1754
unspecified
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Tobias and the Angel is a 1754 unspecified by Francesco Guardi, a Rococo painting work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a scene with Tobias and an angel. The story is from the Bible. Tobias is sent by his father to collect money. The angel Raphael goes with him, disguised as a human. The painting is interesting because it's part of a series that tells a different story. You can learn more about this style by looking at the work of artist: Francesco Guardi (Italian, 1712–1793)
This series of paintings predominantly tells the Old Testament story of Abraham and Isaac, and each of the canvases treats the interaction of humans and angels. In three works, angels appear to Abraham. However, the narrative of Tobias and the Angel comes from an entirely different book of the Bible. The blind Tobit sends his son Tobias off to collect a sum of money in the distant town of Media, with the angel Raphael accompanying him in disguise as a human. This particular work depicts Raphael overseeing Tobias catching a fish, which would later be used to cure his father's blindness.
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Francesco Lazzaro Guardi (Italian pronunciation: ; 5 October 1712 – 1 January 1793) was an Italian painter, nobleman, and a member of the Venetian School.
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