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The Christ Child: Intimacy and Innocence in Renaissance Art
Tobias
Gallery 537 · Severo Calzetta da Ravenna · early to mid-16th century · Met web page
Workshop of Severo Calzetta da Ravenna, early-mid 16th century. Tobias, a young boy on a journey, depicted as a rustic figure with a knapsack and fishing line.
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Stay in Gallery 537. This bronze figure is displayed here, showing another example of how Renaissance sculptors depicted children in narrative and functional contexts.