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Engraving of a robed figure with outstretched arms before a stone altar and radiant light, with two kneeling figures below.

Job's Sacrifice

An engraved plate showing a robed figure with outstretched arms standing before a stone altar of square blocks, beneath a radiant burst of light. Two figures kneel at the lower corners, and winged figures appear in the side margins above a line of inscribed text.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
Wikimedia Commons / Wikidata
Size
3148 × 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: El sacrificio de Job

Una lámina grabada muestra una figura con túnica y brazos extendidos, de pie ante un altar de bloques de piedra, bajo un resplandor radiante. Dos figuras arrodilladas ocupan las esquinas inferiores, y figuras aladas aparecen en los márgenes laterales sobre una línea de texto inscrito.

Português: O sacrifício de Jó

Uma gravura mostra uma figura de manto e braços estendidos, de pé diante de um altar de blocos de pedra, sob um clarão radiante. Duas figuras ajoelhadas ocupam os cantos inferiores, e figuras aladas aparecem nas margens laterais acima de uma linha de texto gravado.

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