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The angel departing from the family of Tobias
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Tobias wanted to give half of the riches he had brought along to his travelling companion, who then revealed that he was the Archangel Raphael, sent by God, whereupon everybody bowed down in shock. When they looked up, the angel was gone. Rembrandt derived the idea of showing only the legs of the departing angel from a 16th-century woodcut by Maarten van Heemskerk.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineDe engel verlaat de familie van Tobias. 1641. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
