The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
Rembrandt · 1633
The story
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a 1633 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn. A history painting, it ranks among the largest and earliest of Rembrandt's works. It vividly portrays the biblical miracle in which Jesus calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee. It is Rembrandt's only known seascape.
- Artist
- Rembrandt
- Date
- 1633
- Collection
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, Boston, United States
- Movement
- Dutch Golden Age painting
- Medium
- oil paint, canvas
- Size
- 160 × 128 cm
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