Saint James the Great

Israhel van Meckenem after Master E.S.

National Gallery of Art

The image shows a bearded man standing upright. He has long, wavy hair and a thick beard. He wears a robe, a cloak with ornate clasps, a wide-brimmed hat with a shell-like emblem, and holds a staff with a shell at the top in his right hand. In his left hand, he holds the hilt of a large sword resting against his left shoulder. A pouch hangs from his belt. He stands on a tiled floor, with a plain background and decorative text near the top of the image.