Who created "Tobias and the Angel"?

Tobias and the Angel was created by Filippino Lippi in c. 1475/1480.

When was "Tobias and the Angel" created?

This artwork was created c. 1475/1480.

What medium is "Tobias and the Angel"?

Tobias and the Angel is oil and tempera on poplar panel.

Is "Tobias and the Angel" in the public domain?

Yes, Tobias and the Angel is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Tobias and the Angel

Filippino Lippi

c. 1475/1480

Medium

oil and tempera on poplar panel

Dimensions

painted surface: 32.7 x 23.5 cm (12 7/8 x 9 1/4 in.) overall: 34.45 x 25.4 cm (13 9/16 x 10 in.) framed: 47.6 x 38.1 x 5.7 cm (18 3/4 x 15 x 2 1/4 in.)

Classification

Painting

Department

CIS-R

Museum

National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Credit

Samuel H. Kress Collection

Accession Number

1939.1.229

About the Artist

Filippino Lippi · 1457–1504

Filippino Lippi was born around 1457 in Prato, the illegitimate son of the celebrated Florentine painter Fra Filippo Lippi and the nun Lucrezia Buti, who later received a papal dispensation to marry. The family moved to Spoleto, where young Filippino assisted in his father's workshop on the fresco cycle *Life of the Virgin* in the cathedral. Following Fra Filippo's death in 1469, when Filippino wa...

Tobias and the Angel

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