Saint James the Greater

Title: Saint James the Greater
Rights: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain.
Creator: Gil de Siloe (1440?-1505 C.E.)
Date: 1489 C.E.
Description: The statuette of St. James is made of alabaster stone, gilded with gold, and delicately painted. St. James is depicted as a traditional medieval pilgrim with a scallop shell, traveler's hat, and staff. Since St. James is the patron saint of Spain, Queen Isabel of Castile commissioned the piece to appear with her in court.
Format: Sculpture. Alabaster with paint and gilding. 18 1/16 x 6 7/8 x 4 15/16 in.
Publisher: The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Contributor: Elizabeth Washburn
Identifier: The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1969. 69. 88.
Subject: St. James; pilgrim; pilgrimage; scallop shell; Spain; Santiago de Compostela; Christian; Middle Ages; medieval
Source: Jpg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 10/30/2021. https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/471884

Item sets: Elizabeth W. Collection; Doers of the Word: The Pilgrims of the Way of St. James