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JOIGNY ENCHÈRES

36 - THE CHARITY OF SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS A carved stone group de…
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THE CHARITY OF SAINT MARTIN OF TOURS A carved stone group depicting the saint in armour covered by a large cloak; he holds the reins of his horse in his right hand and his sword in his left, with a beggar at his side, his face turned towards him, leaning on a gnarled crutch. 16th century. Dimensions: 87 x 70 x 30 cm Signs of wear and damage (including the sword and the beggar’s leg); the horse’s head and forelegs have been restored. Provenance: Private collection, Paris. Notes: The saint’s hagiographer, Sulpicius Severus, tells us that whilst stationed in Gaul, at Amiens, one winter’s evening in 334, the 18-year-old legionnaire Martin shared his military cloak (the chlamys, made from a single rectangular piece of wool) with a destitute man shivering with cold, as he had already run out of pay after generously distributing all his money to the needy. The following night, Christ appeared to him in a dream, clad in that very same piece of cloak. The remainder of his cloak, known as the ‘cape’, was later placed, for the veneration of the faithful, in a room whose name would subsequently give rise to the word ‘chapel’.
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Auction time 08/30/2026 at 2:00 PM
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