Job
1618/30
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
120.3 × 95 cm (47 3/8 × 37 3/8 in.); Framed: 139.7 × 114.3 × 8.3 cm (55 × 45 × 3 1/4 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
87515
Art Historical Context
In the heart of the Art Institute of's European Painting and Sculpture collection hangs *Job*, a compelling oil on canvas from the school, created between 1618 and1630. Measuring nearly four feet tall, this work captures the biblical patriarch Job amid his trials of suffering and faith, a timeless emblem of patience and divine testing drawn from the Old Testament. The anonymous Spanish artist's choice of oil on canvas—a medium perfected during the Renaissance and flourishing in Spain's Golden Age—allowed for luminous skin tones, textured fabrics, and evocative shadows that draw viewers into th...