Saint James Major

probably 1589

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a half-body view of a seated person with their right hand resting on their head. The person has a distinct face with strong lines and deep-set eyes, and their hair is long, curly, and flows onto their shoulders. They are wearing a robe with loose, draped sleeves and a cape or cloak with a scallop shell attached. A large, broad-brimmed hat with similar shells and a cross is hanging off their back. In their left hand, they are holding a long staff or stick. The background features a rocky landscape with a large tree on the right side. At the bottom of the image, there is text written in Latin.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9402

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein 1996, no. 37, State only


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1962

  • The Saints in Prints & Illuminations from the Lessing J. Rosenwald Collection, The Art Gallery of the University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, IN, 1962-1963, no. 26.

Bibliography

1921

  • Hirschmann, Otto. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks von Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) mit Benutzung der durch E.W. Moest hinterlassenen Notizen zusammengestellt. Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt und Biermann, 1921. Reprint. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt &Bie

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 37.

Inscriptions

lower left, in image, in plate: HG.; in margin below image, in plate: III. / QVI CONCEPTVS EST DE / SPRITV SANCTO, NATVS EX / MARIA VIRGINE.; numbered in plate at bottom left: 3.

Wikidata ID

Q65020961

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