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Title

St Paul and St James the Greater

painter

Maestro de San Ildefonso [attributed to]

Generic classification
Painting
Object
Painting
Date
ca. 1460-1500
Century
Second half of the 15th c.
Cultural context / style
Late Gothic
Material
Panel
Technique
Oil Painting
Iconography / Theme
San Pablo, Santiago
Provenance
Possible origin from Castile and Leon (Castilla y León, Possible origin from Castile and Leon, Spain)
Current location
Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhague (Copenhague, Denmark)
Inventory Number in Current Collection
KMS3389
Inscriptions / Marks

‘Lord, do not punish me in your wrath, nor chastise me [in your anger]’ (Book of Psalms 6:1-2).

Object history

This panel has been attributed to the Master of San Ildefonso, an artist active in Valladolid in the late 15th century (Post, 1933). Its original location is unknown, but considering where the master worked, it was likely situated in Valladolid. In the early 20th century, it belonged to a Spanish collector, but in 1966, the piece was sold to the Designmuseum in Denmark (Gaya Nuño, 1958). A few years later, in 1969, it was transferred to the Statens Museum for Kunst, where it remains to this day.

Description
 

The painting depicts Saint Paul and Saint James. The latter is dressed as a pilgrim, wearing a cloak, a wide-brimmed hat, and holding a staff. Saint Paul, on the other hand, holds a long sword and a book. Both figures stand against a richly decorated golden background, adorned with Renaissance-style coffered patterns.

Locations
* The relative location of dealers, antique shops, art galleries, and collectors leads us to the places where they were based or had one of their main headquarters. However, this does not always indicate that every artwork that passed through their hands was physically located there. In the case of antique dealers and art merchants, their business often extended across multiple territories; sometimes they would purchase items at their origin and send them directly to clients. Similarly, some collectors owned multiple residences, sometimes in different countries, where they housed their collections. It is often difficult to determine exactly where a specific piece was kept during its time in their possession. Consequently, the main location of the dealer or collector is indicated. These factors should be considered when interpreting the map. Refer to the object's history in each case.
Bibliography
  • GAYA NUÑO, Juan Antonio (1958): La pintura española fuera de España (historia y catálogo), Espasa-Calpe, Madrid.
  • POST, Chandler Rathfon (1933): A History of Spanish Painting, vol. 4 (The Hispano-Flemish Style in North-Western Spain), nº 2, Harvard University Press, Cambridge (Massachusetts).
Citation:

Isabel Escalera Fernández, "St Paul and St James the Greater" in Nostra et Mundi. Cultural Heritage from Castile and Leon around the world, Fundación Castilla y León, 2025. https://inventario.nostraetmundi.com/en/work/62

Maestro de San Ildefonso, Saint Paul and Saint James the Greater

Statens Museum for Kunst, Dinamarca.

Statens Museum for Kunst, Dinamarca.

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