Hiob plagued by demons

Title

Hiob plagued by demons

Draughtsman

• Jacob Jordaens ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• opaque white
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Flemish

Production Reason

• composition study
• copy?

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1912

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Job

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Hiob

Primary

• 71W52 Job on the dunghill with Satan (or devils) abusing and tormenting him; Job's wife may be present

Alternative Attribution

• Jacob Jordaens draughtsman; declined, by note on mount