Saint Martin and the Beggar

El Greco

1597–1599 · Oil on canvas · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

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Saint Martin and the Beggar

The Vision of Saint John (The Opening of the Fifth Seal)

Cardinal Fernando Niño de Guevara

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About this work

Artist: El Greco (1541–1614)
Year: 1597–1599
Medium: Oil on canvas
Original size: 193.5 × 103 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Renaissance

Saint Martin of Tours, as a young Roman soldier in gold-inlaid armour on a white horse, cuts his green cloak in two with his sword to share it with a nearly naked beggar standing beside him; behind them a low view of Toledo and the river opens under a bright blue sky with clouds. The legend tells that Christ appeared to Martin that night wearing the half cloak. El Greco received the commission on 9 November 1597 from the Chapel of Saint Joseph in Toledo, a private chapel founded by the Ramírez family, and painted it with a companion altarpiece, The Virgin and Child with Saint Martina and Saint Agnes, for side altars there. Both stayed in the chapel until 1906, when they were sold to the Philadelphia collector Peter A. B. Widener. El Greco also made a smaller replica of the composition, now in the Art Institute of Chicago, to sell on its own. The painting came to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1942 with the Widener Collection.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A young saint in gilded armour on a white horse sharing his green cloak under bright blue sky, for a hallway or landing at 24×36 in natural wood. A pale blue or white wall; it pairs with The Charging Chasseur (An Officer of the Imperial Horse Guards Charging).

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Renaissance painting
Era: 16th century (1597–1599)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: grand
Rooms: hallway or entryway, home office, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 24×36. Prints at 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway; 24×36 as the statement piece above a sofa or bed.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24, 24×36 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Saint Martin and the Beggar in the public domain?

Yes. El Greco (1541–1614) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18, 16×24 and 24×36 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Saint Martin and the Beggar painted, and in what medium?

Saint Martin and the Beggar dates from 1597–1599 and was made in oil on canvas; the original measures 193.5 × 103 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 24×36 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 16×24 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Saint Martin and the Beggar we'd choose 24×36.

About this design

Saint Martin and the Beggar (El Greco) — Saint Martin and the Beggar · El Greco · 1597–1599. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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