约拿与鲸鱼:《史集》中的一页

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《古兰经》里提到的约拿和鲸鱼的故事在伊斯兰世界非常流行,常以插图的形式绘入世界史手稿里,比如这一本——其书名翻译过来就是《史集》。但是这幅插图却没有文字搭配,它可能是供人在背诵经文时举起,也可能作为单独展示之用。其庞大的画面、直接的呈现手法和浓墨重彩都受到壁画的影响。此图中,鲸鱼把约拿吐到岸上,一棵弯曲的葫芦藤在他头上伸展并遮住他的头,葫芦藤也出现在西方中世纪对同一主题的描绘中。

"Jonah and the Whale", Folio from a Jami al-Tavarikh (Compendium of Chronicles), Ink, opaque watercolor, gold, and silver on paper

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