Rembrandt van Rijn - Anna and the Blind Tobit 1630
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Anna and the Blind Tobit 1630
63x47cm oil on oak
The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square, London
The image is only being used for informational and educational purposes
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From The National Gallery, Trafalgar Square:
The story of Anna, her husband Tobit and their son Tobias is told in the apocryphal Book of Tobit. God tested them by reducing them to poverty and causing Tobit's blindness. In the 17th century they were considered to be examples of piety in adversity.