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Saint Mammes preaching to wild beasts.
Tapestry belonged to a set of eight pieces illustrating the life of Saint Mammes. Ordered in 1544 by the archbishop of Givry, they were woven by Parisian weavers, Pierre Blace and Jacques Langlois, with tapestry cartons by Jean Cousin. Two tapestries are kept in the cathedral, a third one (Saint Mammes surrendering to the Cappadoce governor) is kept at the Louvre museum. In the forefront, this tapestry shows the saint in a wild site where he is teaching the Gospel to the animals surrounding him. Five other scenes in the back.8round recall several episodes of the life of Saint Mammes.