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The Latin inscriptions name three of Jesus’ apostles: James, Matthew, and Thomas. Made in Meuse valley, Netherlands

The martyrdom of St. James the Less: he is stoned and beaten to death

Saint James the Lesser

This figure has been linked to sculpture of the Upper Rhine Valley, but there are closer stylistic affinities to Catalan sculpture, as seen by comparison with the adjacent figures. Made in Rhine Valley

The martyrdom of St. James the Great: he is beheaded

Saint James the Great

This gilded relief sculpture of Saint James the Great decorated the high altar of the abbey church at Grandmont until the French Revolution. Made in Limoges, France

James the Great from BL Royal 20 D VI, f. 20

Detail of an historiated initial 'Q'(uant) of the body of James the Great on a ship. Image taken from f. 20 of Lives of the Saints. Written in French.

James the Less from BL Royal 20 D VI, f. 41

Detail of an historiated initial 'C'(e) of the martyrdom of James the Less. Image taken from f. 41 of Lives of the Saints. Written in French.

James sending a letter from BL Royal 18 D VIII, f. 155

Detail of a miniature of James sending a letter, at the beginning of James. Image taken from f. 155 of Bible historiale complétée (Maccabees to Revelation). Written in French.

James from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 258

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of James being beheaded by a man with a raised sword. Image taken from f. 258 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.

James from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 258

Bas-de-page scene of James being beheaded by a man with a raised sword, with a decorated initial 'L'(etatus). Image taken from f. 258 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.

James the Less from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 248v

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of James the Less praying below a cloud containing Christ. Image taken from f. 248v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.

James the Greater from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 257v

Bas-de-page scene of James the Greater preaching before three men, with a decorated initial 'L'(evavi). Image taken from f. 257v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.

James the Greater from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 257v

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of James the Greater preaching before three men. Image taken from f. 257v of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.

James the Less from BL Royal 2 B VII, f. 249

Detail of a bas-de-page scene of James the Less being thrown down from the roof of the Temple. Image taken from f. 249 of Psalter ('The Queen Mary Psalter'). Written in Latin, with French image captions.

Appliqué Figure of the Apostle James

Made in Lower Saxony or Westphalia

James from BL Royal 19 D II, f. 516

Detail of a miniature of James reading. Image taken from f. 516 of Bible historiale complétée moyenne (the 'Bible Historiale of John the Good'). Written in French.

The martyrdom of St. James the Great: he is beheaded

St. James the Great preaching

James the Less from BL Royal 19 B XVII, f. 122v

Miniature of James the Less, with a partial border and two foliate initials 'I'(aques) and 'C'(esti). Image taken from f. 122v of Legenda aurea. Written in French.

James from BL Royal 19 B XVII, f. 176v

Detail of a miniature of James with his staff, book, and a shell on his hat. Image taken from f. 176v of Legenda aurea. Written in French.

A Saint, Possibly James the Greater

Spinello Aretino (Spinello di Luca Spinelli) (Italian, born Arezzo 1345–52, died 1410 Arezzo)

James sending a letter from BL Royal 15 D III, f. 520v

Miniature of James sending a letter. Image taken from f. 520v of Bible historiale, the early version. Written in French.

James enthroned from BL Royal 2 A XVIII, f. 4v

Miniature of James enthroned, with a foliate border. Image taken from f. 4v of Added prayers to saints. Written in Latin.

St. James the Less

Martin Schongauer (German, Colmar ca. 1435/50–1491 Breisach)

St. Philip and St. James the Less, from the series The Apostles

Master ES (German, active ca. 1450–67)

St. James the Greater

Martin Schongauer (German, Colmar ca. 1435/50–1491 Breisach)

St. James the Major at the Battle of Clavigo

Attributed to Martin Schongauer (German, Colmar ca. 1435/50–1491 Breisach)

St. James Major

James from BL Eg 1070, f. 96

Miniature of James of Compostela, with partial foliate border carried by an angel. Image taken from f. 96 of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours of René d'Anjou'). Written in Latin, calendar and rubrics in French.

James and Phillip and Helena from BL Eg 1070, f. 91v

Miniatures of James the Younger and Phillip (left) and Helena finding the true cross (right), with partial foliate borders carried by angels. Image taken from f. 91v of Book of Hours, Use of Paris ('The Hours o... more

Saint James

Workshop of Santiago de Compostela

James the Less and Luke from BL YT 28, f. 66v

Miniature of the martyrdom of James the Less; miniature of Luke standing with a book and his symbol, the ox. Image taken from f. 66v of Secreta secretorum (ff. 1-43); Il Tesoro (translation of Li Livres dou Tre... more

Saint James the Less

These figures, along with five others in the Robert Lehman Collection at the Metropolitan Museum, originally formed part of an altarpiece that included Christ and the twelve apostles. Made in Meuse Valley, Fran... more

Saint James the Greater

Saint James the Greater is shown in his traditional medieval guise of a pilgrim, wearing a soft brim hat emblazoned with a cockleshell emblem and holding a book and a staff (now lost). His shrine at Santiago de... more

Saint James the Greater

St. James the Great holding a staff and a book

St. James the Less holding a club and a book

Conversion of Hermogenes by St. James the Great

St. James the Great holding a book and a staff with a shell

Attack on St James in Normandy from BL Royal 20 E VI, f. 20

Detail of a miniature of the attack on St James in Normandy. Image taken from f. 20 of Chroniques de France ou de Saint Denis (from 1422 to 1460). Written in French.

Saint James the Greater

In 1486, Isabel of Castile, patroness of the explorer Christopher Columbus, commissioned an elaborate alabaster tomb for her parents, Juan II of Castile and Isabel of Portugal. This star-shaped tomb, still stan... more

St. James the Great holding a book and a staff

68 CE: James (or Jacob), an Idumaean officer, makes a secret pact to surrender to Simon son of Gioras.

St. James Major

Antonio Tempesta (Italian, Florence 1555–1630 Rome)

St. James Minor(?)

In Mariette Album, folio 88 bottom right Etched by Master F. P. (Italian, active 16th century)

Saint James Major

Parmigianino (Girolamo Francesco Maria Mazzola) (Italian, Parma 1503–1540 Casalmaggiore)

St. James Minor (?)

In Mariette Album, folio 87, top first Etched by Master F. P. (Italian, active 16th century)

Saint James the Greater

St. James the Less

Pietà with Saint Nicholas and Saint James the Great

The Pietà, depicting the Virgin Mary holding the dead body of Christ in her lap, became a popular devotional image in the later Middle Ages. It developed out of mystical writings that focused on the contemplati... more

Manuscript Leaf with Saint James the Greater, from a Book of Hours

Made in Ghent-Bruges, Netherlands

Saints Paul, James the Greater, and Bartholomew

St. James

In Mariette Album, folio 88 middle right Etched by Master F. P. (Italian, active 16th century)

St. James Major

In Mariette Album, folio 3, bottom right Anonymous, Italian, 16th to 17th century

The Feast of Saint James, Florence, July 25, 1619

Jacques Callot (French, Nancy 1592–1635 Nancy)

Saint James the Lesser

The apostle Saint James was one of seven original statues that adorned the summit of the wall tomb of Juan de Padilla, a young knight in the service of the Spanish kings. In style and composition, the statuette... more