The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family

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The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family
French: L'Archange Raphaël quittant la famille de Tobie
Rembrandt De aartsengel verlaat Tobias en zijn gezin. 1637.jpg
Artist Rembrandt
Year1637
Medium Oil on panel
Dimensions66 cm× 52 cm(26 in× 20 in)
Location Louvre, Paris

The Archangel Raphael Leaving Tobias' Family is a 1637 oil-on-panel painting by Rembrandt, now in the Louvre, in Paris, France. [1] The painting depicts a scene from the Book of Tobit, in which the archangel Raphael departs after guiding Tobias on his journey and helping to cure the blindness of his father, Tobit. [2]

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  1. Grubb, Nancy (1995). Angels in art. New York: Artabras. p. 96. ISBN   0-89660-062-9.
  2. Grubb, Nancy (1995). Angels in art. New York: Artabras. p. 125. ISBN   0-89660-062-9.