Dutch Baroque · 1633
The Storm on the Sea of Galilee
A small boat tilts into a wall of water while its passengers struggle in every direction. Calm sits at the center of the panic.
- Made
- 1633
- Style
- Dutch Baroque
- Collection
- Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum, missing since 1990
From museum to game table
The in-game crop
The card adds paint spaces, rewards and a frame. This crop shows the artwork area used during play, without the card rails.
The short history
What happened here?
This is Rembrandt's only known painted seascape. He based it on the Gospel story in which Christ calms a storm as his disciples fear the boat will sink.
A bright wave hits the left side while the right falls into shadow. Each figure reacts differently. One sailor looks out toward us and is often identified as Rembrandt himself.
The painting was stolen from the Gardner Museum on March 18, 1990, with twelve other works. Its empty frame still hangs in the Dutch Room under the terms of Isabella Gardner's will.
Look closer
Three details worth finding
- 1Rembrandt looking out from the boat
- 2The snapped rigging against bright spray
- 3Christ remaining calm in the shadows
Sources
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