COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1215634
Reference Number:
R44332
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Job's Sons and Daughters Overwhelmed by Satan
Parent Work Title:
Illustrations of the Book of Job
Creator:
Blake, William, 1757-1827
Creator Role:
Illustrator
Date Created:
1825
Publication Details:
London: Published by William Blake
Page/Sheet:
Plate 3
Image Sequence Number:
003
Description:
Single line engraving in black ink. Blake has here depicted Satan perched atop a pile of rubble and human bodies before a backdrop of intense flames and a fractured sky. Satan has transformed from the idealised male to the winged personification of evil. He squats unnaturally and his outstretched arms are the source of the entire vision of torment, his body is physically intertwined with his desolate environment. The writhing mass of bodies beneath Satan is a living manifestation of the lightening and flames behind them essentially they personify Satan's destruction. One notable figure is the form of Job's son lying in an inverted crucifix position, symbolising the overturning of Job's faith through this act. The border adds to the terrible drama containing the etchings of scorpion tails, flames and smoke.
Language Code:
eng-GB
Subject:
Bible. Old Testament. Job- Illustrations
Subject:
Bible. Job
Subject:
Bible. Old Testament
Category of Material:
Printed
Sub-Category:
Illustrated works
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Item Height:
207 mm
Item Width:
154 mm
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Bibliographic Citation:
Blake, William, 'Illustrations of the Book of Job' (London: published by William Blake, 1825)
Notes:
21 leaves of plates. The plate descriptions have been supplied by Simon Spier.
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2012-03-20
Multi Page Number:
60
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Job's Sons and Daughters Overwhelmed by Satan
