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Initial S: Job
Creator
Francesco di Antonio del ChiericoItalian Illuminator · 1433–1484
All works by this person →Francesco di Antonio del Chierico, an illuminator and goldsmith, was one of the most prolific manuscript painters of the fifteenth century in Florence. He worked for Cosimo, Piero and Lorenzo de Medici as well as Federigo da Montefeltro. He was also an associate of the renowned bookseller Vespasiano da Bisticci, who helped him acquire patrons beyond Italy, such as Ferdinand I of Naples, Louis XI o
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- third quarter of 15th century
- Medium
- Tempera and gold
- Culture
- Italian
- Department
- Manuscripts
- Institution
- Getty Museum
Seated on a rock with his right hand supporting his head and with cankerous sores covering his naked body, the Bible figure of Job is a study in melancholy and resignation. The sense of Job's loneliness is further enforced by his isolation in the bottom half of the initial *S* . As described in the Bible, Job was afflicted with the loss of his wealth, family, friends, and health, but maintained his faith in God. Despite its rather depressing subject matter, the miniature is especially beautiful in the way the curving shapes of the cave spatially reinforce the curvilinear qualities of the letter itself.
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