In the context of The Archangel Raphael and Tobias (Titian), discuss the Description of the Tobias and the Angel.
In Tobias and the Archangel, the two figures are both put into the right half of the picture. They have advanced quite to the front walking briskly; their attention is directed to the vase which Raphael carries—the boy's eye is fixed intently upon it. As he steps along, the left leg of the Archangel is bared, his right arm is stretched out from his body, the left, which is not visible, seems to be placed round Tobias to protect him. A little dog runs in front and leads the way. The left half of the picture is filled by the entrance to a wood, in the shadow of which a kneeling man’s figure (perhaps John the Baptist) is to be seen. This dark mass of trees serves to bring out the two figures strongly to the front.
Tobias