Rembrandt's Painting and Its Message: The Storm on the Sea of Galilee

Location: Whereabouts unknown since 1990

Rembrandt van Rijn. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee. Oil on canvas. 160 cm × 128 cm (63.00 in × 50.39 in).

This oil painting from 1633 depicts a biblical scene of Christ’s miracle of calming the storm, as told in the Gospels.

The canvas shows a small fishing boat being tossed among towering waves on the Sea of Galilee, with the disciples looking panicked and struggling against the wind and rain.

Many art historians see the work as an allegorical representation of faith and trust in the face of life’s storms and adversities.

Rembrandt's famous painting. The Storm on the Sea of Galilee exhibited in London

The painting “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee”, a virtual reality motif, represents the power of Christ over nature.

The virtual reality representing the painting is dramatic. I prefer those by Picasso, and Kandinsky …more colors, more energy.