Saint Martin and the Beggar, Martin Schongauer
Martin Schongauer
Saint Martin and the Beggar
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Martin Schongauer

Saint Martin and the Beggar, ca. 1475


Blatt/Darstellung
155 x 105 mm
Physical Description
Engraving
Inventory Number
33750
Object Number
33750 D
Acquisition
Acquired in 1855
Status
Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

Texts

About the Work

While a soldier in the Roman army, Martin of Tours (ca. 316/17–397) gave half of his warm officer’s cloak to a freezing beggar. Christ appeared to him afterwards in a dream, prompting his conversion to Christianity; later he became a hermit and a bishop. Dressed in a velvet jacket, he cuts a generous piece off his large mantle; the sparsly dressed beggar receives it. A closer look reveals that Schongauer originally intended to show the beggar’s right arm outstretched rather than bent.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Saint Martin and the Beggar
Artist
Period Produced
Object Type
Physical Description
Engraving
Material
Technique
Geographic Reference
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Monogrammiert in der Platte unten mittig: M+S
Captions Added Later
Verso bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): B [...] 57 [...] / B 57; nicht identifizierte Beschriftung oder Paraphe (mit der Feder in Braun): T[...]W [?] 1803 [?]
Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer
Watermark
  • Nicht vorhanden
Work Catalogues
  • Hollstein German XLIX.146.62
  • TIB Bd. 8 Commentary, Nr. 0801.062
  • Lehrs V.271.62 (⁎⁎⁎)
  • Bartsch VI.145.57

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Administration
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1855

Work Content

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Last update

14.03.2023