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"The Barefoot Pilgrim" 🖼️ Pierre-Marie Dumont 🎨 👨‍🎨 Leeds Museums and Galleries, UK 🇬🇧 "This Saint James the Greater (the son of Zebedee, brother of Saint John) was painted around 1660. Holding his pilgrim’s staff, he invites the viewer to follow him on the path of the pilgrimage to Compostela. The ideal landscape into which the road disappears reflects a very classical technique. You might say that it is inspired by the French genius of the century of King Louis XIV. The apostle’s face, too, owes much to classicism, adopting the canons of 'ideal beauty' in the manner of a Raphael or a Guido Reni. However, far from being impassive, it is as eloquent as a “Baroque” face can be. Its expression denotes authority and even a hint of impatience at the hesitation of his followers to commit themselves. " https://us.magnificat.net/home/cover