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Bloemaert, Abraham
A Farm House with a Wattle Fence, Tobias and the Angel in the Foreground Ferme et clôture de branchages, avec Tobie et l’ange au premier plan
around 1650 v. 1650

Disguised as a helpful guide, the Archangel Raphael shows the way to the young Tobias on their journey to Rages, while Tobias’s dog scampers ahead. With lavish description and a lively vibrato line, the prominent Utrecht painter and draughtsman revisits his own early painted composition of 1605, when native rural topography was just emerging as subject matter in Dutch art.

Artist Artiste
Bloemaert, Abraham
Artist Dates Naissance/décès de l'artiste
Gorinchem, Netherlands 1566-Utrecht, Netherlands 1651 Gorinchem, Netherlands 1566-Utrecht, Netherlands 1651
Title Titre
A Farm House with a Wattle Fence, Tobias and the Angel in the Foreground Ferme et clôture de branchages, avec Tobie et l’ange au premier plan
Date Date
around 1650 v. 1650
Category Collection
European Historical Art européen ancien
Medium Technique d’expression
Pen and brown ink, brown wash over black chalk, heightened in white Plume, encre brune, lavis brun, pierre noire et rehauts de blanc
Dimensions Dimensions
overall: 17.1 cm x 24.1 cm
Credit Line Mention de source
Purchase, Bader Acquisition Fund, 2011 Achat, Fonds d’acquisition Bader, 2011
Accession Number Numéro d'acquisition
54-007.01

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