Tobias and the Angel (Verrocchio)

Tobias and the Angel
Tobias and the Angel
Artist	Andrea del Verrocchio
Year	1470–1480
Type	Egg tempera on poplar
Dimensions	83.6 cm × 66 cm (32.9 in × 26 in)
Location	National Gallery, London

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Tobias and the Angel is a painting in egg tempera on poplar panel, finished around 1470–1475, measuring 83.6 × 66 cm.^[1] It is painting by the Italian Renaissance painter Andrea del Verrocchio.^[2] It is now in the National Gallery, London. This painting is similar to an earlier painting depicting Tobias and the Angel, by Piero and Antonio del Pollaiuolo.^[3] Tobias and the Angel was a popular subject in Florence at the time.

Various art historians have suggested that the young Leonardo da Vinci, who was a member of Verrocchio's studio, may have painted some part of this work,^[4] most likely the fish,^[5] or the dog, supported by David Alan Brown, of the National Gallery, Washington. If so, this would be perhaps the first extant example of a painting with input by Leonardo.^[6]

Possibly attributed to the young Leonardo da Vinci:
The fish
The dog

References

^ "Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio | Tobias and the Angel | NG781 | The National Gallery, London". The National Gallery. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ Wilson, Michael (1977). The National Gallery, London. London: Orbis Publishing Limited. p. 42. ISBN 0-85613-314-0.
^ Brown, David Allan (1998). Leonardo da Vinci: Origins of a Genius-David Alan Brown- Google Books. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 47–50. ISBN 0-300-07246-5.
^ Davies, Martin, The Earlier Italian Schools, National Gallery Catalogues, 556-557, 1961, reprinted 1986, ISBN 0901791296. Suida in 1954 was apparently the first, covering both dog and fish.
^ Kemp, Martin (2011). Leonardo: Revised Edition-Martin Kemp-Google Books. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-19-958335-5. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
^ Brown, David Allan (1998). Leonardo da Vinci: Originss of a Genius-David Alan Brown- Google Books. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 47–56. ISBN 0-300-07246-5.

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[1] "Workshop of Andrea del Verrocchio | Tobias and the Angel | NG781 | The National Gallery, London". The National Gallery. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[2] Wilson, Michael (1977). The National Gallery, London. London: Orbis Publishing Limited. p. 42. ISBN 0-85613-314-0.

[3] Brown, David Allan (1998). Leonardo da Vinci: Origins of a Genius-David Alan Brown- Google Books. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 47–50. ISBN 0-300-07246-5.

[4] Davies, Martin, The Earlier Italian Schools, National Gallery Catalogues, 556-557, 1961, reprinted 1986, ISBN 0901791296. Suida in 1954 was apparently the first, covering both dog and fish.

[5] Kemp, Martin (2011). Leonardo: Revised Edition-Martin Kemp-Google Books. Oxford: Oxford University Press. p. 251. ISBN 978-0-19-958335-5. Retrieved 31 May 2015.

[6] Brown, David Allan (1998). Leonardo da Vinci: Originss of a Genius-David Alan Brown- Google Books. New Haven and London: Yale University Press. pp. 47–56. ISBN 0-300-07246-5.

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Sculptures	Christ and Saint Thomas (1467–1483) David (1473–1475) Woman with Flowers (1475–1480) Equestrian statue of Bartolomeo Colleoni (1480–1488)
Paintings	Virgin and Child with Two Angels (1467–1469) Annunciation (c. 1472–1475) Tobias and the Angel (1470–1475) The Baptism of Christ (1472–1475)