Saint Martin & the beggar - National Musuem of Poland

 Salvete Omnes,
couple more days to Christmas' Eve so let us enjoy two images of my favorite saintly horseman - Saint Martin - from Polish National Museum: both are the XVII century pieces.

unknown painter from the Hapsburg Austrian realm

 

Wallerant Vaillant print -mezzotint

The Sobieski family portrait - one of the sons wore his arm-guards and gorget in a manner not  dissimilar to  saint Martin's partial armor in the painting above.

Valete