Satan Smiting Job with Boils
1825
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
1825
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
This print shows a muscular, winged figure looming over a hunched man and woman on the ground. The sky is dark with swirling lines, and the scene looks stormy. The text around the edges quotes a Bible story about suffering. The artist used sharp lines and shading to create drama and texture. The hunched figures look small and helpless under the towering figure’s gaze. Next, look up engraving to see how artists like Blake built up layers of lines to make shadows and light.
