Job on the Dungheap

The painting Job on the Dungheap is a 1505 artwork by Albrecht Dürer currently housed at the Städel Museum. The painting depicts the biblical figure of Job sitting dejectedly on a dungheap, his body covered in sores. A woman, presumably his wife, stands over him pouring water from a bucket. The background features a fiery landscape, likely symbolizing the trials and tribulations Job endured.