Expiatory Monument

The expiatory monument erected by Marie de Rais at the site of her father's execution. "...miraculous powers were ascribed to the Virgin in the niche, she became known as the 'Bonne Vierge de Crée-Lait,' 'the Milk-Giver'; and until the Reign of Terror mothers and nurses flocked to the spot to pray her for an abundance of milk..." (E.A.Vizetelly)
"Here again is a strong suggestion that he was regarded as the Incarnate God of fertility". (Margaret Murray)

It would certainly be a strange development if the populace regarded him as a child murderer.

Biesse

Gilles de Rais was executed at a meadow called Biesse, on an island in the Loire which is now the Boulevard des Martyrs Nantais de la Résistance (lower right on the map. The Château Ducal is labelled 2.)

26th October 1440

By Bouhier

Comorre the Cursed

Not strictly relevant to the topic, but it explodes the Bluebeard claims nicely, and is in any event a chilling and seldom-read folk tale.
http://www.sacred-texts.com/neu/celt/ftb/ftb04.htm

The Banned Lecture by Aleister Crowley

http://www.beyondweird.com/crowley/Banned_Lecture.html

The trial, by Bouhier

Miniature by Bouhier, a near contemporary, depicting the trial of Gilles de Rais.

French language videos

 The discussion parts require excellent French to follow.
http://passionmedievale.sixieme-cercle.com/cinema/docu_gillesderais.html

The Witch-Cult in Western Europe by Margaret Murray

Contentious, but her point about the Gilles de Rais memorial is a telling one
http://www.sacred-texts.com/pag/wcwe/wcweapp4.htm

As seen by Paul Gillon

From Paul Gillon's bande dessinée Jehanne la Pucelle

New York Times 17th November 1992

http://www.nytimes.com/1992/11/17/world/bluebeard-has-his-day-in-court-not-guilty.html?scp=1&sq=gilles+de+rais&st=cse

Salomon Reinach

Essay in French by a well-known revisionist historian
http://www.psychanalyse-paris.com/1096-Gilles-de-Rais.html

The Montfaucon portrait

This is the nearest to an authentic portrait of Gilles de Rais. It is known as the Montfaucon portrait, from the name of a collector; the picture is by Gilles le Bonnier. E.A.Vizetelly has pointed out that the armorial bearings are those of Montmorency-Laval and not Rais, so there is a possibility that this is really a  representation of Guy de Montmorency-Laval, Gilles's cousin.

Gilles de Rais & Me: an essay by Margot K Juby

A revisionist account of the life of Gilles de Rais

Portrait by Eloi Féron

This, the most commonly reproduced portrait of Gilles de Rais, is a nineteenth century confection by Eloi Féron (or Ferron). It comes from the Gallery of the Marshals of France at Versailles.