Frame
Top Mat
Bottom Mat
Dimensions
Image:
4.50" x 8.00"
Overall:
6.50" x 10.00"
Cross of Saint James Poster
by Weston Westmoreland
Product Details
Cross of Saint James poster by Weston Westmoreland. Our posters are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All posters include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Artist's Description
The Cross of Saint James.
The Order of St. James of the Sword was founded in the 12th century in the kingdom of Leon. Its objective was to protect the pilgrim of St. James' Way and to defend Christendom from the Muslim kingdoms of what now is southern Spain.
The Cross is combination of a sword and a cross fleury, with a scallop behind. The scallop is the symbol of St. James' Way and the lion below is a reference to the city and Kingdom of Leon, where this engraving is part of the facade of Saint Mark's convent.
The text at the bottom reads "principium Ordinis S Jacobi", in reference to the origin of the order.
Saint Mark's convent in Leon is one of the most important monuments of the Renaissance in Spain. It has a highly ornamental plateresque facade.
The origins of this building lie in the twelfth century, in the days of Alfonso VII of Le�n. His sister made a donation in 1152 to construct a modest building where "the poor of Christ"...
About Weston Westmoreland
Hi there, Born in '72 and shooting pictures since '83, I particularly enjoy creating wide panoramic compositions, HDRs, HDR Panoramas... But not just... Here you will find landscapes and cityscapes, ancient ruins and modern buildings, moons and seas, planes and boats, guns and flowers, animals and machines, forests and deserts, vanguard and prehistory, digital and film, color and black & white, graves and newborns, temples, trenches, palaces, castles, tanks, churches, bunkers... However, they have some things in common: they are meaningful images, I believe them all to be beautiful, and they are for the most part unique. Come in and judge for yourself. W. W. WE CAN CUSTOMIZE ANY PICTURE TO YOUR PERSONAL LIKING AND MAKE IT...
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