devils who are leading a priest and a naked woman to hell. The scene echoes a historic village scandal from 1427 in which Pierre Blanqui, priest of Roure, committed adultery with Delphine, the lawful wife of Jean Bovis.The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29072] ’Devils in Roure (detail).’ The lower left wall in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, showsa group of devils who are leading a priest and a naked woman to hell. This detail shows a devil taking away the aureole of the cleric. The scene echoes a historic village scandal from 1427 in which Pierre Blanqui, priest of Roure, committed adultery with Delphine, the lawful wife of Jean Bovis.The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29070] ’Emperor Diocletian.’ The fifth of six scenes from the life of St. Sebastian in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29068] ’Sebastian's execution by arrows.’ The fourth of six scenes from the life of St. Sebastian in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Sebastian's failed execution by arrows. Because Sebastian survived this execution and because plagues were thought to be delivered by arrows, Sebastian's name was invoked to protect the faithful from the plague. Subsequently his image can be found in many churches. The fresco in Roure was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29065] ’Left wall of St. Sebastian chapel in Roure.’ The left wall of the St. Sebastian chapel in Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows six scenes from the live of St. Sebastian, a captain of the Praetorian Guard under the Roman Emperor Diocletian. Top left we see him imprisoned because of his pro-Christian attitude. In the centre he is brought before the emperor and top right we see him standing dressed as a nobleman. Below left is the well-known scene of his execution. In the centre Sebastian, nursed back to health, is condemning Diocletian for his cruelty. The final, partly destroyed scene, show the death of Sebastian. The frescos were executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29063] ’St. Bernard preaching from pulpit (detail).’ The fifth of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard preaching from a pulpit. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29061] ’St. Bernard preaching from pulpit.’ The fifth of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard preaching from a pulpit. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29059] ’St. Bernard praying in front of Mary (detail).’ The fourth of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard praying in front of an image of St. Mary. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29057] ’St. Bernard praying in front of Mary (detail).’ The fourth of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard praying in front of an image of St. Mary. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29638] ’Exterior of St. Sebastian chapel in Roure.’

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29638] ’Exterior of St. Sebastian chapel in Roure.’ The chapel of St. Sebastian is located on the edge of the village of Roure in the French Alps, 45 km north of Nice. It was built between 1462 and 1501 and dedicated to St. Sebastian and St. Bernard. Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29041] ’Ceiling of St. Sebastian chapel in Roure.’ The vaulted ceiling of the St. Sebastian chapel in Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows scenes from the lives of St. Bernard (below) and St. Sebastian (top). The frescos were executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29076] ’Devils in Roure (detail).’ The lower left wall in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, showsa group of devils who are leading a priest and a naked woman to hell. The scene echoes a historic village scandal from 1427 in which Pierre Blanqui, priest of Roure, committed adultery with Delphine, the lawful wife of Jean Bovis.The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29073] ’Devils in Roure (detail).’ The lower left wall in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, showsa group of devils who are leading a priest and a naked woman to hell. The scene echoes a historic village scandal from 1427 in which Pierre Blanqui, priest of Roure, committed adultery with Delphine, the lawful wife of Jean Bovis.The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29071] ’Devils in Roure.’ The lower left wall in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows a group of devils who are leading a priest and a naked woman to hell. The devil on the right is taking away the aureole of the cleric while the one on the left is riding the woman as a horseman. The painting echoes a historic village scandal from 1427 in which Pierre Blanqui, priest of Roure, committed adultery with Delphine, the lawful wife of Jean Bovis.The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29069] ’Sebastian's execution by arrows (detail).’ The fourth of six scenes from the life of St. Sebastian in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Sebastian's failed execution by arrows. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29066] ’Emperor Diocletian.’ The second of six scenes from the life of St. Sebastian in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows the Roman Emperor Diocletian. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29062] ’St. Bernard preaching from pulpit (detail).’ The fifth of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard preaching from a pulpit. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29064] ’St. Bernard drives devils from a town.’ The last of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard exorcising devils from a town. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29060] ’St. Bernard preaching from pulpit.’ The fifth of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard preaching from a pulpit. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29058] ’St. Bernard praying in front of Mary (detail).’ The fourth of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard praying in front of an image of St. Mary. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.

[FRANCE.ALPSSOUTH 29056] ’St. Bernard praying in front of Mary.’ The fourth of six scenes from the life of St. Bernard (923- 1008) in the St. Sebastian chapel of Roure, a village 45 km north of Nice, shows Bernard praying in front of an image of St. Mary. The fresco was executed in 1510 by Andrea de Cella, one of the so-called 'peintres primitifs niçois' (primitive painters of Nice). Photo Mick Palarczyk.