Tobits blindheid Geschiedenis van Tobias (serietitel), RP-P-OB-7871, Maarten van Heemskerck, circa 1548

Identificationtitle(s): tobit's blindness. History of tobias (series title). Object type: print serial number: 1/6object number: rp-p-ob-7871. Catalog reference: hollstein dutch 44. The illustrated bartsch 21. 1. New hollstein dutch 183. Note: heemskerck. Inscriptions / marks: collector's mark, verso lower left, stamped: lugt 240. Description: in the background tobit buries the body of the murdered man, who was found on the street by tobias. After the funeral, tobit falls asleep on some sacks of grain against the wall of his house. One of the birds in the nest above his head drops bird droppings on tobit's eyes, causing him to go blind. Manufacture. Manufacturer: printmaker: dirck volckertsz. Coornhert after drawing by: maarten van heemskerck (mentioned on object). Place of manufacture: netherlands. Dating: ca. 1548. Physical features: woodcut. Material: paper technique: woodcut. Dimensions: top: h 245 mm × w 190 mm. Topic: what: tobit's blindness (tobit 2 - 3:6). Acquisition: transfer of management 1816. Date: circa 1548.