1825
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
The Book of Job: No. 8, Let the Day perish wherin I was born is a 1825 by William Blake, a Romanticism work, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
This painting shows a man sitting on the ground with his arms raised. He has a long white beard and is wearing a loincloth. Two women are sitting on either side of him, with their heads down. The background is a dark landscape with mountains and a cloudy sky. The man's pose and expression suggest that he is in a state of distress or despair. The women's bowed heads and the dark landscape add to the somber mood of the painting. The use of chiaroscuro, a technique that uses strong contrasts between light and dark, adds depth and emotion to the painting. To learn more about this technique, look up chiaroscuro.
William Blake (28 November 1757 – 12 August 1827) was an English poet, painter and printmaker.
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