The angel Raphael curing the blindness of Tobit. Oil painting by Hendrick Martensz. Sorgh, 16--.

  • Hendrik Martenszoon Sorgh
Date:
1600-1699
Reference:
44826i
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The angel Raphael curing the blindness of Tobit. Oil painting by Hendrick Martensz. Sorgh, 16--. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Tobias stands on the right, holding the medicinal fish gall applied by Raphael to the eyes of Tobit. Between Raphael and Tobias stands Anna, praying for success. On the far right, a woman tends the fire (to boil water for the operation?)

Publication/Creation

1600-1699

Physical description

1 painting : oil on wood ; wood 44 x 63 cm

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Select images of this work were taken by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum: WT/D/1/20/1/65/91

Reference

Wellcome Collection 44826i

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