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Job on the Dung Heap

Jean Bourdichonabout 1480–1485

The J. Paul Getty Museum

The J. Paul Getty Museum
Los Angeles, United States

The ailing Job, having suffered many afflictions, including the loss of his children, his riches, and even his health, is reduced to resting on a reeking heap of dung. The course of events in this Old Testament story began when God asked Satan if he had noticed the piety of the good man Job. Satan replied that it was easy for a successful and happy man to be faithful. God then took away Job's worldly comforts one by one to test his faith. In the end, Job recognized that he could not fathom God's workings, only submit in humility to his decrees.

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  • Title: Job on the Dung Heap
  • Creator: Jean Bourdichon
  • Date Created: about 1480–1485
  • Location Created: Tours, France
  • Physical Dimensions: Leaf: 16.4 × 11.6 cm (6 7/16 × 4 9/16 in.)
  • Type: Folio
  • External Link: Find out more about this object on the Museum website.
  • Medium: Tempera colors, gold, and ink on parchment
  • Terms of Use: Open Content
  • Number: 84.ML.746.96
  • Culture: French
  • Credit Line: The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, Ms. 6, fol. 96
  • Creator Display Name: Jean Bourdichon (French, 1457 - 1521)
  • Classification: Manuscripts (Documents)
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