Tobias Heals His Blind Father
ca. 1620 | Gérard Douffet
Over the course of the 17th century, the Old Testament narrative of the healing of the pious old man Tobit by his son became a popular subject for paintings. The archangel Raphael, here artistically portrayed at the left edge of the painting, gave Tobias the instructions to apply a fish’s gall to the eyes of his blind father to heal him (Tobit 11:11). The Flemish painter Gérard Douffet, to whom this painting is attributed, spent the years between 1620 and 1622 in Rome, where he was in contact with the circle surrounding Valentin, Manfredi, and Tournier.
Over the course of the 17th century, the Old Testament narrative of the healing of the pious old man Tobit by his son became a popular subject for paintings. The archangel Raphael, here artistically portrayed at the left edge of the painting, gave Tobias the instructions to apply a fish’s gall to the eyes of his blind father to heal him (Tobit 11:11). The Flemish painter Gérard Douffet, to whom this painting is attributed, spent the years between 1620 and 1622 in Rome, where he was in contact with the circle surrounding Valentin, Manfredi, and Tournier.
Attributed to:
Gérard Douffet (1594 - 1660, tätig in Lüttich) DNB
Succession:
Michelangelo Merisi, gen. Caravaggio (1571 Mailand - 1610 Porto Ercole) DNB
Artist:
anonym
Time:
ca. 1620
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Caravaggio and Caravaggesque painting
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
122 cm × 163,5 cm
Framed (gallery frame with inscriptions): 139 cm × 179,5 cm × 8,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 145
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm (possibly acquired in Lille in 1647, see note)
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