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The Blindness of Tobit

anonymous · 1601 - 1652 · engraving; paper

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

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Tobit sleeps against the wall of his house. A bird above his head drops its droppings on Tobit's eyes, causing him to go blind. Next to Tobit lies the shovel with which he buried a murdered man. In the background, his wife Anna stands by a tub, pouring water from a jug. Around the image is an inscription in Dutch and Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Tobit lies sleeping against a wall

Credit lineTobits blindheid. 1601 - 1652. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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