''The Archangel Raphael and Tobias'' is an oil painting on panel of by Antonio and

Piero del Pollaiuolo Piero del Pollaiuolo ( , , ; also spelled Pollaiolo; in Florence – 1496 in Rome), also known as Piero Benci, was an Italian Renaissance painter from Florence. His brother was the artist Antonio del Pollaiuolo and the two frequently worked ...

, in the

Galleria Sabauda The Galleria Sabauda is an art collection in the Italian city of Turin, which contains the royal art collections amassed by the House of Savoy over the centuries. It is located on Via XX Settembre, 86. The museum, whose first directors were Rober ...

Turin Turin ( , Piedmontese: ; it, Torino ) is a city and an important business and cultural centre in Northern Italy. It is the capital city of Piedmont and of the Metropolitan City of Turin, and was the first Italian capital from 1861 to 1865. The ...

. The painting was mentioned by

Giorgio Vasari Giorgio Vasari (, also , ; 30 July 1511 – 27 June 1574) was an Italian Renaissance Master, who worked as a painter, architect, engineer, writer, and historian, who is best known for his work '' The Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculp ...

as hanging on a pillar in the church of

Orsanmichele Orsanmichele (; "Kitchen Garden of St. Michael", from the Tuscan contraction of the Italian word ''orto'') is a church in the Italian city of Florence. The building was constructed on the site of the kitchen garden of the monastery of San Mich ...

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, though he erroneously described it as being painted on canvas. Rediscovered in the Palazzo Tolomei on via Ginori in Florence by

Gaetano Milanesi Gaetano Milanesi (1813-1895) was an Italian scholar and writer on the history of art. Biography Milanesi was born at Siena, where he studied law, and in 1838 he obtained an appointment in the public library. In 1856 he was elected member of the ...

, it was acquired by Baron Hector de Garriod in 1865 for its present owner.Aldo Galli, ''I Pollaiolo'', ''Galleria delle arti'' series, no. 7, 5 Continents Editions, Milan 2005, pp. 24 and 36.

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Musei Reali Torino {{DEFAULTSORT:Archangel Raphael and Tobias 1460s paintings Paintings by Antonio del Pollaiuolo Paintings by Piero del Pollaiuolo Paintings in the Galleria Sabauda Paintings of Raphael (archangel) Paintings depicting Tobias