MAKE A MEME View Large Image Initial V- Job Derided by His Wife - Google Art Project.jpg A historiated initial V is the first letter of the text of the Old Testament book devoted to the tormented but ever-righteous Job Although suffering from sores and other ...
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Keywords: Initial V- Job Derided by His Wife - Google Art Project.jpg A historiated initial V is the first letter of the text of the Old Testament book devoted to the tormented but ever-righteous Job Although suffering from sores and other afflictions Job never lost his faith in the Lord Against the glistening gold ground inside the initial the naked Job his ribs showing sits upright in bed Gesturing emphatically his wife admonishes him for remaining steadfastly faithful Vine scrolls with spiky and rounded leaves extend from the initial into the margin where human and animal figures cavort These playful characters and the vine scroll itself are common features of Gothic illumination as is the color scheme dominated by blue and gold None 430703 Unknown /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/initial-v-job-derided-by-his-wife-unknown/6816951/ Unknown illuminator /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/ The J Paul Getty Museum 343005 http //www getty edu/museum 3/12/2012 1 59 09 PM /collection/the-j-paul-getty-museum/artwork/initial-v-job-derided-by-his-wife-unknown/6816951/ 1270 about 1270 Job Illness Tempera colors black ink and gold leaf on parchment 470 6816951 True 1270 3/25/2012 10 43 01 AM lido getty edu-gm-obj3090 http //www getty edu/art/gettyguide/artObjectDetails artobj 3090 http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html Folio 1270 1280 Lille probably France Creation w322 x h470 cm about 1270 False 0 658203125 Part initial-v-job-derided-by-his-wife-unknown Initial V Job Derided by His Wife i 322 Tempera colors black ink and gold leaf on parchment Job Illness http //www getty edu/legal/copyright html special url_id sAF5ac3hIwn1fA PD-old-100 Google Art Project works by unknown artist MS LUDWIG I 8 Getty museum - Marquette Bible V as an initial Job in miniatures
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