The Healing of Tobit (verso)
1634
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1634
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see an old man sitting in a dark room, his hands raised as if in prayer or surprise, light streaming through a small window behind him. This painting is a practice piece—Bol made at least ten drawings and four prints of the same scene. The way light cuts through the shadows feels like a lesson he learned from Rembrandt, his teacher. The man’s face glows, but the rest of the room stays dim, making him stand out. Look up chiaroscuro to see how artists use light and dark to shape a scene.
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