Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship

Prints and Drawings

c. 1561

Johannes and Lucas van Doetecum (Flemish, active in Antwerp, 1554-1575)
after Hieronymus Bosch (Netherlandish, c. 1450-1516)

In Hieronymus Bosch’s antic vision of the world, appearances were often deceiving. Here Saint Martin’s pious act of dividing his cloak to clothe a naked beggar takes place within a chaotic panorama of beggars of all types—both those genuinely afflicted by deprivation and disease and mere charlatans.

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Prints and Drawings

Artist: Johannes van Doetecum
Title: Saint Martin with his Horse in a Ship
Place: Flanders (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1556–1566
Medium: Etching and engraving on paper
Dimensions: Plate: 34.4 × 43 cm (13 9/16 × 16 15/16 in.); sheet: 36 × 44.2 cm (14 3/16 × 17 7/16 in.)
Credit Line: Purchased with funds provided by Mr. and Mrs. Gaylord Donnelley and William McCallin McKee Memorial Endowment
Reference Number: 1982.495
IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.: https://api.artic.edu/api/v1/artworks/97682/manifest.json

Hollstein 16 II/III (Bosch)

Hollstein 217 II/III (van Doetecum)

Object information is a work in progress and may be updated as new research findings emerge. To help improve this record, please email . Information about image downloads and licensing is available here.

Suggested Terms

Currently Off View

Date:

Artist:

About this artwork

Status

Department

Artist

Title

Place

Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Medium

Dimensions

Credit Line

Reference Number

IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world. Learn more.

Extended information about this artwork

Catalogues Raisonnés

Share

Explore Further

Sign up for our enewsletter to receive updates.

Gallery actions

Image actions

Share

IIIF Manifest The International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) represents a set of open standards that enables rich access to digital media from libraries, archives, museums, and other cultural institutions around the world.

Learn more.