# Jonas en de walvis

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Jonas en de walvis is a bronze sculpture by Dutch artist Nic Jonk, standing on blocks of natural stone in Eindhoven. Its subject comes from the biblical story of Jonah and the whale.

Jonk merges Jonah and the whale into rounded, voluminous forms that twist together in a spiral, suggesting movement through water. Bronze catches daylight across the sculpture’s glossy patina. The figures avoid realistic detail, so their intertwined bodies create an abstract image of transformation, reflection, and renewed beginnings. The work carries Nic Jonk’s signature and date on its surface.

Its history includes a 1967 bronze casting in Haarlem and an Eindhoven installation in 1969. The sculpture moved to another Eindhoven location in May 1975. Jonk repeatedly explored biblical and mythological subjects, while linking water, earth, sunlight, and the whale with life’s origins. This version belongs to Jonk’s wider series of related sculptures.

Stone paving and limited greenery surround the artwork, placing its flowing bronze forms within Eindhoven’s built environment. Look closely at the balance between the rounded bodies, the spiral movement, and the shifting light across the surface. The sculpture connects a familiar biblical narrative with Jonk’s abstract language of merged forms and tactile bronze.

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## Photos

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- ![](https://mytuur-bucket.s3.amazonaws.com/image_Jonasendewalvis_68cbb6c6e7953b133712d7ff_4.jpg) — [Image: wikimedia](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wimberg,_Jan_Custers_-_Paterskerk_Eindhoven.JPG)

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