| Also known as | Rembrant Harmenszoon van Rijn |
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Skills | Painter, Etcher, Printmaker |
| Born | July 15, 1606 (Leiden, Netherlands) |
| Died | October 4, 1669 (Amsterdam, Netherlands) |
| Period | Baroque, Dutch Golden Age |
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Loading...This dramatic illustration, “The Storm on the Sea of Galilee”, is painted by the Dutch Golden Age master Rembrandt. It is a dramatic depiction of the ‘calming the storm’ miracle done by Jesus. Jesus did many miracles in his lifetime including walking on water, cursing the fig tree, turning water into wine and many more. Those miracles and anecdotes made his apostles and followers have more faith in him. Though, as it is obvious in the stories, Jesus never exhibited his powers in public until it was a sheer necessity. Here, he is crossing the Sea of Galilee with his apostles and other Jewish people. The sea was known for its sudden storms and taking lives of people. Such a storm came across with this […]
