Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee - Rembrandt van Rijn (c. 1633)

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Among the largest and earliest of Rembrandt's works, the painting depicts the biblical event in which Jesus calmed the storm on the Sea of Galilee. The disciples in charge of the vessel were scared by the sudden storm and awoke a sleeping Jesus in their panic. It is Rembrandt's only seascape.

The painting, in vertical format, shows a close-up view of Christ's disciples struggling frantically against the heavy storm to regain control of their fishing boat. A huge wave beats the bow and rips the sail. One of the disciples is seen vomiting over the side. Another one, looking directly at the viewer, is a self-portrait of the artist. Only Christ, depicted on the right, remains calm.

The perspective is lowered, so that the sky occupies more space than the sea, but the boat, its crew and Christ remain the main focal point of the painting.

The ship is similar to a hoeker, a North Sea fishing vessel. Rembrandt changed the hull to make it appear more asymmetrical, while the mast appears heavier than the classical square or triangular sail. German art historian Christian Tümpel noted Rembrandt's tendency to use earlier Bible illustrations as a basis for adapting props, such as the disciples' ship, to fit his own imagination.

Rembrandt employed tenebrism (a style of dramatic illustration with stark contrasts of light and dark), as a way to visually emphasize Christ’s miracle in calming the sea. Light emanates from the upper left of the painting, and a glimpse of the blue sky may be seen through the storm. As the scene moves toward the right, the boat and the crew are thrown back into shadow.

The painting was purchased by Bernard Berenson for Isabella Stewart Gardner in 1869 and was displayed at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston before its theft in 1990. It remains missing.

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum offers a $10 million reward for information leading to the painting's recovery, the largest bounty ever offered by a private institution.