3. ‘Christ in the Storm of Galilee’ Rembrandt van Rijn.

the paintings shows the height of a violent storm. Dark clouds glower above, high waves are lashing the boat, the wind has already torn the mainsail in half. We almost can’t tell the waves from the rocks against which the small vessel seems about to founder. Jesus and his disciples are in the boat. Some of them are in a state of panic. Some of them are working to hold the boat together. One is leaning over the side of the boat, about to vomit. One of them is staring out directly at the viewer, holding onto his cap with one hand and onto a rope with the other. One of the disciples has Rembrandt’s face

c. 1633 This was Rembrandt's only seascape. It shows Jesus and his disciples in a boat in the height of a violent storm. Some are panicking, some are trying to hold the boat together. Once disciple has Rembrandt's face, and is staring at the viewer.