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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

fish art = fish appear in various art forms, whether as the main subject or incidentally, and are mentioned and illustrated throughout this work, e.g. see Jonah and the fish, shark attack, Tobit's fish, etc.

Ceramic plate, Incan, Peru, 1400-1533 A.D., Museo de América, Madrid. Photograph by Brian W. Coad.

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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

fish art = fish appear in various art forms, whether as the main subject or incidentally, and are mentioned and illustrated throughout this work, e.g. see Jonah and the fish, shark attack, Tobit's fish, etc.
Ceramic vase, Chimu culture, Peru, 1100-1400 A.D., Museo de América, Madrid. Photograph by Brian W. Coad.

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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

fish art = fish appear in various art forms, whether as the main subject or incidentally, and are mentioned and illustrated throughout this work, e.g. see Jonah and the fish, shark attack, Tobit's fish, etc.
Ceramic vase, Chimu culture, Peru, 1100-1400 A.D., Museo de América, Madrid. Photograph by Brian W. Coad.

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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

fish art = fish appear in various art forms, whether as the main subject or incidentally, and are mentioned and illustrated throughout this work, e.g. see Jonah and the fish, shark attack, Tobit's fish, etc.
Ceramic vase in form of a skate, Mochica culture, Peru, 100 B.C.-700 A.D., Museo de América, Madrid. Photograph by Brian W. Coad.

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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

Jonah and the fish = Jonah is the character in the Hebrew and Christian bibles who was swallowed by a fish (later changed to a whale). Jonah is on a ship heading to Tarshish, fleeing a mission to proclaim judgment on Nineveh at God's order, when God summons a great storm, and the ship's crew throw Jonah overboard in an attempt at appeasement. A great fish, sent by God, swallows Jonah and he remains in its belly for three days and three nights. He repents for his disobedience and calls upon God for mercy, whereupon God speaks to the fish, which vomits out Jonah safely on dry land.
Jonah in the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo (1471-1484) from Wikimedia Commons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Sistine_jonah.jpg

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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

fish art = fish appear in various art forms, whether as the main subject or incidentally, and are mentioned and illustrated throughout this work, e.g. see Jonah and the fish, shark attack, Tobit's fish, etc.
Miraculous Draught of Fishes, one of two miracles by Jesus Christ where the Apostles are unsuccessfully fishing in the Sea of Galilee and are urged by Jesus to try one more cast of the net. A large draught (haul or weight) of fish results. Fresco by Raphael, 1515, from Wikimedia Commons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:V%26A_-_Raphael,_The_Miraculous_Draught_of_Fishes_(1515).jpg

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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

fish art = fish appear in various art forms, whether as the main subject or incidentally, and are mentioned and illustrated throughout this work, e.g. see Jonah and the fish, shark attack, Tobit's fish, etc.
The Ray by Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin (1699–1779) from Wikimedia Commons: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jean-Baptiste_Sim%C3%A9on_Chardin_007.jpg

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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

fish art = fish appear in various art forms, whether as the main subject or incidentally, and are mentioned and illustrated throughout this work, e.g. see Jonah and the fish, shark attack, Tobit's fish, etc.
Watson and the Shark, a 1778 oil painting by John Singelton Copley showing 14-year-old Brook Watson being rescued from a shark attack on the third attempt in Havana, Cuba. Watson lost a leg. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Photograph by Brian W. Coad.

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Dictionary of Ichthyology  

fish art = fish appear in various art forms, whether as the main subject or incidentally, and are mentioned and illustrated throughout this work, e.g. see Jonah and the fish, shark attack, Tobit's fish, etc.
Carassius auratus from British Fresh-Water Fishes by Rev. William Houghton (1879). Photograph by Brian W. Coad.

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