Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship

Prints and Drawings

c. 1561

Johannes and Lucas van Doetecum (Flemish, active in Antwerp, 1554-1575)
after Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450-1516)

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.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Johannes van Doetecum, the elder
Title: Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship
Date: 1556–1566
Medium: Etching and engraving on paper
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley and William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment
Reference Number: 1982.495
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