Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship
<p>In Hieronymus Bosch’s antic vision of the world, appearances were often deceiving. Here Saint Martin’s pious act of dividing his cloak to clothe a naked beggar takes place within a chaotic panorama of beggars of all types—both those genuinely afflicted by deprivation and disease and mere charlatans.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1556
- Dimensions
- Plate: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); sheet: 36 × 44.2 cm (14 3/16 × 17 7/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Johannes van Doetecum
Artist
Printmaking
Joannes van Doetecum (Flemish, active 1551-1605) or Lucas van Doetecum (Flemish, active 1554-1572)
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- Johannes van Doetecum
- Year
- 1556
- Dimensions
- Plate: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); sheet: 36 × 44.2 cm (14 3/16 × 17 7/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1556-115194
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified