Anna Brings the Kid Goat to Tobit

Anna stands at the doorway with a small kid goat beside her, while the aged Tobit, wrapped in a dark mantle and marked by blindness, listens in solemn concern. Bundles rest on the ground near the animal, emphasizing the household setting and the tension of daily provision. The scene comes from the Book of Tobit, where Anna receives a young goat as part of her wages and Tobit, zealous for righteousness, fears it may have been stolen and commands that it be returned. Anna answers his suspicion with grief, exposing the painful strain between integrity, poverty, and trust. This artwork is suited for teaching on conscience, charitable righteousness, family hardship, and the testing of faith in ordinary domestic life. by S. M. Davis