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Jonah Swallowed, 280-290
Marble
19 4/5 × 6 1/10 × 10 3/5 in
50.4 × 15.5 × 26.9 cm
Permanent collection
Cleveland
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Cleveland Museum of Art
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After disobeying the Lord’s command to proclaim judgment on the city of Nineveh, the Old Testament …
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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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Image rights
https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/
Jonah Swallowed, 280-290
Marble
19 4/5 × 6 1/10 × 10 3/5 in
50.4 × 15.5 × 26.9 cm
Permanent collection
Cleveland
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