{"id":371269,"date":"2026-09-22T09:40:06","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T01:40:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/?post_type=product&p=371269"},"modified":"2026-09-23T10:15:28","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T02:15:28","slug":"saint-martin-and-the-beggar-1597-1599-by-el-greco-hand-painted-oil-painting-reproduction-dafen-village-canvas-art","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/saint-martin-and-the-beggar-1597-1599-by-el-greco-hand-painted-oil-painting-reproduction-dafen-village-canvas-art\/","title":{"rendered":"Saint Martin and the Beggar (1597\u20131599) by El Greco \u2013 Hand-Painted Oil Painting Reproduction | Dafen Village Canvas Art"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Commissioned for the Chapel of San Jos\u00e9 in Toledo between 1597 and 1599, Saint Martin and the Beggar<\/i> is one of El Greco\u2019s (Domenikos Theotokopoulos)<\/b> most famous and elegant narrative compositions.<\/p>\n

The painting illustrates the legendary fourth-century act of charity: Martin, a young Christian officer in the Roman army, cuts his green cloak in half with his sword to share it with a shivering beggar. El Greco presents the saint atop a magnificent white horse, set against a low horizon featuring his signature stormy sky and a distant view of Toledo, including the Tagus River and the Alc\u00e1zar. Executed in his mature Mannerist<\/b> style, the artwork displays elongated figures, brilliant metallic light reflections, and deep spiritual nobility.<\/p>\n

Why Choose Our Hand-Painted Reproductions?<\/b><\/h4>\n
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    100% Handbemalte Handwerkskunst:<\/b> Individually hand-crafted by veteran artists in Dafen \u00d6lmalerei Dorf<\/b> using traditional brush-on-canvas oil techniques\u2014never a flat digital print, gicl\u00e9e, or photo transfer.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Museum-Quality Materials:<\/b> Created with professional artist-grade oil colors on high-density, archival linen-cotton blended canvas for lasting color purity and depth.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Authentic Texture & Depth:<\/b> Genuine oil paint layers recreate El Greco\u2019s subtle brushstrokes, expressive texture, and dramatic play of light that flat machine prints cannot replicate.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

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    Custom Sizing & Framing Available:<\/b> Tailored dimension options designed to suit private chapels, prayer rooms, study libraries, or classical gallery walls.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Technische Daten<\/b><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
    Merkmal<\/strong><\/td>\nEinzelheiten<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
    K\u00fcnstler (Original)<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nEl Greco (Domenikos Theotokopoulos, 1540\u20131614)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Titel des Kunstwerks<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nSaint Martin and the Beggar (1597\u20131599)<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Urspr\u00fcnglicher Standort<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nNational Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Style & Genre<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nMannerism \/ Spanish Renaissance \/ Sacred Narrative<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Mittel<\/b><\/span><\/td>\n\u00d6l auf Leinwand in K\u00fcnstlerqualit\u00e4t<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Herkunft der Produktion<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nHand-painted in Dafen Oil Painting Village<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
    Anpassung<\/b><\/span><\/td>\nCustom dimensions & framing options available upon request<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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    Commissioned for the Chapel of San Jos\u00e9 in Toledo between 1597 and 1599, Saint Martin and the Beggar is one of El Greco\u2019s (Domenikos Theotokopoulos) most famous and elegant narrative compositions. The painting illustrates the legendary fourth-century act of charity: Martin, a young Christian officer in the Roman army, cuts his green cloak in half […]\n","protected":false},"featured_media":371270,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"product_brand":[420],"product_cat":[345,142,155],"product_tag":[],"class_list":["post-371269","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_brand-dafen-oil-painting-studio","product_cat-el-greco-domenikos-theotokopoulos","product_cat-religion","product_cat-renaissance","first","instock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/371269","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=371269"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/371270"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=371269"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=371269"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=371269"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dafennet.com\/de\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=371269"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}