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Job hears the bad news from four messengers
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Job hears from four messengers about the calamities that have befallen him. Behind him stands his wife, who holds a handkerchief to her face. In the landscape, Job's cattle and camels are seen being stolen, lightning strikes his shepherds and cattle, and the house where Job's children were holding a feast collapses in the storm. This print is part of a series on the eight Beatitudes of Christ and illustrates the Beatitude: Blessed are the poor in spirit. On the steps, a stone with this text from Matt. 5:3 in Latin. At the bottom of the margin, a verse in Latin about the Beatitude. This print is part of an album.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJob hoort het slechte nieuws van vier boodschappers. 1564 - 1568. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.