The apostles can be identified by their attributes: knife, shell (on the hat), lance, chalice, key and club. The set must originally have comprised thirteen drawings, eight of which are known today. Those of St Thomas and St Andrew are now in museums in New York and
London, that of St Paul is in a private collection. The chiaroscuro drawings, six of which are dated 1527, are probably not by Holbein himself, but by a collaborator from his Basel workshop.
Specifications
| Title | The Apostle James the Great |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Pen and black ink, gray wash, heightened with white, on brown prepared paper |
| Object type |
Drawing
> Two-dimensional object
> Art object
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| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Height 200 mm Width 100 mm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Previously attributed:
Hans Holbein (II)
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| Accession number | D I 217 (PK) |
| Credits | Loan Cultural Heritage Agency of the Netherlands (former Koenigs collection), 2004 |
| Department | Drawings & Prints |
| Acquisition date | 2004 |
| Creation date | in 1527 |
| Collector | Collector / Franz Koenigs |
| Internal exhibitions |
De Collectie Twee - wissel II, Prenten & Tekeningen (2009) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Technique |
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Washing
> Wash
> Drawing technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
Highlight
> Painting technique
> Technique
> Material and technique
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