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REMBRANDT Harmenszoon van Rijn: The young Tobit healing his father’s blindness

🖼 The young Tobit healing his father’s blindness, c. 1642
Brown ink and wash, white body colour
210 × 177 cm
Philadelphia, USA

A young man applies fish gall to his elderly father's eyes in warm, golden light, rendered through masterful chiaroscuro and precise detail. The intimate biblical scene exemplifies Dutch Golden Age humanization of scripture, transforming miracle into domestic tenderness.

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