Tobit burying the dead. Etching by F. Bartolozzi, ca. 1765, after G.B. Castiglione, 1651.

  • Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto, 1609-1664.
Date:
1765
Reference:
20887i
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Description

Tobit stands in the centre, directing a man who is pulling a corpse towards a gravedigger. On the left of Tobit, a family of three look on, grief-stricken. A small child hides in a crevice to the far left. Two youths look on from above. On the right, a young man informs the Ninivite as to what is happening; the latter will betray Tobit's activities to the authorities (the burial of criminals was forbidden in Assyria at this time)

Publication/Creation

1765

Physical description

1 print : etching, with sepia ; platemark 31.3 x 46.7 cm

Lettering

Si. Benedetto Castiglione 1651 fec. Fr. Bartolozzi sc.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 20887i

Type/Technique

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