Jonah Cast Up

Description

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. He spent three days praying inside the beast before being cast ashore. Here, the beast spits Jonah out of its mouth.

Provenance

According to William Wixom, one unconfirmed report tells us that the entire group (1965.237-1965.247) was found in a single, huge pithos or jar.; (J. J. Klejman, New York, NY, sold to the Cleveland Museum of Art) (?-1965); The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (1965-)

Jonah Cast Up

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280–90 CE

Accession Number

1965.238

Medium

marble

Dimensions

Overall: 41.5 x 36 x 18.5 cm (16 5/16 x 14 3/16 x 7 5/16 in.)

Classification

Sculpture

Museum

The Cleveland Museum of Art

Cleveland, United States

Credit Line

John L. Severance Fund