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Saint Martin and the Beggar
Spanish: San Martín y el mendigo
El Greco - San Martín y el mendigo.jpg
Artist El Greco
Year c. 1597-1599
Type Oil paint on canvas
Dimensions 193.5 cm × 103 cm (76.2 in × 41 in)
Location National Gallery of Art, Washington DC


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.

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: San Martín y el mendigo (Capilla de San José) para niños

  • List of works by El Greco
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