Object number1864.2.205.a

Jonas Propheta

Portfolio/Seriesfrom the book Effigies prophetarum duodecim

Date1700

Artist Raffaello Schiaminossi (Italian, 1572 - 1622)

CultureItalian

MediumEngraving, printed later

DimensionsSheet: 7 5/16 x 5 in. (18.57 x 12.7 cm)

Credit LineGift of Matthew Vassar

On View

Not on view

Period18th c

Classification(s)

SignedOn recto within plate, signed lower left corner: S SRAF[monogram]

InscribedOn recto within plate, lower center margin: IONAS PROPHETA

ProvenanceCollections: Elias Magoon
DescriptionAn old man, Jonas, in flowing robes and sandals holds a tablet with his left arm and points upward with his right hand. In the background at right is a monstrous sea creature and at left is a stone backdrop.

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