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St. Martin and the Beggar

El Greco

Doménikos Theotokópoulos was a painter, sculptor and architect of the Spanish Renaissance.

Max Resolution:1576×2961 PX

Title:St. Martin and the Beggar

Artists:El Greco

Date:c.1598

Style:Mannerism

Genre:religious painting

Medium:oil,canvas

Location:National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, US

Dimensions:191×98 cm

Copyright:Public domain

Saint Martin and the Beggar is a painting by the Greek mannerist painter El Greco, painted c. 1597-1599, that currently is in the collection of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. It depicts a legend in the life of Christian saint Martin of Tours: the saint cut off half his cloak and gave it to a beggar.

El Greco made a smaller version of the painting that is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.