In Tobit and Anna with the Kid, how is the Background discussed?
While the scene of Tobias and the Angel travelling through the desert was already an established subject in European art, Dutch Golden Age painters were also interested in the other episodes of the Book of Tobit. Rembrandt's teacher, Pieter Lastman, had painted a scene from near the end of the story, The Angel Raphael Takes Leave of Old Tobit and his Son Tobias, in which Tobit and Tobias kneel in pious gratitude before the winged Raphael; and Rembrandt himself later painted Raphael's heavenward departure in The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family.
Tobias and the Angel Raphael The Angel Raphael Takes Leave of Old Tobit and his Son Tobias Rembrandt Dutch Golden Age painter The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family Book of Tobit Pieter Lastman Dutch Golden Age painters