Wednesday, August 28, 2013

Wednesday's Art: "Storm over the Sea of Galilee" by Rembrandt



This has always been one of my favorite works, completed in 1633.  I saw it at the Gardner Museum in Boston when I was fifteen and it was very striking.  I'd like to see it again, but it was stolen in 1990 and is probably lost forever.

Just for fun, Rembrandt painted himself into the work.  He can be seen in the approximate middle of the boat wearing a hat that is distinctly un-1st century.