The work represents the moment when the body of the apostle james the greater, who had been beheaded in jerusalem by order of king herod agrippa i, was placed on a boat in jafa by his disciples to be taken to galicia, where according to tradition the apostle had preached in life and where his remains would finally end up, which are supposed to rest in the cathedral of santiago de compostela. Object Type: painting. Date: between circa 1480 and circa 1490. Dimensions: height: 159 cm (62.5 in); width: 73 cm (28.7 in). Medium: mixed technique on board. Collection: Museo del Prado. Embarque en Jafa del cuerpo de Santiago el Mayor (Museo del Prado)
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