William Blake
Job's evil dream of Satan worshipped as God

Artwork Detail
This is considered to be one of the most famous and inspired images in the series. Job dreams of a vision of God, but instead of a figure bathed in glory, he is half devil with cloven hooves, who hovers over Job's sleeping form as if to suffocate him. God's outstretched arms highlight the choice for Job - to writhe with sinners in the flames of Hell, or strive for a less-clearly defined Heaven, its view impeded by the intertwined serpent who destroyed the Paradise of Adam and Eve. (Monsters and Maidens, 2004)
- Title
- Job's evil dream of Satan worshipped as God
- Artist/creator
- Production date
- 1825
- Medium
- engraving
- Dimensions
- 213 x 164 mm
- Credit line
- Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1980
- Accession no
- 1980/10/11
- Copyright
- No known copyright restrictions
- Department
- International Art
- Display status
- Not on display
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