The Storm on the Sea of Galilee

The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
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

  1. ^ 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. 

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Attribution disputed: The Polish Rider (1655)

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