St. Simon, from Christ, the Apostles and St. Paul with the Creed

The saint is shown in a half-length view, focusing intently on a book while pointing his finger toward the text. A large, serrated saw, the instrument of his martyrdom, rests against his shoulder in the background. The work features the dense, swelling line work characteristic of late 16th-century Dutch printmaking, emphasizing the physical presence of the figure.

This print is part of a series where each apostle is paired with an article of the Apostles' Creed; Simon is associated here with the 'forgiveness of sins.' Goltzius was a central figure in the Haarlem Mannerist circle, whose complex allegorical and religious works heavily influenced the intellectual and aesthetic environment of Rudolf II’s court in Prague.