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Description: | In this painting Tobias is shown travelling under the protection of the Archangel Gabriel. The theme was very popular in fifteenth-century Italy, particularly in Florence, and many paintings were produced of the two figures. The composition follows that employed by the Pollaiolo brothers in their Tobias and the Angel (1460, Galleria Sabauda, Turin). The artist would have been aware of the Pollaiolo composition, which was publicly displayed in the church of Orsanmichele, Florence. The figures here appear very solid in form. This suggests that the painting was made by a lesser Florentine artist who was aware of current trends in art. | Subjects: | religion (Tobias and the angel); landscape; figure; animal (fish dog) | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Botticini, Francesco (Italian painter, 1446-1497) Æ Attributed to circle of Attributed to circle of Sellaio, Jacopo del (Italian painter, ca. 1441-1493) Previously attributed to circle of Baldovinetti, Alesso (Italian painter, ca. 1425-1499) Previously attributed to circle of Pesellino, Francesco (Italian painter, probably born 1422, died 1457) Previously attributed to Baldovinetti, Alesso (Italian painter, ca. 1425-1499) Previously attributed to Sellaio, Jacopo del (Italian painter, ca. 1441-1493) | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8901... | Go to resource |
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