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Engraving of a bearded God emerging from a swirling whirlwind toward a crouching Job, with inscribed text above and below.

The Lord Answering Job out of the Whirlwind

An engraving of a bearded, long-haired God in a swirling whirlwind of clouds, leaning out toward Job, who crouches below with hands clasped and raised. Blake's linework and the inscribed verse above and below frame the scene, which is plate 13 from his Book of Job series.

Artist
William Blake
Date
1825
Medium
Source
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Size
3136 × 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 Señor responde a Job desde el torbellino

Un grabado de un Dios barbudo de cabello largo que emerge de un torbellino de nubes, inclinándose hacia Job, quien está agachado abajo con las manos juntas y levantadas. Las líneas de Blake y los versos inscritos arriba y abajo enmarcan la escena, que es la lámina 13 de su serie del Libro de Job.

Português: O Senhor responde a Jó do redemoinho

Uma gravura de um Deus barbudo de cabelos longos emergindo de um redemoinho de nuvens, inclinado em direção a Jó, que está agachado embaixo com as mãos juntas e erguidas. As linhas de Blake e os versos inscritos acima e abaixo emolduram a cena, que é a prancha 13 de sua série do Livro de Jó.

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