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Saint James the Younger Apostle

Author, school, workshop
Georg Zeller
Style
Early Baroque
Date
1662–1665
Material and technique
Oak wood; carving techniques
Size
Height 110 cm
Location
The Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Wroclaw, Poland
Description
The saint stands upright, facing the viewer. In his left hand, bent at the elbow and raised, he holds a charcoal. He has the face of a mature man with a prominent nose, large eyes under arched eyebrows rising to the temples, a long chin and slightly wavy shoulder-length hair laid flat over a high forehead.

He is dressed in a robe reaching down to his bare feet, buttoned at the front, with a collar and long sleeves with rolled-up cuffs. His right arm is covered by a toga, which he presses against his abdomen with his right hand and wraps around his torso below the waist.

The statue of the saint was originally placed on the spot now occupied by St Jude Thaddeus.