"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Majma' al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Histories) of Hafiz-i Abru
Object type: Folio from an illustrated manuscript
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Hafiz-i Abru
Artist bio: Iranian, born Khorasan–1430 Zanjan
Artist role: Author
Artist nationality: Iranian
Date: ca. 1425
Medium: Opaque watercolor, silver, and gold on paper
Dimensions: H. 16 3/4 in. (42.5 cm)
W. 13 1/8 in. (33.3 cm)
Classification: Codices
Geography: Made in Herat   Afghanistan  
Credit line: Cora Timken Burnett Collection of Persian Miniatures and Other Persian Art Objects, Bequest of Cora Timken Burnett, 1956
Accession year: 1957
Tags: Men|Whales