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Engraving of a bearded nude man riding a turtle led by a horned demon, with women and a helmeted man behind, burning buildings in the background.

Job rides on a turtle in front of his wife, his comforters and the devil. Engraving by D.V. Coornhert after M. van Heemskerck, 1559.

An engraving shows a bearded, nearly nude man seated astride a large turtle, holding a staff and a whip-like cord, while a horned demon and two women and a helmeted figure follow behind. Burning buildings and smoke fill the background, and Latin verses appear in two columns beneath the scene.

Artist
Maarten van Heemskerck
Date
[1559]
Medium
Engravings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3221 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1559.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Job montado en una tortuga, con el diablo y sus acompañantes, grabado

Un grabado muestra a un hombre barbado, casi desnudo, sentado sobre una gran tortuga y sosteniendo un bastón y una cuerda. Detrás lo siguen un demonio con cuernos, dos mujeres y una figura con casco. Edificios en llamas y humo llenan el fondo, y debajo aparecen versos en latín en dos columnas.

Português: Jó montado em uma tartaruga, com o diabo e seus acompanhantes, gravura

Uma gravura mostra um homem barbado, quase nu, sentado sobre uma grande tartaruga e segurando um bastão e uma corda. Atrás dele seguem um demônio com chifres, duas mulheres e uma figura de capacete. Edifícios em chamas e fumaça preenchem o fundo, e abaixo aparecem versos em latim em duas colunas.

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