Job

1618/30

Spanish (Seville?)

The Latin inscription emerging from the old man’s mouth—NOLI ME CONDEMNARE (“do not condemn me”)—is taken from the biblical story of Job, whose piety withstood the test of a series of dire misfortunes. His resignation and communion with God are depicted here with the realism and strong contrasts of light and dark characteristic of the international followers of Italian painter Caravaggio. Although the artist remains unknown, the painting was probably made in Seville, Spain, in the artistic orbit of Francisco de Zurbarán and Diego Velázquez.

Status: On View, Gallery 211
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Spanish School
Title: Job
Place: Spain (Artist's nationality)
Date: 1618–1630
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 120.3 × 95 cm (47 3/8 × 37 3/8 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick
Reference Number: 1936.355
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