Saint Martin and the Beggar (El Greco)

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.

[1] 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.

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

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