Der Heilige Martin teilt seinen Mantel

Title

Der Heilige Martin teilt seinen Mantel

Draughtsman

• Georg Philipp Rugendas d. Ä.

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• southern German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Verso signiert und bezeichnet: G:P:Rugendas. fecit.

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1893

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Martin von Tours

Primary

• 11H(MARTIN)41 St. Martin divides his cloak (i.e. the charity of St. Martin): he is usually shown on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword, or putting part of the cloak round the shoulders of a beggar who kneels beside him