1173 - IMPORTANT WOODEN SCULPTURE OF ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE - 16th-Century Romanist School

IMPORTANT WOODEN SCULPTURE OF ST. JAMES THE APOSTLE - 16th-Century Romanist School Polychrome and gilded wood carving. Measures 66 x 28 x 11 cm. Sculpture of the apostle depicted as a pilgrim and evangelist, holding a book as a symbol of his apostolic mission. The surviving polychrome and gilding, along with the elegance of the drapery and the verticality of the figure, are reminiscent of Spanish Renaissance religious imagery.