Job

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Painting and Sculpture of Europe

1618/30

Spanish; possibly 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.

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Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Spanish
Title: Job
Place: Spain (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1618–1630
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 120.3 × 95 cm (47 3/8 × 37 3/8 in.); Framed: 139.7 × 114.3 × 8.3 cm (55 × 45 × 3 1/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Chauncey McCormick
Reference Number: 1936.355
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