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Engraving of a nude muscular figure with arms spread over a prostrate man, with a seated figure beside him, under swirling clouds and a rising sun.

Satan Smiting Job with Boils

Engraved illustration of a muscular, nude figure standing with outstretched arms above a prostrate man, while a seated figure leans toward him in a dim landscape. Swirling clouds, a rising sun at left, and distant buildings frame the scene, with biblical text from the Book of Job above and below.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3125 × 4000 px
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Public domain · William Blake died 1827 and the work dates by 1825; public domain in the US and life+70 countries.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier B · as stated by the source: CC0

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): William Blake, via Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

Español: Satanás hiriendo a Job con llagas

Ilustración grabada de una figura desnuda y musculosa de pie, con los brazos extendidos sobre un hombre postrado, mientras una figura sentada se inclina hacia él en un paisaje sombrío. Nubes arremolinadas, un sol naciente a la izquierda y edificios lejanos enmarcan la escena, con texto bíblico del Libro de Job arriba y abajo.

Português: Satanás ferindo Jó com feridas

Ilustração gravada de uma figura nua e musculosa de pé, com os braços estendidos sobre um homem prostrado, enquanto uma figura sentada se inclina em sua direção em uma paisagem sombria. Nuvens turbilhonantes, um sol nascente à esquerda e edifícios distantes emolduram a cena, com texto bíblico do Livro de Jó acima e abaixo.

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