Saint James Major

Italienische Malerei 1230–1350, c. 1310

This painting shows an upper body portrait of a man with his head turned slightly to the left. The man has light skin, reddish-blond, shoulder-length hair, thin eyebrows, a long nose, and a light brown beard and mustache. He is dressed in a light pink robe with a decorative gold border around the neckline and a dark blue cloth draped over his left shoulder. He is holding a rolled scroll with both hands. There is a thin circle around his head, perhaps indicating a halo. The background of the painting is gold, inside of a decorative border in black, red, and light blue.
Artist
Italienische Malerei 1230–1350
Date
c. 1310
Type
Painting
Medium
tempera on panel
Dimensions
painted surface (top of gilding): 62.2 × 34.8 cm
Collection
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licence
Public domain, CC0

Image description

This painting shows an upper body portrait of a man with his head turned slightly to the left. The man has light skin, reddish-blond, shoulder-length hair, thin eyebrows, a long nose, and a light brown beard and mustache. He is dressed in a light pink robe with a decorative gold border around the neckline and a dark blue cloth draped over his left shoulder. He is holding a rolled scroll with both hands. There is a thin circle around his head, perhaps indicating a halo. The background of the painting is gold, inside of a decorative border in black, red, and light blue.

Italienische Malerei 1230–1350