UNKNOWN MASTER, altarpiece painter
(15th century)

Saint Martin and the Beggar

c. 1490
Tempera on wood, 101,5 x 89,5 cm
Hungarian National Gallery, Budapest

There are two related panels, painted on both sides, in the Hungarian National Gallery which once were the wings of an altarpiece dedicated to St Martin and St Nicholas. One of the wings represents St Martin and the Beggar (outer side) and the Sermon of St Martin oin Albenga (inner side). The other wing depicts St Nicholas and the Daughters of the Nobleman in Pataria (outer side) as well as the scene St Nicholas Resurrects Three Deads.


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