Minneapolis Institute of Art
St. James
Israhel van Meckenem; after Hans Holbein
- Date
- 15th century
- Medium
- Engraving
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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. Germany, Europe
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