Beaker with three scenes from the Story of Tobit 1653, with later inscriptions First scene after a print by Jan van de Velde II Dutch 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 o

Beaker with three scenes from the Story of Tobit 1653, with later inscriptions First scene after a print by Jan van de Velde II Dutch 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 Beaker with three scenes from the Story of Tobit. First scene after a print by Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, Rotterdam or Delft ca. 1593–1641 Enkhuizen). Dutch, Enkhuizen. 1653, with later inscriptions. Silver. Metalwork-Silver

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