Raguel's Reception of Tobias at Ecbatana

Pieter AertsenWW-1520-320043

1520·Pen and brown ink, with gray wash·7 1/8 x 13 3/8 in. (18.1 x 33.9 cm)

Purchase, Carl Selden Trust, 1999

Catalogue

Year: 1520
Medium: Pen and brown ink, with gray wash
Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 13 3/8 in. (18.1 x 33.9 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Pieter Aertsen

Artist

Pieter Aertsen

Painting

Pieter Aertsen, called Lange Piet because of his height, was a Dutch painter in the style of Northern Mannerism. He is credited with the invention of the monumental genre scene, which combines still life and genre painting and often also includes a biblical scene in the background. He was active in his native city Amsterdam but also worked for a long period in Antwerp, then the centre of artistic life in the Netherlands.

Amsterdam

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