The Angel Raphael Takes Leave of Old Tobit and his Son Tobias

1618 · Statens Museum for Kunst, Copenhagen

religious

Lastman placed the biblical scene within his own time through the objects used in the still-life in the foreground. The silver pitcher in the very elaborate and organic auricular style is by the Dutch silversmith Adam van Vianen. He was commissioned to make the piece by the Silversmiths' Guild in Amsterdam.

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The Angel Raphael Takes Leave of Old Tobit and his Son Tobias

About the Artist

Pieter Pietersz. Lastman

1583 – 1633

Dutch painter active in Amsterdam and specialized in religious, historical, and mythological scenes. He went to Italy (c. 1604) and was influenced by Caravaggio - which makes him akin to the Utrecht School - and by Elsheimer. His "forte" was small figures in exotic and brightly-coloured costumes. He was back in Amsterdam by 1607. His real importance lies in the fact that Jan Lievens was his pupil in 1617 and Rembrandt in 1624/15.

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