Saint Martin and the Beggar

St. Martin is on horseback and armored, facing toward the viewer. In his right hand he holds his sword, which he has used to slice off a portion of his cloak off. He is giving the cut off portion of the cloak to a naked beggar who stands at Martin's right hand, also facing the viewer. The beggar has a bandage wrapped around his lower right calf and the cut portion of the cloak drapes across his hips.

"St. Martin and the Beggar." National Gallery of Art 1942.9.25. Licensed under Creative Commons Zero (CC0)

Online Resources
National Gallery of Art
Subjects
Martin of Tours
Type
Image
Agent
El Greco
Date
1597/1599
Medium
oil on canvas
Dimensions
overall: 193.5 × 103 cm (76 3/16 × 40 9/16 in.) framed: 220.35 × 136.53 × 14.61 cm (86 3/4 × 53 3/4 × 5 3/4 in.)
Inscription
doménikos theotokópoulos e'poiei (Domenicos Theotocopoulis made this)
Location
National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
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