Middle Europe

16th century Middle Europe

 

Werner Kuebler the elder (Swiss; 1555-c.86), design for a stained glass window, with Job on the dung hill, 1581, pen-&-ink, wash, 39.7 x 31.4 cm., J. Paul Getty Museum

‘Werner Kuebler the elder made this study for a stained-glass window, filling not only the circular central scene but also the surrounding frame with moralizing details. The figures of Patience, with a lamb, and Hope, with an anchor, perch on either side, references to the noble qualities which Job possessed. Lush bunches of fruit and vegetables ornament the design’.