ID: 901000650 Page link: http://vocab.getty.edu/page/ia/901000650	Record Type: Event/Narrative

	Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak with a Beggar (Christian iconography)

Note: Narrative or devotional scene surrounding St. Martin cutting or tearing his cloak into two pieces, sharing one half with a beggar.

Names:

	Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak with a Beggar (Christian iconography) (preferred,English-P,D,P)
	Saint Martin and the Beggar (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)
	St Martin Dividing his Cloak (Christian iconography) (English,U,P)
	San Martino dona parte del mantello al povero (Christian iconography) (f,Italian-P,D,P)
	San Martín y el mendigo (Christian iconography) (Spanish,U,P)

Hierarchical Position:

		Legend, Religion, Mythology (P)
		....<Christian iconography> (P)
		........<Other Christian narratives> (P)
		............Life of Saint Martin of Tours (Christian iconography) (I)
		................Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak with a Beggar (Christian iconography) (P)

Related Iconography:

	source is .... Vita Sancti Martini
	..........(Literature and Performing Arts, Named written and performed works, Literary works: History, Biographies, Vita Sancti Martini (biography, Sulpicius Severus, 4th century)) [901001197]

Other Relationships:

	actor is .... beggar
	.....(people by activity, people (agents), People (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... cloak
	.....(outerwear, clothing, costume (mode of fashion), Costume (hierarchy name), Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	topic is .... charity (philosophical concept)
	.....(philosophical concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	actor is .... Martin of Tours (French bishop, saint, ca. 316-397)
	.....(Non-Artists) (ULAN)

	role/characteristic is .... narrative (literary works)
	.....(genres for literature, genres in literature and performing arts, concepts in the arts and humanities, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

	culture/religion is .... Christianity
	.....(Abrahamic religions, religions (belief systems, cultures), religions and religious concepts, Associated Concepts (hierarchy name)) (AAT)

Sources:

	Saint Martin Dividing his Cloak with a Beggar (Christian iconography)
	................J. Paul Getty Museum, collections online (2000-)
	................Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	Saint Martin and the Beggar (Christian iconography)
	................National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-)
	St Martin Dividing his Cloak (Christian iconography)
	................British Museum [online] (1999-)
	San Martino dona parte del mantello al povero (Christian iconography)
	................ICCD database (1988-)
	San Martín y el mendigo (Christian iconography)
	................National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-)

Iconography Record Sources:

	................ Catholic Encyclopedia [online], republished from 1913 edition (2003-)
	................ Iconclass Illustrated Edition (2022-) 11H(MARTIN)41 St. Martin divides his cloak (i.e. the charity of St. Martin): he is usually shown on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword, or putting part of the cloak round the shoulders of a beggar who kneels beside him
	................ National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. [online] (2001-) http://www.nga.gov/content/ngaweb/Collection/art-object-page.1164.html
	................ British Museum [online] (1999-) http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3140025&partId=1