Gil de Siloe / Saint James the Greater / ca. 1489-1493

Gil de Siloe
Saint James the Greater
ca. 1489-1493
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Creator Name: Siloe, Gil de
Creator Nationality: European; Iberian; Spanish
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: Spanish, active 1467-1505
Creator Name-CRT: Gil de Siloe
Title: Saint James the Greater
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1489
Creation End Date: 1493
Creation Date: ca. 1489-1493
Object Type: Sculpture
Materials and Techniques: Alabaster, gold, polychromy
Dimensions: H. 18 1/16 in. (45.9 cm)
AMICA Contributor: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Owner Location: New York, New York, USA
ID Number: 69.88
Credit Line: The Cloisters Collection, 1969
Rights: http://www.metmuseum.org/
Context:

This figure is one of many that Gil de Siloe and his assistants produced to surmount the tomb of Juan II of Castile and Isabel of Portugal. The monumentality and the quality of carving suggest that this figure was executed by the master himself. Saint James the Greater, patron saint of Spain, wears a hat with an upturned brim decorated with a scallop shell and crossed pilgrim staffs like those customarily worn by pilgrims to Santiago de Compostela.

AMICA ID: MMA_.69.88
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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