Job's children feasting
Panel
16th century (made)
16th century (made)
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The Old Testament story of Job was a popular subject in the medieval period. Job was a very devout man. Satan wanted to test his faith and God allowed him to inflict many torments on Job.
This scene shows the wealthy Job feasting with his many children. One by one Job lost his wealth, children, servants and livestock, and suffered further physical torture as Satan inflicted his torments on him. Throughout these trials Job remained steadfast in his faith. He was finally rewarded by God by having everything restored many times over.
This scene shows the wealthy Job feasting with his many children. One by one Job lost his wealth, children, servants and livestock, and suffered further physical torture as Satan inflicted his torments on him. Throughout these trials Job remained steadfast in his faith. He was finally rewarded by God by having everything restored many times over.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Job's children feasting (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Stained glass |
| Brief description | Stained glass panel depicting Job's children feasting. German, 16th century. STG |
| Physical description | Stained glass panel depicting Job's children feasting. Red, blue, purple, maroon and green glass. Grisaille. Yellow stain. |
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| Credit line | Given by E. E. Cook |
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| Summary | The Old Testament story of Job was a popular subject in the medieval period. Job was a very devout man. Satan wanted to test his faith and God allowed him to inflict many torments on Job. This scene shows the wealthy Job feasting with his many children. One by one Job lost his wealth, children, servants and livestock, and suffered further physical torture as Satan inflicted his torments on him. Throughout these trials Job remained steadfast in his faith. He was finally rewarded by God by having everything restored many times over. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | C.235-1928 |
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| Record created | May 24, 2002 |
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