Cleveland Museum of Art

Jonah Praying

Date

280–90 CE

Medium

marble

Culture

Anatolia, late Roman-early Christian

Department

Medieval Art

Institution

Cleveland Museum of Art

The Old Testament prophet Jonah is shown with his hands raised in prayer. It is unclear which moment of the biblical story of Jonah is depicted here. He may be praying in the belly of the sea monster. He might likewise be pleading with the Lord for the city of Nineveh’s destruction or lamenting the withering of the gourd beneath which he sought shelter after fleeing Nineveh.

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