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Jonah and the Whale on a Lake with Sailing Vessels

Augustin HirschvogelLinkedCulture matchlcp-c64ab596487e

Date: 1546
Medium: Etching
Department: European Art
Institution: Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID: 7457

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This print by the pioneering landscapist Augustin Hirschvogel does triple duty: it depicts a picturesque seaside village, a parade of sailing vessels, and an Old Testament story. The biblical reference is the lone frolicking whale, perhaps inserted to explain the calm waters; when Jonah went overboard, the tempest subsided. In keeping with his early career as a mapmaker, Hirschvogel pinpointed the spot with the label Jonah. Germany, Europe

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Credit line: Bequest of Herschel V. Jones

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