# Standard of St James [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [ANDREA DEL SARTO]() - Date: 1501-1550 - Technique: Oil on canvas, 156 x 86 cm ## Commentary In this painting Andrea del Sarto appears to reflect on an archaising iconography in the style of Fra Bartolomeo. The figure is large and dominant, yet the proportions between the masses and the space are accurate. Even the extended spreading of the colours seems intended to lighten the weight of the figure, which due to the faint and uncertain light stands alone and isolated against the background surroundings. It is the standard of the Compagnia di San Jacopo del Nicchio. The two children wear the costume of the "battuti". It is a late work and very beautiful. The painting was restored in 1989. ## Related artworks - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation \(detail\)]() - [Annunciation]() - [Assumption of the Virgin \(detail\)]() - [Assumption of the Virgin \(Poppi Altarpiece\)]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Assumption of the Virgin]() - [Baptism of the People]() - [Birth of the Virgin]() - [Charity]() - [Christ the Redeemer]() - [Disputation on the Trinity]() ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()