1780
chalk
paper
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Tobias and the Angel is a 1780 chalk by Martin Johann Schmidt, a Romanticism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This painting shows a young man and an angel. The man is on the left, kneeling on the ground. He is wearing a simple tunic and has a fish in his right hand. The angel is on the right, standing with his wings spread out. He is holding a staff in his left hand and has his right hand on the man's shoulder. The scene is set against a blank background, with no other details visible. The artist has used a range of shading techniques to create depth and texture in the image. This painting is an example of Romanticism, a movement that emphasized emotion and imagination in art. You can learn more about Romanticism by looking up the movement.
Martin Johann Schmidt, called Kremser Schmidt or Kremserschmidt, (25 September 1718 – 28 June 1801), was one of the outstanding Austrian painters of the late Baroque/Rococo along with Franz Anton Maulbertsch.
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