Job Tormented by Demons and Abused by His Wife

This engraving, after a composition by Peter Paul Rubens, illustrates the Book of Job in the Bible: God allows Satan to test the faith of Job, a righteous man, who loses everything he owns and whose body is covered in sores.

At the centre, Job is thrown backwards, one foot resting on a broken column. Three winged demons are about to stab and burn him. On the right stands his wife, who urges him to curse God. At the bottom, the plate bears a verse from the Book of Job: Homo natus de muliere, brevi vivens tempore, “man that is born of a woman is of few days”.

In the Heritage range, this work is linked to Tom Cuzor, who recognises Lucas Vorsterman as an influence.

Original work: Lucas Vorsterman the Elder (Flemish, 1595-1675), after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640), Job Tormented by Demons and Abused by His Wife, engraving on laid paper, sheet 39.1 × 27 cm. Impression in the National Gallery of Art, Washington, gift of Frank Anderson Trapp (accession number 2004.128.46). Other impressions are held notably by the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge. Public domain work, digital image from Artvee (artvee.com).

This art print is a reproduction, printed in France by Atelier Kyodai Print on 230 gsm premium matte paper. It is available in two sizes: 30 × 40 cm and 50 × 70 cm.

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230 gsm premium matte paper
Printed by Atelier Kyodai Print

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