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Here Tobias is burning the liver and heart of a fish to drive away the demon that had killed all seven previous husbands of his future wife Sarah. The Archangel Raphael uses his sword to drive the demon away.\r\n \r\nIt illustrates one of the new techniques for decorating glass that were introduced in the mid 16th century. Glassmakers used paints known as 'enamels' to paint directly onto the glass, similar to painting onto a canvas. The colours were produced by adding metallic oxides to a ground glass (frit) mixture. The resulting wide colour range included the delicate pinks, yellows, greens, reds and purples shown here.\r\n\r\nChristoph Murer (1558-1614) was a distinguished Swiss glass painter. He produced numerous designs for stained glass windows, including a series based on Tobias and the Angel that includes this panel.","physicalDescription":"Panel depicting Tobias burning the fish's liver and heart, while Raphael drives the wicked spirit away. Above, an inscription. 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