Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
Artist
Creation date
1695
Materials
oil on canvas
Dimensions
23 x 28 1/2 in.
Credit line
Marian and Harold Victor Fund
Accession number
1994.117
Collection
Currently On View In
Carolyn & William C. Griffith Gallery
Ludolf Backhuysen was the leading painter of seascapes in Amsterdam during the last quarter of the 17th century. His earliest biographer declared that he was "taught by nature" and reported that he often put to sea when a storm threatened in order observe the changing conditions of sky and water.
When the weather gods were at their least favorable was when he most loved to board a boat and sail to the mouth of the sea.
-Arnold Houbraken, 1718-21
Provenance Research is on-going at the Indianapolis Museum of Art, and information will be added to this record as research is completed. Please contact Annette Schlagenhauff, Assoc. Curator of Research, at aschlagenhauff@imamuseum.org with any questions.
