"Karel Dujardin (1622 – 1678)"
THE PAINTING IS AN OIL ON COPPER MEASURING 20.5 BY 17 CM AND REPRESENTS THE OLD TESTAMENT EPISODE OF TOBIA AND THE ANGEL. THE WORK, WHICH BELONGED TO AN IMPORTANT COLLECTION, IS THE WORK OF KAREL DUJARDIN, A DUTCH ARTIST WHO WORKED A LOT IN ITALY AND DIED IN VENICE IN 1678. DUJARDIN IS STILL MUCH SOUGHT FOR AUTHOR TODAY AND HIS WORKS ARE PRESENT IN THE MAJOR MUSEUMS OF THE WORLD INCLUDING THE LOUVRE.