Lot 698: Nicola Vaccaro

Nicola Vaccaro Tobias and the Angel, oil on canvas, 77X64 cm. Neapolitan painter Nicola Vaccaro, son of artist Andrea Vaccaro, is considered one of the most important artists of his time. In this painting, angel Raphael appears and orders young Tobias to catch a fish in order to make a medicament from its liver to his father. It should be noted that the figure of angel Raphael, as his name implies (God Heals), is often depicted in the 17th century in contexts of illness and cure. The painting will be included in the forthcoming Catalogue Raisonné of Nicola Vaccaro, edited by Italian scholars Professor Riccardo Lattuada and MariaClaudia Izzo. The painting is accompanied by a letter from Professor Lattuada.