# St James [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [SANSOVINO, Jacopo]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Marble ## Commentary This statue was commissioned from Sansovino for the nave of the Florence Cathedral to continue the project for the twelve Apostle figures abandoned by Michelangelo, who carved only the unfinished <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/2/1matthew.html'\)" HREF="/html/m/michelan/1sculptu/2/1matthew.html">St Matthew.</A> The figure of St James refers to earlier Florentine statues such as <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/html/d/donatell/1\_early/orsanmic/2mark\_1.html'\)" HREF="/html/d/donatell/1\_early/orsanmic/2mark\_1.html">Donatello's St Mark</A> in the pose and relationship to the niche. ## Related artworks - [Allegory of Crete]() - [Allegory of Cyprus]() - [Allegory of Venice]() - [Apollo on the Loggetta]() - [Bacchus \(back view\)]() - [Bacchus \(detail\)]() - [Bacchus]() - [Baptismal Font]() - [Baptismal Font]() - [Biblioteca Marciana and Zecca]() - [Biblioteca Marciana: Exterior view]() - [Biblioteca Marciana: Exterior view]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()