Tobias Curing His Father's Blindness 1630 - 1635

Bernardo Strozzi's "Tobias Curing His Father's Blindness" (1630-1635) is a dramatic Baroque painting depicting a scene from the Book of Tobit. The painting features Tobias, a young man, touching the eyes of his blind father, Tobit, as an angel, Raphael, holds a fish above Tobit's head. The vibrant colors and expressive figures create a sense of movement and emotion, characteristic of Strozzi's style. This large-scale canvas (57 1/2 x 88 in.) is now on view at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.