St Martin is usually portrayed on horseback, cutting his cloak in two to share it with a naked beggar. That night he dreamt of Christ wearing the half he had given away: what you do for the least of these you do for me. Martin converted. Here he is giving alms as a bishop with crosier and mitre, for later in life he became a member of the church hierarchy.
Specifications
| Title | Saint Martin |
|---|---|
| Material and technique | Oak |
| Object type |
Sculpture
> Three-dimensional object
> Art object
|
| Location | This object is in storage |
| Dimensions |
Width 28 cm Height 87,5 cm Depth 22 cm |
|---|---|
| Artists |
Sculptor:
Anoniem
|
| Accession number | BEK N 20 (OK) |
| Credits | Gift Coll. Mr J.W. Frederiks, 1994 |
| Department | Old Masters |
| Acquisition date | 1994 |
| Creation date | in circa 1520 |
| Collector | Collector / J.W. Frederiks |
| Internal exhibitions |
Brons Hout Steen. Zeven eeuwen sculptuur in het Museum Boijmans-van Beuningen (1994) The Collection Enriched (2011) |
| External exhibitions |
Nederlandsche Kunst van de XVde en XVIde eeuw (1945) |
| Material | |
| Object | |
| Geographical origin | Southern Netherlands > The Netherlands > Western Europe > Europe |
