Jona proclaims the downfall of Nineve, Anonymous, Maerten de Vos, 1646 print Jona follows the streets of Nineve and proclaims the downfall of the city because of idolatry. The inhabitants and the animals of Nineve kneel on the ground and beg God repentance for forgiveness. The king also throws himself on the ground. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Jonah 3: 4. This print is part of an album. paper engraving when the king of Nineveh hears about the destruction of the city in forty days, he rises from his throne and decrees a general repentance for man and animal:
Jona proclaims the downfall of Nineve, Anonymous, Maerten de Vos, 1646 print Jona follows the streets of Nineve and proclaims the downfall of the city because of idolatry. The inhabitants and the animals of Nineve kneel on the ground and beg God repentance for forgiveness. The king also throws himself on the ground. Under the performance a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Jonah 3: 4. This print is part of an album. paper engraving when the king of Nineveh hears about the destruction of the city in forty days, he rises from his throne and decrees a general repentance for man and animal: all men, cattle and sheep must fast, people must wear sackcloth and pray to God
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