Is such a beautiful painting but i don't know its actual meaning.
Do you know? Thanks for your comments.
2006-12-20 01:39:00 · 0 answers · asked by black pearl 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Painting
According to the book of Tobit, Tobias was sent by his blind father to collect a debt from a distant city. The Archangel Raphael, who escorts him and his little dog, bade him extract the heart, liver and gall from a fish that he had caught in the river Tigris after it had tried to devour him. The heart and liver were burned in order to ward off evil spirits and the gall was used to restore the eyesight of Tobias’s father.
During the Renaissance, the concept of a “Guardian angel” was widespread. Raphael was venerated as a protector of travellers and as a healer. In Italy, the theme of Tobias was often used by a family to commemorate the travels of a son in whose likeness Tobias would sometimes be depicted. This sort of painting was especially popular in Florence amongst the members of a confraternity devoted to the Archangel Raphael.
This small panel is typical of the type of painted works produced in the workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio in Florence during the 1470s, which clearly exhibits the work of different artists.
The painting is sometimes attributed to Perugino, who was said to have worked in Verrocchio’s workshop and parts such as the dog and the fish are thought to have been painted by Leonardo.
Medium Tempera on wood panel
Size 83.6 x 66 cm
Location National Gallery
2006-12-20 21:57:56 · answer #1 · answered by samanthajanecaroline 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Tobias And The Angel Verrocchio
2016-10-20 21:07:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The subject is taken from the apocryphal Book of Tobit. Tobias was sent by his blind father, the merchant Tobit, to collect a debt. 'Ricordo' (memorandum) is written on a small scroll in the boy's hand. The Archangel Raphael who accompanies Tobias instructs him to extract the heart, liver and gall from a fish as a cure to heal his father's blindness. Raphael is shown holding a small box containing the remedy. There is tremendous tenderness and confidence between the two figures. The book of Tobit is about the providence of God.
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2006-12-20 01:55:17 · answer #3 · answered by Doethineb 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Meeting new friends and old on a long journey. Sharing knowledge, seeing new sights and having some fun.
2006-12-20 01:41:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋