And when they lifted up their eyes afar off…, 1825
William Blakeexpand_more
Engravingexpand_more
The William Hood Dunwoody Fundexpand_more P.5,869
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Job's three friends arrive, left feet first, to console him. But their sympathies are such that the term "Job's comforters" have become an ironic commonplace: "Corporeal Friends are Spiritual Enemies." In fact, their arguments constitute Job's third trial. The sun has now set.
In the margin, Job and his wife stand beneath sterile trees. They are still shepherds of Innocence, enduring their sorrows of Experience with resignation.
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- Title
- And when they lifted up their eyes afar off…
- Artist Life
- 1757–1827
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- Artist
- Accession Number
- P.5,869
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