Tobias Curing His Father's Blindness
Date1803
Artist
Benjamin West
(American painter and draftsman, 1738–1820, active in Great Britain)
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions46 x 62 1/2 in. (116.8 x 158.8 cm)
frame: 52 1/2 x 68 1/2 in. (133.4 x 174 cm)
frame: 52 1/2 x 68 1/2 in. (133.4 x 174 cm)
Credit LineGift of Jane R. Worth, Charles F. Richards, and Robert H. Richards in memory of Lydia H. Richards and Robert H. Richards, 1960
Object number1960-3
On View
Not on viewClassificationsPAINTING
Label TextInspired by the Apocryphal book of Tobit, this painting depicts the return of Tobias to his blind father’s home with a fish whose gall is supposed to cure blindness. The figure at the far right is the angel Raphael who accompanied Tobias on his journey.
