Saint James the Greater
Item
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Title
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Saint James the Greater
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Rights
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public Domain.
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Date
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1475-1500 C.E.
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Description
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The statue of St. James depicts him as a pilgrim, with a sympathetic face and outstretched right arm. He is missing his right hand but wears a pilgrim hat, decorated with an upside down scallop shell on the front, with a walking staff in his left hand, and long pilgrim garbs. The clothing folds and drapes into itself to suggest movement in the material and from the man. The front folds of his garbs are gold with, with blueish green on the back coat, and red wrist coffs. He looks up above the natural line of sight with his chin lifted and tilted slightly to the right side. With a small positive smile, his chin is adorned with a long brown curly beard and brown flowing hair on the side of his face, touching his shoulders.
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Format
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Sculpture. Wood-pine. 35 1/2 x 14 1/4 x 9 1/2 in.
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Publisher
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Contributor
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Elizabeth Washburn
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Identifier
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art. 1885. 85.5.1.
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Subject
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St James; Christian; sculpture; statue; pilgrim; Middle Ages
Saint James the Greater