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The Blindness of the Old Tobit
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The Blindness of the Old Tobit

c. 1627 - c. 1650 · silver (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Hollow, round silver plaque, surrounded by a leaf wreath. On the right in the foreground Tobias (sic) lies sleeping next to his house. Above his head on a beam end a nest with the birds that would cause his blindness. In a gallery to the left, the feast takes place where the young Tobias announces the death of a relative. In the background a view into a street where the wife of Tobias (sic) is visible with a goat.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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plaque
Credit lineBlindheid van de oude Tobit. c. 1627 - c. 1650. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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