St. James the Less, from Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul with the Creed

A middle-aged man with flowing, stylized curls and a thick mustache gazes downward in a contemplative pose within a dark grotto. He leans his arm on a surface near an open book, while a large wooden club rests against the rocks on the left. The engraving features the dense, swelling lines characteristic of the Haarlem Mannerist style, creating a high-contrast play of light and shadow.

This print is part of a series illustrating the Apostles' Creed, specifically the ninth article concerning the 'communion of saints.' Goltzius was a central figure in the Haarlem Mannerist circle and later the Rudolfine court, where his technical virtuosity was celebrated as a form of natural philosophy and 'artificial' mastery over the material world.