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GIOVANNI BENEDETTO CASTIGLIONE (1609-64)
Tobit Burying the Dead
c. 1645-50RCIN 830450
The pious Tobit watches as a corpse is secretly prepared for burial at dead of night during the Jewish Exile in Assyria. The only source of light is a torch, so bright that a bystander has to cover his eyes.
