The Apostle James the Great

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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.

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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
Location	This object is in storage

Dimensions	Height 200 mm Width 100 mm
Artists	Previously attributed: Hans Holbein (II)
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	Paper > Vegetable material > Organic material > Material > Material and technique Black ink > Ink > Artist's material > Material > Material and technique Pen > Writing materials > Desk accessories > Work > Utensil
Object	Drawing > Two-dimensional object > Art 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