Artwork
Panoramic Landscape with Tobias and the Angel
Panoramic Landscape with Tobias and the Angel is an oil painting by the Flemish Baroque painting artist Kerstiaen de Keuninck. It dates from 1620 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.
About this work
Subject & Meaning
The iconography centers on the pair walking together, with Raphael guiding Tobias, while a small dog follows, a detail drawn from the narrative.
The painting depicts the biblical episode of Tobias and the Angel from the Book of Tobit, showing the youth Tobias accompanied by the archangel Raphael on a journey through a mountainous landscape.
The iconography centers on the pair walking together, with Raphael guiding Tobias, while a small dog follows, a detail drawn from the narrative. The sweeping, elevated terrain with winding paths and rocky outcrops emphasizes the journey's distance and spiritual significance, framing the figures within a panoramic, idealized natural setting.
The composition symbolizes divine guidance and protection, with the landscape serving as both stage and metaphor for the travelers' safe passage through life's challenges.
Technique & Style
Executed in 1620, this work is an oil painting on panel by Kerstiaen de Keuninck. The composition presents a panoramic landscape format, measuring 29 cm in height and 52 cm in width, which accommodates a broad vista of mountains and trees. Within this expansive natural setting, the artist integrates figures from religious narrative, specifically depicting Tobias and the Angel.
The combination of a wide horizontal support with detailed oil technique allows for a synthesis of landscape genre conventions and biblical subject matter, characteristic of the artist's output during this period.
History & Provenance
Panoramic Landscape with Tobias and the Angel is a 1620 oil painting on panel attributed to Kerstiaen de Keuninck. The work measures 29 cm in height by 52 cm in width and depicts the biblical scene of Tobias and an angel amid a landscape.
It is classified as a landscape painting with religious elements and is part of the Rijksmuseum's collection in Amsterdam. The painting's creation is documented as having been produced in the early seventeenth century, reflecting the artist's activity in the period.
Overview
This oil painting, created by Kerstiaen de Keuninck in 1620, is titled Panoramic Landscape with Tobias and the Angel. It presents an expansive vista, within which the biblical figures of Tobias and the Angel are subtly integrated. The work is currently housed in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, offering a significant example of early 17th-century landscape art.
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