St Martin cutting off part of his cloak for a beggar (Q17324950)

Label from: English (en)

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genre: religious art (Q2864737)
artist: Joost Cornelisz Droochsloot (Q2759084)
collection: Rijksmuseum (Q190804) Limburg Museum (Q2798268)
location: Rijksmuseum (Q190804)
main subject: Saint Martin sharing his cloak (Q27036662)
material used: oil paint (Q296955) panel (Q106857709)
instance of: painting (Q3305213)
RKDimages ID: 6026

catalog URL: https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/nl/collectie/SK-A-1930

information from the Rijksmuseum catalog

keywords 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

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