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A man suffering from ulcers all over his body (Job?). Photograph of a sculpture.

Job and his three friends: the speech of Bildad. Woodcut.

The sufferings and death of King Henry VI compared with the sufferings of Job: eight vignettes (nos. 9-16). Engraving, 1786.

Satan and the sons of God appear before God and challenge him to induce Job to curse God. Engraving by P .Galle, 1563, after M. van Heemskerck.

Job tormented by demons; his wife urges him to curse God. Line engraving by L. Vorsterman after Sir P.P. Rubens.

The sufferings and death of King Henry VI compared with the sufferings of Job: sixteen vignettes. Etching, 1786.

Antiquities: musicians and the suffering Job painted on the back of a door; Roman coins; a Roman inscribed stone; and the plant Sweet gale. Engraving, 1786.

The sufferings and death of King Henry VI compared with the sufferings of Job: eight vignettes (nos. 1-8). Engraving, 1786.

Job. Woodcut attributed to the Petrarch Master, 1539.

Job afflicted with boils, with his wife and comforters. Woodcut after Virgil Solis, 1568.

Job rides on a turtle in front of his wife, his comforters and the devil. Engraving by D.V. Coornhert after M. van Heemskerck, 1559.

The torments of Job under a swirling sky dominated by God. Engraving by M. van Heemskerck, 1563.

The iconography of Job through the centuries : artists as Biblical interpreters / Samuel Terrien.

Job and his comforters. Etching by R. Staines, 18--, after B. Picart.

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Job

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Images featuring Job

Works from the collections

Job. Woodcut attributed to the Petrarch Master, 1539.

The torments of Job under a swirling sky dominated by God. Engraving by M. van Heemskerck, 1563.

The iconography of Job through the centuries : artists as Biblical interpreters / Samuel Terrien.

Job afflicted with boils, with his wife and comforters. Woodcut after Virgil Solis, 1568.

Job and his comforters. Etching by R. Staines, 18--, after B. Picart.