Jonah and the Large Fish

Book Title: Biblische Figuren des Alten vnd Newen Testaments : gantz künstlich gerissen / durch den weitberhümpten Vergilium Solis zu Nürnberg

Author: Solis, Virgil, 1514-1562

Image Title: Jonah and the Large Fish

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Description: The prophet Jonah is thrown overboard, swallowed by a large fish, and vomited onto dry land. The city of Nineveh is depicted in the background. The artist, Virgil Solis (1514-1562), has placed his monogram in the lower left corner of the woodcut.

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