Landschap met boerderij en Tobias en de engel 1612 - 1614

Boëtius Adamsz. Bolswert created this print titled *Landschap met boerderij en Tobias en de engel,* using etching and engraving techniques. Created in the Dutch Golden Age, it reflects the period's interest in both religious storytelling and the everyday lives of its people. Here, we see the biblical story of Tobias and the Angel, a tale of divine intervention, set against a backdrop of ordinary rural life. Bolswert blurs the line between the sacred and the secular, a characteristic of Dutch art at this time. The figures are rendered with a classical grace, yet the landscape is distinctly Dutch, rooting the spiritual narrative in a tangible, familiar world. The labor and the divine intersect, suggesting a world where the miraculous might be found in the mundane. Consider how the artist places this intimate, divinely guided journey within the context of a common rural scene, inviting reflection on faith and the possibility of transcendence in our daily lives.