In a dark room Tobit is cured of his blindness. Mezzotint with etching by A. de Marcenay de Ghuy, 1755, after Rembrandt.

  • Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn, 1606-1669.
Date:
1755
Reference:
20904i
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Description

The angel informs Tobias that the liver and heart of the fish will cure demoniac possession, while the gall will cure blindness. The fish had threatened to swallow Tobias (Tobit 6.2), but the writer tells us only that it was "a large fish"

Tobias' faithful dog (5.13) lurks in the bottom-left hand corner

Publication/Creation

1755

Physical description

1 print : mezzotint with etching ; platemark 29.6 x 23.1 cm

Contributors

Lettering

Rembrandt pt. A. de Marcenay scul. bdt. 1755

Reference

Wellcome Collection 20904i

Type/Technique

Subjects

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