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| [[File:Accademia - Archangel Raphael and Tobit by Titian.jpg|thumb|[[Titian]], ''[[The Archangel Raphael and Tobias (Titian)|The Archangel Raphael and Tobias]]'' ({{circa|1512−1514}})]] | [[File:Accademia - Archangel Raphael and Tobit by Titian.jpg|thumb|[[Titian]], ''[[The Archangel Raphael and Tobias (Titian)|The Archangel Raphael and Tobias]]'' ({{circa|1512−1514}})]] |
| '''Tobias and the Angel''' is the traditional title of depictions in art of a scene from the [[Book of Tobit]] in which Tobias, son of Tobit, meets an angel called Raphael without realising he is an angel (5.5–6) and is then instructed by Raphael what to do with a giant fish he catches (6.2–9). The Book of Tobit is accepted by Catholic and Orthodox Christians as part of the [[biblical canon]], but not by [[Judaism]] or most Protestants, the latter including it in the [[Apocrypha]]. The angel is regarded in Christianity as the [[Archangel Raphael]]. | '''Tobias and the Angel''' is the traditional title of depictions in art of a scene from the [[Book of Tobit]] in which Tobias, son of Tobit, travels with an angel called Raphael without realising he is an angel (5.5–6) and is then instructed by Raphael what to do with a giant fish he catches (6.2–9). The Book of Tobit is accepted by Catholic and Orthodox Christians as part of the [[biblical canon]], but not by [[Judaism]] or most Protestants, the latter including it in the [[Apocrypha]]. The angel is regarded in Christianity as the [[Archangel Raphael]]. |
| Depictions usually show Raphael and a much smaller Tobias walking through a landscape, accompanied by Tobias's dog. Tobias is usually carrying a fish (or two), often tied up with string, or a container for the fishes organs that will later cure his father. Raphael usually has large wings, which we must suppose are invisible to Tobias, as in the story he remains unaware his companion is an angel. | Depictions usually show Raphael and a much smaller Tobias walking through a landscape, accompanied by Tobias's dog. Tobias is usually carrying a fish (or two), often tied up with string, or a container for the fishes organs that will later cure his father. Raphael usually has large wings, which we must suppose are invisible to Tobias, as in the story he remains unaware his companion is an angel. |
| Dogs are unusual in Christian religious art, but the [[New Testament]] subject of the ''[[Exorcism of the Syrophoenician woman's daughter]]'' and the [[Old Testament]] one of ''Tobias and the Angel'' are exceptions, as they are mentioned in the texts, and depictions often include them. Although the dog in the Biblical account is presumably given to Tobias by his father to provide security as he travels carrying a significant amount of silver, artists tend to show very small dogs, with a long coat of hair that covers deficiencies in drawing them. Artists become noticeably more competent in this as the Renaissance progresses. | Dogs are unusual in Christian religious art, but the [[New Testament]] subject of the ''[[Exorcism of the Syrophoenician woman's daughter]]'' and the [[Old Testament]] one of ''Tobias and the Angel'' are exceptions, as they are mentioned in the texts, and depictions often include them. Although the dog in the Biblical account is presumably given to Tobias by his father to provide security as he travels carrying a significant amount of silver, artists tend to show very small dogs, with a long coat of hair that covers deficiencies in drawing them. Artists become noticeably more competent in this as the Renaissance progresses. |
| ==History== | |
| The scene was uncommon until about 1450, when it became very popular in northern Italy, especially [[Florence]]. This popularity lasted for about a century; small figures of Tobias and Raphael sometimes appear in the landscape backgrounds of more central religious scenes, such as a ''[[Virgin and Child]]'' by [[Lorenzo di Credi]] in the [[National Gallery]].<ref>Davies, 303</ref> | |
| The scene is the main narrative one to include Raphael, and the popularity is usually explained by an increase in devotion to him at this time, encouraged by [[confraternities]] associated with him. | |
| ==Paintings== | ==Paintings== |
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