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Job on the dunghill
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Job on the dunghill

Jacob Neefs · 1603 - 1701 · engraving; paper

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

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Job sits on the dunghill to show that he remained faithful to his faith even in times of disaster. His wife makes a reproving gesture. On the right stand three friends. At the bottom of the margin a four-line Latin text about the subject and a one-line dedication in Latin.

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Credit lineJob op de mesthoop. 1603 - 1701. Jacob Neefs. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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