Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco | saved.works

Saint Martin and the Beggar by El Greco

Saint Martin and the Beggar

1597/1599

oil on canvas

National Gallery of Art

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A man in ornate armor rides a white horse, looking down at a nearly nude man who is handing him a green cloak. The background depicts a landscape with distant buildings under a cloudy blue sky.

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Mannerism horse armor cloak sword diagonal sweep vertical emphasis shallow space frontal view figure equestrian landscape

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