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Job on the Dung Heap
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Job sits on a dunghill, his skin is covered with sores. His wife stands next to him and seems to address him, friends walk past and make mocking gestures. In the background Job's possessions are struck by disasters: animals die and buildings are on fire. In the margin above the image is the text Iob I [Job 1].
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineJob op de mesthoop. 1538. Hans Holbein (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
