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Object Details
- Artist
- Master of "La Merced", active 18th century
- Luce Center Label
- Saint James the Great, commonly known as Santiago, is the patron saint of Spain. According to legend, he appeared miraculously to liberate Spain from the Moors and is often represented on horseback carrying a banner. He is closely identified with his shrine at Spain’s Santiago de Compostela, the destination of medieval pilgrims from across Europe. Christians wore the cockleshell, seen on the shoulder of this santo, to identify themselves as pilgrims on the dangerous journey to James’s shrine. The saint welcomes his devotees with one arm clasped to his chest and the other extended to embrace a weary traveler.
- Credit Line
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Teodoro Vidal Collection
- early 18th century
- Object number
- 1996.91.48
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- Sculpture
- Medium
- carved and painted wood
- Dimensions
- 14 1/2 x 5 3/4 x 3 in. (36.8 x 14.6 x 7.7 cm.)
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- Smithsonian American Art Museum Collection
- Department
- Painting and Sculpture
- On View
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor, 21B
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center
- Smithsonian American Art Museum, Luce Foundation Center, 3rd Floor
- Smithsonian American Art Museum
- Topic
- Religion\saint\St. James
- Record ID
- saam_1996.91.48
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/vk7c77df3de-f8e3-412b-87b5-054f42736b24
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