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Fireplace surround with a depiction of Saint Martin and the beggar
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Fireplace surround with a depiction of Saint Martin and the beggar

anonymous · 1554 · blocked; fired; earthenware

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Semi-circular fireplace stone; rider (St. Martin) cutting a piece of his cloak for a freezing beggar, a tree on the left; inscription in Gothic: ...Wijt ghu tot lessende va. de...in..U..begevende ad 1554; blackened, pieces missing from the edge, broken, repaired with cement.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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haarddeksteencrutchesAmiens
Credit lineHaarddeksteen met voorstelling van Sint Maarten en de bedelaar. 1554. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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