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Tobit Becomes Blind
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Tobit Becomes Blind

1645 - 1646 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

Tobit sits in a chair next to the fireplace as bird droppings fall from a nest hanging from the ceiling beams. This falls into his eyes and the man becomes blind thereby. Next to Tobit stand his wife Anna and his son Tobias. This print forms part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineTobit wordt blind. 1645 - 1646. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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