- The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
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The Storm on the Sea of Galilee Artist Rembrandt Year 1633 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 160 cm × 128 cm (62.99 in × 50.39 in) Location Whereabouts unknown since the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum robbery in 1990. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a painting of 1633 by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn that was in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum of Boston, Massachusetts, United States, prior to being stolen on March 18, 1990. The painting depicts the miracle of Jesus calming the waves on the Sea of Galilee, as depicted in the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Mark in the New Testament of the Christian Bible. It is Rembrandt's only seascape. It is widely believed, because of the fourteen people in the boat, that Rembrandt painted himself in the boat along with the twelve disciples and Jesus.[1] The crewmember looking out towards the viewer of the painting has been suggested as being a self-portrait of Rembrandt.[1]
Theft
On the morning of March 18, 1990, thieves disguised as police officers broke into the museum and stole The Storm on the Sea of Galilee and 12 other works. It is considered the biggest art theft in US history and remains unsolved. The museum still displays the paintings' empty frames in their original locations.
References
- ^ a b Goldfarb, Hilliard T. (1995). The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum: A Companion Guide and History. Yale University. pp. 97–98. ISBN 0-300-06341-5. http://books.google.com/books?id=qpTugkmwWLQC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false.
External links
- One reference
- A second; did Rembrandt depict himself in the painting?
- Gardner Museum link
- The FBI on the theft
- Forbes on the theft
Rembrandt The Stoning of Saint Stephen (1625) · Jacob de Gheyn III (1632) · Andromeda Chained to the Rocks (1631) · The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp (1631) · Old Man with a Gold Chain (c. 1631) · Philosopher in Meditation (1632) · The Abduction of Europa (1632) · The Storm on the Sea of Galilee (1633) · Artemisia (1634) · Descent from the Cross (1634) · Belshazzar's Feast (1635) · The Prodigal Son in the Tavern (c. 1635) · Danaë (1636) · Night Watch (1642) · The Woman Taken in Adultery (1644) · The Mill (1645-1648) · Susanna and the Elders (1647) · Hundred Guilder Print (1649) · Self-portrait (1652) · Aristotle Contemplating a Bust of Homer (1653) · Bathsheba at Her Bath (1654) · Virgin and Child with a Cat (1654) · Self-portrait (1658) · Self Portrait with Beret and Turned-Up Collar (1659) · Self-portrait (1660) · The Three Crosses (1660) · Ahasuerus and Haman at the Feast of Esther (1660) · The Conspiracy of Claudius Civilis (1661) · Syndics of the Drapers' Guild (1662) · The Jewish Bride (1664) · Self Portrait with Two Circles (1665–1669) · The Return of the Prodigal Son (1662–1669)Attribution disputed: The Polish Rider (1655)Other: Rembrandt lightingCategories:- Rembrandt paintings
- 1633 paintings
- Stolen works of art
- Maritime paintings
- Paintings depicting Jesus
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