Illustrations of the book of Job Pl.04
1826
William Blake brings the biblical tragedy of Job to life with terrifying intensity in this dramatic engraving. At the top, a dark, winged figure—Satan—crouches amidst flames and crumbling pillars, having just unleashed destruction upon Job's family below. The text framing the scene quotes the Book of Job, describing how a great wind collapsed the house where Job's children were feasting, killing them all. It's a powerful visualization of divine testing and human suffering, characteristic of Blake's visionary style.
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