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Job in the pigsty

Benedetto Antelami12th - 13th Century

Museo del Duomo e Cattedrale di Fidenza

Museo del Duomo e Cattedrale di Fidenza

Major portal, above the right capital. The iblical character known for his patience, is held by Satan with his claws in a drainage; the image represents the second temptation of Satan, who, in the christain tradition, is the symbol of Christ's torments; in the frame above the picture the inscrption: SC[S]. VIR. IOP, (Sanctus vir lop, which means "the holy man Job").

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  • Title: Job in the pigsty
  • Creator: Benedetto Antelami
  • Date Created: 12th - 13th Century
  • Location Created: Fidenza, Italia
  • Medium: Marble; sandstone
Museo del Duomo e Cattedrale di Fidenza

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