Prayer Nut with Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater
c. 1500–1530
Adam Dircksz
Adam Dircksz (Netherlandish, active c. 1500)
Medieval Art
Prayer Nut with Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater, c. 1500–1530. Adam Dircksz (Netherlandish, active c. 1500), and Workshop. Boxwood; overall: 5.8 x 4.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1961.87 This miniature masterpiece was held and caressed within the palm of the holder as they prayed and meditated on their faith. What do you use to focus or engage in quiet concentration?
- Maker/Artist
- Adam Dircksz
- Classification
- Sculpture
- Formatted Medium
- boxwood
- Medium
- boxwood
- Dimensions
- Overall: 5.8 x 4.8 cm (2 5/16 x 1 7/8 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Interior around lower half: SANCTVS SACRILEGI STAT IVDICIS ANTE TRIBVNAL (Holiness stands before the throne of the profane judge) Inscription: Interior, around upper half: GAVDENS PRO CRISTO IACOBVS SVBDIT CAPVT ENSI (St James submits his head to the sword)
- Departments
- Medieval Art
- Accession Number
- 1961.87
- Credit Line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 112 Northern Renaissance
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