St James, Master of St Anthony (possibly), , c. 1490 - c. 1500

Identification

Title(s)

St James

Object type

figure

Object number

BK-2011-23

Description

De heilige Jacobus staat met het hoofd en bovenlichaam naar links gewend, terwijl hij in tegengestelde richting vooruit stapt met zijn rechterbeen. Op zijn linkeronderarm rust een boek, waarvan hij met de rechterhand een bladzijde vasthoudt.

Creation

Artist

sculptor: Master of St Anthony (possibly)

Place

sculptor: Lower Rhine region
Kalkar (possibly)
Cleves (possibly)

Dating

c. 1490 - c. 1500

Material and Technique

Physical features

boxwood

Material

boxwood (hardwood)

Measurements

height 8.9 cm × width 3.2 cm × depth 2.5 cm

Subject

What

the apostle James the Great; possible attributes: book, pilgrim's cloak, hat, shell, staff, and wallet, scroll, sword - specific aspects ~ male saint

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of the Goldschmidt-Pol Collection

Acquisition

gift Jul-2011

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

…; collection Professor Dr H.O. Goldschmidt (1920-2009), Eindhoven, date unknown; donated to the museum by his heirs, Mr H. Goldschmidt, Tilburg and Mrs M.A.B. Goldschmidt, Wassenaar, in lieu of inheritance tax, 2011

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Documentation

In gotischer Gesellschaft : spätmittelalterliche Skulpturen aus einer niederländischen Privatsammlung, Adam C. Oellers, Henny Otto Goldschmidt, cat.nr. 80
Acquisitions : medieval sculpture from the Goldschmidt-Pol Collection and from other donors, Frits Scholten, p. 426

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.502205

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