Detail View: Rylands Collection: Satan Going Forth from the Presence of the Lord and Job's Charity
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Image Number:
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JRL1215636
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Reference Number:
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R44332
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Satan Going Forth from the Presence of the Lord and Job's Charity
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Parent Work Title:
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Illustrations of the Book of Job
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Creator:
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Blake, William, 1757-1827
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Creator Role:
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Illustrator
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Date Created:
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1825
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Publication Details:
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London: Published by William Blake
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Page/Sheet:
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Plate 5
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Image Sequence Number:
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005
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Description:
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Single line engraving in black ink. Here is a scene that is immediately comparable to 'Satan Before the Throne of God' compositionally, but now the distinction between Job's real world and the heavenly vision that existed in the third plate is less defined. The top half of the scene appears to exist in and even be nourished by Job's nightmarish existence. All religious symbols are extinguished and replaced by the solemn druidic stone structures that hold connotations of sacrificial rituals. Job appears giving alms to an emaciated beggar that is strikingly similar in appearance to him. Their interaction is hollow and represents the long road Job must travel before his faith is restored.
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Subject:
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Bible. Old Testament
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Category of Material:
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Printed
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Sub-Category:
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Illustrated works
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Item Height:
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204 mm
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Item Width:
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158 mm
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Bibliographic Citation:
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Blake, William, 'Illustrations of the Book of Job' (London: published by William Blake, 1825)
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Notes:
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21 leaves of plates. The plate descriptions have been supplied by Simon Spier.
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2012-03-20
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Multi Page Number:
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70
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2012-07
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Collection Code:
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Rylands
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