Minneapolis Institute of Art
Jonah and the Whale
Unidentified German, 15th century
- Date
- 16th century
- Medium
- Woodcut
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
Jonah spent three days and nights in the whale, actually a large fish (Jonah 1:17), usually portrayed as a dragon-faced, mythological ketos. From early times, artists linked Jonah's ejection from the fish with Christ's Resurrection, which is one reason the theme was so popular. This woodcut shows the naked prophet being delivered onto dry land, then happily scurrying away, as if reborn, in the extra episode in the corner. Germany, Europe
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