The Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Rembrandt
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| Author: | Rembrandt |
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| Original Title: | Christus in de storm op het meer van Galilea |
| Type: | Painting |
| Style: | Baroque |
| Medium | Oil |
| Support: | Canvas |
| Year: | 1633 |
| Genre: | Religious paintings |
| Subject: | Biblical passage |
| Located: | Unknown location (stolen) |
It belongs to Rembrandt’s early period, when the artist boldly explored dramatic tension and the power of chiaroscuro, which would later secure his fame. The painting reflects the Baroque spirit, where movement and emotional intensity were essential tools to move the viewer.
Inspired by the Gospel according to Matthew, Rembrandt not only adheres to the tradition of religious scenes of his time, but also renews it by placing the viewer inside the storm, with an immediacy that was unusual in 17th-century Dutch painting. His technical mastery and the originality of the composition make it a key work for understanding the bond between spirituality and art in the Dutch Golden Age.
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Why is this painting famous?
The most outstanding work stolen from the most notorious art heist in history, which occurred at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston, in 1990.
This canvas, of special value as it is the only known seascape by the artist, illustrates a biblical scene in the Sea of Galilee, with Christ and the twelve apostles caught in a storm.
The work is renowned for its dramatic representation and use of chiaroscuro. Despite its fame, the current whereabouts of the painting remain a mystery, believed to be in the hands of mafias using it as a bargaining chip in the criminal underworld.
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