Job in gesprek met zijn vrienden

About this artwork

Onder de voorstelling staat een Latijnse tekst uit het boek Job: Non estis loqvvtt coram me rectum sicvt servvs mevs Hiob Hiob 42

Art Historical Context

Hans Sebald Beham’s 1547 engraving “Job in gesprek met zijn vrienden” captures a pivotal moment from the Book of Job in remarkable miniature scale. Measuring only 70 by 106 millimeters, the print exemplifies the refined technique of the German “ Masters,” artists renowned for their meticulously detailed engravings that rewarded close inspection. Beham, active during the Reformation, used the medium’s precision to render expressive figures and subtle textures on a tiny copper plate. Beneath the scene runs a Latin quotation from Job 42: “Non estis loqvvt coram me rectum sicvt servvs mevs Hiob,”...

About the Artist

Hans Sebald Beham · 1500–1550

Sebald Beham (1500-1550), often called Hans Sebald Beham, was a German painter and printmaker born in Nuremberg. He stands as the most important figure among the Kleinmeister (Little Masters), a group of German artists who created remarkably detailed prints on a diminutive scale in the generation following Albrecht Dürer. Beham's significance lies in his technical virtuosity and unprecedented pro...