La obra representa al <b>apóstol Santiago</b>, aunque se desconoce si a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Santiago_el_Mayor" class="mw-redirect" title="Santiago el Mayor">Santiago el Mayor</a> o a <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Santiago_el_Menor" class="mw-redirect" title="Santiago el Menor">Santiago el Menor</a>.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:El_Greco" class="extiw" title="w:en:El Greco"><span title="Greek artist, painter, sculptor and architect, 1541-1614">El Greco</span></a> and workshop
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between circa 1608 and circa 1614 <div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1319,+1608-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1614-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div>
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