Photographs

Martyrdom of Saint James

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Type: Photographs(Opens in new tab)
Date: ca. 1876
Accession number: 2000.5.2420
Makers: Morris and Company(Opens in new tab) (British, 1861–1940); Unknown, British(Opens in new tab) (British)
Designer: Edward Burne-Jones(Opens in new tab) (British, 1833–1898)
Dimensions: 8 1/8 x 5 7/8 in. (20.6 x 14.9 cm.) mount: 11 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (28.6 x 18.4 cm.)
Medium: photograph
Description: St. James lying on the ground, shielding head with left arm, two figures behind, buildings of stone in background: executioner standing astride St. James, mallet raised to strike.
Credit: The Huntington Library, Art Museum, and Botanical Gardens
Department: European Art
Find out more: View in the Art Museum catalog(Opens in new tab)

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