Minneapolis Institute of Art
Jonah and the Whale on a Lake with Sailing Vessels
Augustin Hirschvogel
- Date
- 1546
- Medium
- Etching
- Department
- European Art
- Institution
- Minneapolis Institute of Art
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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