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The Prophet Jonah is one of the seven Old Testament prophets painted by the Italian High Renaissance master Michelangelo (c. 1542–1545) on the Sistine Chapel ceiling. The Sistine Chapel is in Vatican Palace, in the Vatican City.

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

This particular fresco is painted above the High Altar, as the person of Jonah is of prophetic significance in Christianity. Behind the figure of Jonah, Michelangelo has painted a large fish (Tarpon), a reference to the fact that in the Book of Jonah, Jonah is swallowed by one.

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- [en] Prophet Jonah (Michelangelo)

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[es] Jonás (Miguel Ángel)

El profeta Jonás de 400 x 380 cm, es un fresco de Miguel Ángel de 1511-1512 y forma parte de la decoración de la bóveda de la Capilla Sixtina, en los Museos Vaticanos de Roma, encargada por el papa Julio II.

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