Prayer Nut with Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater

Prayer Nut with Scenes from the Life of St. James the Greater

c. 1500–1530 · Adam Dircksz (Netherlandish, active c. 1500), Workshop

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Cleveland Museum of Art · Medieval Art · CC0 · The Cleveland Museum of Art

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