The Storm on the Sea of Galilee

Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee is a 1633 oil-on-canvas painting by the Dutch Golden Age painter Rembrandt van Rijn. It is classified as a history painting and ranks among the largest and earliest of Rembrandt's works. Purchased by art historian Bernard Berenson for Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1898 (not 1869 as previously noted, correcting an error based on historical records), it was displayed at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston until its theft in 1990; its whereabouts remain unknown. The painting vividly portrays the biblical miracle in which Jesus calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee, as recounted in the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Mark, with additional resonance from accounts in Luke 8:22–25 and Matthew 14:22–33. Notably, it is Rembrandt's only known seascape, distinguishing it within his oeuvre dominated by portraits, biblical scenes, and historical narratives.