Jonah Swallowed
late Roman, Asia Minor, early Christian, 3rd century
Date:
280-290
Medium:
marble
Collection:
Medieval Art [1]
Dimensions:
Overall - h:50.38 w:15.50 d:26.90 cm (h:19 13/16 w:6 1/16 d:10 9/16 inches)
Credit Line:
John L. Severance Fund
Accession Number:
1965.237
Gallery ID:
Gallery 104
After disobeying the Lord’s command to proclaim judgment on the city of Nineveh, the Old Testament prophet Jonah was cast into the sea and swallowed by a sea monster. Here, the beast swallows Jonah headfirst.
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