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τη ωραια πυλη του ιερου (tē hōraia pylē tou hierou, the Beautiful Gate of the temple) [2] According to the Acts narrative, there was a habitual beggar there with a congenital disability, who sought alms as people entered and left the temple.
Another beggar in rags on the right of the first one is kneeling while he supports himself with crutches. Behind these two figures is a section of wall with ivy and a column, suggesting a city gate. At the top left behind St Martin is an older man on horseback who is looking at the scene with an expression of astonishment.
Saint Martin and the Beggar is a painting by the Greek mannerist painter El Greco, painted c. 1597–1599, that currently is in the collection of The National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC. [1] It depicts a legend in the life of Christian saint Martin of Tours : the saint cut off half his cloak and gave it to a beggar.
A beggar in a tall hat and long cloak, with a cottage and two figures in the background: About 1629 or earlier B012: 1: Self portrait in a fur cap, in an oval border: About 1629 B095: 1: Peter and John at the gate of the Temple: roughly etched: About 1629 B106: 1: St. Jerome kneeling: a large plate: About 1629 B115: 1: The small lion hunt: with ...
Attempts have been made to interpret the picture of five disabled people and a beggar-woman as an allusion to a historical event: the badger's tails, or foxes' tails, on their clothes might refer to the Gueux, a rebel party formed against the government of Philip II of Spain and Granvelle; but these also occur in Bruegel's The Fight Between Carnival and Lent in Vienna, dated 1559.
George Rose/Getty Images For the first time in decades, daytime TV might be getting another soap opera. CBS Studios and the NAACP announced on Wednesday, March 6, that they are developing The ...
Beyond the Gates, an all-new CBS daytime drama that premieres on Feb. 24, will make history as the first Black soap opera in 35 years following Generations, which ran for 13 months and concluded ...
Belisarius Begging for Alms (French: Bélisaire demandant l'aumône, lit. ' Belisarius asking for alms ') is a large-format (288 × 312 cm) history painting in oil on canvas by the French artist Jacques-Louis David. [1]