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Prophet Jonah (Michelangelo)

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Fresco on the Sistine Chapel ceiling

The Prophet Jonah


Artist	Michelangelo
Year	circa 1508–1512
Type	Fresco
Dimensions	390 cm × 380 cm (150 in × 150 in)
Location	Sistine Chapel,Vatican Palace,Vatican City

The Prophet Jonah is one of the sevenOld Testament prophets painted by theItalian High Renaissance masterMichelangelo on theSistine Chapel ceiling in theVatican Palace ofVatican City.

Between 1508 and 1512, under the patronage ofPope Julius II, the artist Michelangelo painted the chapel's ceiling, a project that changed the course of Western art and is regarded as one of the major artistic accomplishments of human civilization.^[1]^[2] Thesefrescoes portray various scenes from theOld Testament of the ChristianBible, includingThe Creation of Adam, the life ofNoah, and sevenmajor andminor prophets, of whom one isJonah.^[3]

This particular fresco is painted above theHigh 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'sdeath andresurrection.^[4]^[5]

The Prophet Jonah is opposite the fresco of the prophetZachariah.^[5]

Behind the figure of Jonah, Michelangelo has painted a large fish (atarpon), a reference to the fact that in theBook of Jonah, Jonah is swallowed by one.

A close-up of the face of the central figure

References

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^Gardner, Helen (1970)Art through the Ages, p. 469, Harcourt, Brace and World.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. RetrievedAugust 9, 2023.
^^a ^bDotson, 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 ^bGutman, 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.

Michelangelo

List of works
✻ attributed
†lost

Sculptures

Florence,c. 1488–1492	Head of a Faun† Madonna of the Stairs Battle of the Centaurs Crucifix
Bologna, 1494–1495	Additions to theArca di San Domenico Saint Petronius Saint Proculus Angel
Rome, 1496–1500	Sleeping Cupid† Bacchus Standing Cupid† Pietà
Florence, 1501–1505	David Madonna of Bruges Additions to thePiccolomini Altarpiece Saints Peter,Paul,Pius andGregory Pitti Tondo Taddei Tondo Saint Matthew Rothschild Bronzes
Tomb of Julius II, 1505–1545	Moses Rebellious Slave Dying Slave Young Slave Bearded Slave Atlas Slave Awakening Slave The Genius of Victory Rachel Leah
Florence, 1516–1534	Christ Carrying the Cross Medici Chapel Giuliano de' Medici, Duke of Nemours Night Day Dusk Dawn Medici Madonna Apollo Crouching Boy
Rome, 1534–1564	Brutus Florentine Pietà Palestrina Pietà ✻ Rondanini Pietà

Paintings

Panel paintings	The Torment of Saint Anthony Manchester Madonna The Entombment Doni Tondo Leda and the Swan†
Salone dei Cinquecento	Battle of Cascina†
Sistine Chapel (ceiling gallery)	Ceiling Separation of Light from Darkness The Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Plants The Creation of Adam Prophet Daniel Prophet Isaiah Prophet Jeremiah Prophet Joel Prophet Jonah The Last Judgment
Pauline Chapel	The Crucifixion of Saint Peter The Conversion of Saul

Architecture

Florence	New Sacristy andLaurentian Library in theBasilica of San Lorenzo
Rome	Capitoline Museums Piazza del Campidoglio Palazzo Farnese St. Peter's Basilica Tor San Michele ✻ San Giovanni dei Fiorentini Porta Pia Santa Maria degli Angeli e dei Martiri

Works on paper, milieu, etc.

Works on paper	Study of a Kneeling Nude Girl for The Entombment Male Back with a Flag Studies for the Libyan Sibyl The Punishment of Tityus The Fall of Phaeton Pietà for Vittoria Colonna Epifania
Milieu	Cecchino dei Bracci Tommaso dei Cavalieri Vittoria Colonna Ascanio Condivi Gherardo Perini Sebastiano del Piombo Febo di Poggio Luigi del Riccio
Related	Art patronage of Julius II Casa Buonarroti Lives of the Most Excellent Painters, Sculptors, and Architects Michelangelo and the Medici Replicas ofDavid Replicas of thePietà Restoration of the Sistine Chapel frescoes The Titan: Story of Michelangelo (1950 documentary) The Agony and the Ecstasy (1961 novel,1965 film) A Season of Giants (1990 TV film) Pietà vandalism Michelangelo (crater) Michelangelo quadrangle

Art of theSistine Chapel

Life ofMoses

Life ofChrist

Ceiling⁹
(Gallery)

Scenes from Genesis	The Separation of Light from Darkness The Creation of the Sun, Moon, and Plants The Separation of Land and Water The Creation of Adam The Creation of Eve The Fall and Expulsion from the Garden of Eden The Sacrifice of Noah The Flood The Drunkenness of Noah
Prophets	Jonah Jeremiah Ezekiel Joel Zechariah Isaiah Daniel
Sibyls	Persian Sibyl Erythraean Sibyl Delphic Sibyl Cumaean Sibyl Libyan Sibyl