Author, Lecturer, Broadcaster & Cultural Arts Expert;
President of Art Collage JANG/J Music/J Art/J Books & Media.
Author of over 40 books published on Amazon, including The Crimson Horror series and The Great and Immortal Painters’ Stories series.
Dedicated to sharing insights into art, culture, literature, and creative expression through writing, lectures, media, and content creation.
Today I would like to inform you that my new book has been published.
The new book titled “Paintings: A Catalogue of the Collection of Worldwide Famous Museum: 1. The Rijksmuseum”is a catalogue of the Rijksmuseum, a Dutch national museum, in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
This catalogue has been published after obtaining permission for publication through direct discussion with the Rijksmuseum. This catalogue, published through J Books & Media, a publisher that I run, classifies and organizes the paintings of the Rijksmuseum by artists and genres, and it is believed that it will help readers to systematically understand the paintings held by the museum.
Currently, I am
introducing the stories about various artists and their paintings with the
title “Interesting
Art Stories”.
The 50th story is “The Storm on
the Sea of Galilee”by Rembrandt van Rijn.
Rembrandt van Rijn
“The Storm
on the Sea of Galilee” is a 1633 oil painting on canvas by Rembrandt van Rijn,
the Dutch Golden Age painter. It was in the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in
Boston, but stolen in 1990 and remains missing.
Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
The painting depicts the
biblical story of Jesus calming the storm on the Sea of Galilee as described in
the fourth chapter of the Gospel of Mark and is also Rembrandt's only seascape
painting.
Sea of Galilee, Israel
Painted in vertical format,
the painting shows a close-up view of Christ's disciples struggling against the
violent storm to control their fishing boat again. In the painting, a huge wave
beats the bow and tears the sail, and one of the disciples vomits into the sea.
Another one who looks directly at the viewer is a self-portrait of Rembrandt
himself, and only Christ depicted on the right seems calm.
The close-up treatment of
the subject and the overall composition shown in this painting traces back to
the print made by Adriaen Collaert after designed by the Flemish artist Maerten
de Vos.
That print depicting the
storm on the sea of Galilei was the eighth work of the 12-part "Vita,
passio et Resurrectio Iesu Christ" published by Jan and Raphael Sadeler in
Antwerp in 1583.
The storm on the sea of Galilei, print by Adriaen Collaert after design by Maerten de Vos
Rembrandt's painting follows
the portrait format in his composition and also depicts the tilted boat. Like
in the print, most of the space in this painting is occupied by the disciples
on the boat struggling against the storm.
The painting was stolen on
the morning of March 18, 1990 by two thieves disguised as police officers and
broke into the museum, which is considered the biggest art theft in U.S. history
and remains unsolved to this day.
On March 18, 2013, the FBI
announced that they had identified a suspect in the case, but no public
conclusions were made.
The painting has been cited
in many fields of popular culture.
The painting was used on the
cover of the 1996 book “Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk” by
Peter L. Bernstein.
Against the Gods: The Remarkable Story of Risk, Peter L. Bernstein
The painting was used as the
cover for “The Struggle (2012)”, the third studio album by Tenth Avenue North.
The Struggle, Tenth Avenue North (2012)
The painting and its theft
are referred to in the 2013 film “Trance”.
Trance (2013)
The painting appears in the
fictional town of Lost in Sarah Beth Durst's 2014 novel “The Lost.”
The Lost, Sarah Beth Durst (2014)
The theft of the painting
was discussed in the 2021 Netflix show"This is a Robbery: The World's
Biggest Art Heist."
"Nightwatching" is a 2007
film about the artist Rembrandt and the creation of his painting “The Night
Watch.”
Rembrandt
The Night Watch, Rembrandt (1642)
The film is directed by Peter Greenaway and stars Martin Freeman as
Rembrandt, with Eva Birthistle as his wife Saskia van Uylenburg, Jodhi May as
his lover Geertje Dircx, and Emily Holmes as his other lover Hendrickje
Stoffels.
Saskia van Uylenburgh, Rembrandt
A Woman in Bed (Geertje Dircx or Hendrickje Stoffels), Rembrandt
Portrait of Hendrikje Stoffels, Rembrandt
The film features Greenaway's trademark neoclassical compositions and
graphic sexuality, and premiered at the Venice Film Festival.
Rembrandt's
painting “The Night Watch" related to this film is also related to
Greenaway’s documentary film "Rembrandt's J'Accuse (2008)”, in which
Greenaway addresses 34 "mysteries" related to the painting,
illustrated by scenes from the drama.
Rembrandt's J'Accuse
Movie
Review
“Rich, Beautiful, Moving,
Challenging”
“One of Greenaway’s best
films”
“Amazing set design,
impassioned acting”
“A totally convincing
Rembrandt”
Interesting
stories about the film
1. This is the first film in the
series "Dutch Masters" by director Peter Greenaway. The second film
is "Goltzius and the Pelican Company (2012)", and the third film is
about Hieronymus Bosch.
Goltzius and the Pelican Company
The Garden of Earthly Delights, Hieronymus Bosch
2. The title of this film is
related to Rembrant's 1642 painting "The Night Watch", which is owned
by the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam in the Netherlands.
Rijksmuseum
3. A producer Jean Labadie
described this film as "a return to the Greenaway of The Draughtsman's
Contract (1982)".
