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Job in Prayer

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French Illuminator · 1405–1420

The Egerton Master gets his name from a manuscript in the British Library with the shelfmark *Egerton 1070*--a book of hours. This artist may have been Netherlandish by birth, but his career as we know it began in Paris. There he collaborated with many of the most important manuscript illuminators of the period, including the Boucicaut Master and the Master of the Brussels Initials. His work also

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Date: about 1410
Medium: Tempera colors, gold leaf, gold paint, and ink
Culture: French
Department: Manuscripts
Institution: Getty Museum

Kneeling on the grass, Job prays to God, who is shown above emerging from a star-studded cloud. The intricate background consists of twisting golden acanthus forms on a deep blue ground. The miniature accompanies the first of several readings from the Old Testament Book of Job. Although this was a traditional component of the Office of the Dead, at the time this manuscript was made illuminations featuring Job himself were not a standard feature of the text. The first reading begins with the plea *Parce mihi domine:* "Spare me, Lord, for my days are nothing. What is man that you should magnify him? Or why do you set your heart upon him?" (Job 7:16-21)

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