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Painting
Tobias and the Angel
Jan Glauber, 1646 - 1726
Lairesse, Gerard de
Netherlands
1641 - 1711
Male
co-artist
Glauber, Jan
Netherlands
1646 - 1726
Male
38 3/4 x 52 1/2 in. (98.4 x 133.4 cm)
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1600-1800, European art, paintings, Tobias and the Angel
Painting
Although the figures in this idealized pastoral landscape seem almost incidental to the painting, they represent the biblical story of Tobias and the Angel. The angel Raphael tells Tobias that he is destined to marry Sara, even though each of her previous seven husbands had died by the hand of an evil spirit on their wedding night. When Tobias survived the marriage, his new father-in-law was so elated that he gave Tobias half his wealth, including money, servants, farm animals and household possessions. This painting shows the angel Raphael guiding the joyful Tobias with Sara and his newfound riches along a winding road as they journey safely home.
Jan Glauber, one of the most widely traveled of all Dutch painters, specialized in landscapes that were influenced by his visits to France and Italy. This painting was probably intended to decorate a private home.
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