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Landscape with Job on the Dunghill
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Landscape with Job on the Dunghill

anonymous · 1556 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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In a landscape with ruins Job sits naked on a dunghill. A loincloth lies over his legs. In front of him stand two friends with whom he is in discussion. Behind them stands the third friend by Job's wife. Below the image a reference in Latin to the Biblical text in Job 1. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printalbumbladJob on the dunghill (Job 2:7-13)
Credit lineLandschap met Job op de mesthoop. 1556. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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