Lot 139
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Abel Grimmer (Antwerp circa 1570-before 1619)
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Abel Grimmer (Antwerp circa 1570-before 1619)

Jonas thrown in the water; and Jonas and the whale

Details
Abel Grimmer (Antwerp circa 1570-before 1619)
Jonas thrown in the water; and Jonas and the whale
the second signed and dated 'ABEL GRIMMER/Fecit 1611' (lower centre)
oil on panel, circular
7¼ in. (18.5 cm.) diam.
a pair
Provenance
Comte Philippe de Limbourg Stirum, Anzegem Castle, Belgium.
with Duits Gallery, London, 1955.
with Pieter de Boer, Amsterdam, 1962.
with J. Leegenhoek, Paris, from whom purchased by René Küss in 1967.
Literature
R. Bertier de Sauvigny, Catalogue raisonné d'Abel Grimmer, Paris, 1991, p. 235, no. LXVI.
Special notice
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Lot Essay

This lot depicts the story of Jonah, who was sent by God to Nineveh to preach to its heathen citizens. Unwilling to do God's command, Jonah sailed to Tarshish. To punish him, God unleashed a tempest with the power to sink the boat. When Jonah confessed to those others on the ship that he was responsible for the storm, they tossed him overboard, whereupon he was swallowed by a 'great fish'. While in its belly Jonah prayed for forgiveness and after three days was disgorged, unharmed.

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