Artwork

Tobiah and the Angel

Tobiah and the Angel, by Unknown, 1662
Tobiah and the Angel, by Unknown, 1662

Tobiah and the Angel is a photography by Unknown. It dates from 1662 and is held in the collection of the Statens Museum for Kunst.

About this work

Overview

Tobiah and the Angel is a painting created around 1662 by an artist associated with the number 2587. It is now held at the Museum of Ethnography.

Subject & Meaning

The scene depicts a serene moment by a decaying stone structure, where a woman holds a fish and a man gestures towards it. The surrounding landscape includes people, animals, and a distant hillside under a pale sky.

Technique & Style

The painting employs chiaroscuro, a lighting technique that creates a soft contrast between the subject's illuminated face and the surrounding shadows. The artist has also captured the weathering of the ruins, with ivy growing on the walls.

Artist & collection

Artist

Unknown

entity whose identity is not known