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Tobias Throws the Entrails of the Fish into the Fire
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Tobias Throws the Entrails of the Fish into the Fire

anonymous · 1556 · engraving; paper

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

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Tobias throws the entrails of the fish into the fire to drive the demon out of Sara. Behind him, the archangel Raphael looks on. In the background, Tobias and Sara pray at the beginning of their wedding night. To the left in the background, a man digs a grave under Raguel's direction, intended for Tobias. At the bottom in the margin, a one-line Latin caption from Tobit 8.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printTobias and Sarah prayingRaguel digging a grave for Tobias
Credit lineTobias gooit de ingewanden van de vis in het vuur. 1556. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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