St. Martin divides his cloak (i.e. the charity of St. Martin): he is on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword, held at the other end by a beggar who leans on a crutch and has a wooden leg below the knee; a second beggar holds up a plate; a city-view of Utrecht(?) in the background; the 'dextera Dei' appears from the clouds; frame with branches and flowers, and hybrid human-animal shapes; a coat of arms with three wheels; 'Hausmarke' with initials "I.B."

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St. Martin divides his cloak (i.e. the charity of St. Martin): he is on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword, held at the other end by a beggar who leans on a crutch and has a wooden leg below the knee; a second beggar holds up a plate; a city-view of Utrecht(?) in the background; the 'dextera Dei' appears from the clouds; frame with branches and flowers, and hybrid human-animal shapes; a coat of arms with three wheels; 'Hausmarke' with initials "I.B."

Iconclass notations

11H(MARTIN)41 St. Martin divides his cloak (i.e. the charity of St. Martin): he is usually shown on horseback, cutting his cloak with his sword, or putting part of the cloak round the shoulders of a beggar who kneels beside him
11Q712 church (exterior)
25FF411 dragon
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
31A2331 kneeling on both knees
31A4152 wooden leg
31A4153 crutches
44B152411 fool's cap
45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword
46A122(...)1(+0) armorial bearing, heraldry (with NAME of family) - coat of arms (+ variant)
46A1511(+0) begging bowl (+ variant)
46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman
48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)
48A9831 foliage, tendrils, branches ~ ornament
48A9833 flowers ~ ornament
48A9846 ornament ~ hybrid animals
48C161 column, pillar ~ architecture
48C162 arch, archivolt ~ architecture
49L16 letter combinations such as letterword, anagram, letter square, monogram, etc.
49L271 'huismerk', 'Hausmarke'
61E(UTRECHT) names of cities and villages (UTRECHT)
61F(UTRECHT CATHEDRAL) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (UTRECHT CATHEDRAL)