Description:
ID))): The image features a round stained-glass panel with a double-layered black border. The artist only used shades of white, yellow, and brown to depict the scene. The central figure is portrayed as a light-skinned old man with gray hair and a medium-length beard. The man is dressed in all-white attire with a black belt and a yellow-bordered white cape. He is holding a yellow-colored staff with a white gourd tied to it in his left hand and an open book in his right. He is depicted reading the book while walking on a rural path filled with greenish-yellow grass. He is barefoot and has a yellow-colored halo around his head. This figure is standing amidst a landscape setting with a massive bastion or tower partially ruined in the left corner, while a tree with lush yellow leaves is depicted on the right. A clear white sky and gray mountains can also be seen in the far distance. (Wasifa Orthy '26)
Label Text:
Following tradition, the patron saint of pilgrims James the Great is himself depicted as a pilgrim. Dressed in a tunic and a cloak, he has a sack of provisions hanging around his shoulder and holds a staff with a water gourd. He is reading a book while standing on a path. A tower is visible in the background on the left.
Maria Timina, 2025
Tags:
narrative; men; nature; religion; decoration and ornament; shape; symbolism; symmetry; windows; halos; exterior; books Link to share this object record:
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