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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.
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Job hears from four messengers about the calamity that has befallen him. Behind him stands his wife, who holds her 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. In the lower 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.