| Saint Martin and the Beggar | |
| Other Language 1: | Spanish |
| Other Title 1: | San Martín y el mendigo |
| Artist: | El Greco |
| Year: | c. 1597-1599 |
| Type: | Oil paint on canvas |
| Height Metric: | 193.5 |
| Width Metric: | 103 |
| Metric Unit: | cm |
| Imperial Unit: | in |
| City: | Washington DC |
| Museum: | National Gallery of Art |
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.[2]
El Greco made a smaller version of the painting that is in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.[3]