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Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
Ludolf Bakhuizen1695
Indianapolis Museum of Art at Newfields
Indianapolis, United States
Details
- Title: Christ in the Storm on the Sea of Galilee
- Creator Lifespan: 1630 - 1708
- Creator Nationality: Dutch
- Creator Gender: Male
- Date Created: 1695
- Type: oil paintings
- Rights: Marian and Harold Victor Fund
- External Link: http://www.imamuseum.org/mercury/load-artwork/32015
- Medium: oil on canvas
- wall label: 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
- measurements: 23 x 28 1/2 in.
- Artist: Backhuysen, Ludolf, I
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