Prophet Jonah (Michelangelo)
| The Prophet Jonah | |
|---|---|
Vatican Palace, Vatican City |
The Prophet Jonah is one of the seven
Vatican Palace of Vatican City
.
Between 1508 and 1512, under the patronage of
frescoes portray various scenes from the Old Testament of the Christian Bible, including The Creation of Adam, the life of Noah, and seven major and minor prophets, of whom one is Jonah.[3]
This particular fresco is painted above the
High Altar.[4] Art historians generally interpret this prime position as being because the story of Jonah (who was swallowed for three days by a large fish before being miraculously restored) was seen as prefiguring that of Christ's death and resurrection.[4][5]
The Prophet Jonah is opposite the fresco of the prophet Zachariah.[5]
Behind the figure of Jonah, Michelangelo has painted a large fish (a tarpon), a reference to the fact that in the Book of Jonah, Jonah is swallowed by one.
See also
- Book of Jonah, the Biblical story of the prophet
- List of works by Michelangelo
References
- ISBN 978-0-15-508315-8
- ^ Coughlan, Robert. The World of Michelangelo, Time-Life International, (1966) p. 116
- ^ "Sistine Chapel". Encyclopaedia Britannica. 23 June 2023. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
- ^ a b Dotson, Esther Gordon. "An Augustinian Interpretation of Michelangelo’s Sistine Ceiling, Part II." The Art Bulletin, vol. 61, no. 3, 1979, pp. 405–29. JSTOR, https://doi.org/10.2307/3049912. Accessed 9 Aug. 2023.
- ^ a b Gutman, Harry B. "Jonah and Zachariah on the Sistine Ceiling: An Attempt at a New Interpretation of Michelangelo’s Work in the Sistine Chapel." Franciscan Studies, vol. 13, no. 2/3, 1953, pp. 159–77. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/23802122. Accessed 9 Aug. 2023.