St. James, 15th century
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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, 1961expand_more P.12,830
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This apostle standing within an architectural niche come from a set of twelve. James holds a device called a carding bow, used to break up clumps of fiber prior to its being spun into thread. The bow is a version of the report that he was killed with a fuller’s club, a spiked tool also used for separating and cleaning fibers.
Van Meckenem often made prints based on designs by other artists. This engraving follows now-lost drawings by Hans Holbein, the elder, and recalls decorations on the exterior of altarpieces, where the paintings are made to look like sculptures.
Details
- Title
- St. James
- Artist Life
- c. 1445–1503
- Role
- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.12,830
- Catalogue Raisonne
- L.IX.244.293; B.72, 227; G.208 os; Holl. 293
- Curator Approved
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