COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL1215644
Reference Number:
R44332
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Lord answering Job out of the Whirlwind
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 13
Image Sequence Number:
013
Description:
Single line engraving in black ink. Blake has prescribed to this plate a furious rush of energy that is uncontainable and originates from the central figure of God. Job and his wife are knelt in prayer before him while the comforters cower and are physically squashed by the apparition. The sweeping whirlwind surges forth into the border and bends huge trees and branches to the ground in a chaotic flurry this might indicate Job's unbreakable character in the face of all his awful trials. Above God, at the top of the illustration, the wind guides a chain of spirit figures, some of which take the form of an embryonic Job, his sentience identifiable only by the vague suggestion of a flowing beard surrounding his preeminent gaunt features. This hallucinatory association between the figures of Job and God takes its strongest depiction yet in the act of the former literally being a material emanation within the latter's aura.
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:
206 mm
Item Width:
160 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:
110
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2012-07
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Lord answering Job out of the Whirlwind
