Beaker with three scenes from the Story of Tobit
Jan van de Velde II|Hendrick Goudt|Adam Elsheimer|Moses van Uyttenbroeck|Jan van de Velde II
1653, with later inscriptions · Silver · European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
A refined stippling technique was used to create the clouds and trees in the three oval medallions below the beaker’s flaring rim enclosing landscapes in the manner of Jan van de Velde II (1593–1641). Three scenes from the apocryphal story of Tobit fill the larger medallions. One of them shows Tobias who, accompanied by the archangel Raphael, carries a large fish to cure his father Tobit’s blindness. Although not accepted by the Calvinist church, Tobit’s story of steadfast faith inspired many artists including Rembrandt. Grape ornament suggests that this beaker was used for drinking wine, possibly during Communion.
- Artist
- Jan van de Velde II|Hendrick Goudt|Adam Elsheimer|Moses van Uyttenbroeck|Jan van de Velde II
- Date
- 1653, with later inscriptions
- Medium
- Silver
- Culture
- Dutch, Enkhuizen
- Department
- European Sculpture and Decorative Arts
- Credit line
- Samuel D. Lee Fund, 1940
