Tobias Taking Leave of His Parents
Artist
Nicolas Tournier
(French, 1590, died before 1639)
Dateca. 1620
CultureFrench
MediumOil on canvas
ClassificationPaintings
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN110
The Vulgate Bible's book of Tobit tells the story of the young Tobias who leaves his parents for an adventure that brings trials, riches, a beautiful life, and a cure for his father's blindness. Here, we see the first step of that journey, where a hesitant youth led forward under the guidance of the archangel Raphael glances back at his parents with a look of uncertainty. Each face conveys palpable emotion and humanity, the type of naturalistic effect Tournier adopted from the work of Caravaggio and his followers in Rome.
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Nicolas Lancret
last quarter of 1600s or first quarter of 1700s
Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri)
after 1655
