James Cordova Arts

Bulto, 2004

Hand-carved wood, home-made gesso, water-based natural pigments, piñon-resin varnish.

Rafael, Tobias, and the Fish (Tb 6: 1-8 )

On his journey to Media, Tobias is escorted by the Archangel Raphael who acts as his guide and companion. One day they camped next to the Tigris River and Tobias walked down to its bank to wash his feet. As his did so a large fish jumped out of the water and tried to swallow his foot. Raphael instructed Tobias to grab the fish so that they may eat it and make an ointment from the gall bladder which later cured the blindness of Tobias’ elderly father, Tobit.