Tobias instructed by Raphael in the preparation of the fish
Panel
ca. 1600 (made)
ca. 1600 (made)
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This panel shows a scene from the Old Testament story of Tobias and the Angel. Here the Archangel Raphael (in white) instructs Tobias (in blue) how to prepare the fish to provide various balms that will be used to cure his father’s blindness and drive away demons.
It illustrates one of the new techniques for decorating glass that were introduced in the mid 16th century. Glassmakers used paints known as 'enamels' to paint directly onto the glass, similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a ground glass (frit) mixture. The resulting wide colour range included the delicate pinks, yellows, greens, reds and purples shown here.
Christoph Murer (1558-1614) was a distinguished Swiss glass painter. He produced numerous designs for stained glass windows, including a series based on Tobias and the Angel that includes this panel. Although Murer created the design, the actual panel was probably made in a workshop in southern Germany.
It illustrates one of the new techniques for decorating glass that were introduced in the mid 16th century. Glassmakers used paints known as 'enamels' to paint directly onto the glass, similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a ground glass (frit) mixture. The resulting wide colour range included the delicate pinks, yellows, greens, reds and purples shown here.
Christoph Murer (1558-1614) was a distinguished Swiss glass painter. He produced numerous designs for stained glass windows, including a series based on Tobias and the Angel that includes this panel. Although Murer created the design, the actual panel was probably made in a workshop in southern Germany.
Object details
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| Title | Tobias instructed by Raphael in the preparation of the fish (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stained glass |
| Brief description | Panel of clear and coloured glass painted with enamels and silver stain. Depicting an event from the Book of Tobit (Tobit instructed to cut the fish). Swiss, painted by Lorenz Lingg, early 17th century |
| Physical description | Panel depicting Tobias instructed by Raphael to take the heart, liver and gall from a fish pond found by him in the Tigris. Above an inscription. Below, on the right, a coat of arms inserted from another panel, and to the left part of an inscription "H FRIEDRICH MEYER ZUM SCHOFFEL ERWOLT". |
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| Credit line | Purchased with funds from the Murray Bequest |
| Production | Designed by Murer but probably executed in South Germany, perhaps Ulm. |
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| Literary reference | <font -u>Book of Tobit</font> |
| Summary | This panel shows a scene from the Old Testament story of Tobias and the Angel. Here the Archangel Raphael (in white) instructs Tobias (in blue) how to prepare the fish to provide various balms that will be used to cure his father’s blindness and drive away demons. It illustrates one of the new techniques for decorating glass that were introduced in the mid 16th century. Glassmakers used paints known as 'enamels' to paint directly onto the glass, similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a ground glass (frit) mixture. The resulting wide colour range included the delicate pinks, yellows, greens, reds and purples shown here. Christoph Murer (1558-1614) was a distinguished Swiss glass painter. He produced numerous designs for stained glass windows, including a series based on Tobias and the Angel that includes this panel. Although Murer created the design, the actual panel was probably made in a workshop in southern Germany. |
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| Accession number | C.564-1921 |
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| Record created | July 16, 2002 |
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