Tobias with Archangel Raphael

Gozzoli combines the emerging naturalism of the Renaissance with lingering International Gothic elements. The figures are rendered with careful attention to drapery and anatomy, while the landscape—trees, rolling hills and a clear sky—offers a realistic spatial setting. Fine detailing, especially in the angel’s plumage and the fish’s scales, demonstrates the painter’s meticulous hand.

Trained in the workshop of Fra Angelico, Gozzoli applied his experience in fresco decoration to this smaller panel. After remaining in private hands for several centuries, the painting entered the National Museum in Kraków, where it has been on display since the mid‑20th century.

The work reflects Gozzoli’s broader interest in narrative cycles, as seen in his celebrated frescoes for the Magi Chapel in Florence. By integrating a devotional subject with a richly observed environment, the painting illustrates the transitional aesthetic of mid‑15th‑century Italy, where courtly elegance met emerging scientific observation of nature.