This stained glass window, created in 1918 by Arild Rosenkrantz, depicts the Archangel Raphael guiding the young Tobias, a scene drawn from the Book of Tobit. The artist’s style combines late Pre-Raphaelite influence with early 20th-century symbolism, using rich color and flowing line to convey both tenderness and divine protection.
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This mid-20th-century mosaic in the Basilica of St. Thérèse of Lisieux depicts the Archangel Raphael and Tobias from the Book of Tobit. The work reflects the bold, stylized approach typical of sacred art from that period—clear outlines, simplified forms, and strong, contrasting colors rendered in shimmering tesserae.
Commissioned during the episcopate of Bishop Félix-Antoine-Philibert Dupanloup (1849–1878), the work was made in Russian oak by the Atelier des frères Goyers of Louvain, and belongs to a program that supplied both transepts with altars, confessionals, and related carvings. Raphael is shown standing on a fish, identifying him with the biblical story of Tobias in the Book of Tobit. The cathedral has been protected as a Monument historique since 1862.
This large marble and stucco relief sculpture of the Archangel Raphael and Tobias, created around 1698 by Giovanni Baratta, stands in the Church of Santo Spirito, Florence. It is a fine example of late Baroque religious art, notable for its grace, movement, and emotional warmth.