Christ Asleep during the Tempest

Christ Asleep during the Tempest
Artist	Eugène Delacroix
Year	ca. 1853
Medium	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	50.8 cm × 61 cm (20 in × 21 in)
Location	Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Christ Asleep during the Tempest is an oil on canvas painting by the French Romantic artist Eugène Delacroix, executed c. 1853.[1] The painting is now in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.[2][3]

Delacroix painted at least six versions of the biblical story of Christ sleeping during a storm while on the Sea of Galilee.[3][4] After seeing the painting in 1886, while it was on display in Paris, Vincent van Gogh wrote: "Christ’s boat—I’m talking about the blue and green sketch with touches of purple and red and a little lemon yellow for the halo, the aureole—speaks a symbolic language through color itself."[3][5]

Gallery

• 
  Christ sur le lac de Genesareth,
  c. 1853
  Portland Art Museum
• 
  Christ sur le lac de Genesareth, 1854
  Walters Art Museum

References

1. Mac Adam, Alfred (2018-10-03). "Eugène Delacroix at the Metropolitan Museum of Art". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
2. "Christ sur le lac de Genesareth - Delacroix". Les Grands Peintres (in French). Retrieved 2019-08-26.
3. "Christ Asleep during the Tempest,ca. 1853". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
4. "How Eugene Delacroix's religious art reveals a hidden trust in Christ". Angelus News. 30 October 2018. Retrieved 2019-08-26.
5. Thomson, Richard (2008). Vincent Van Gogh: The Starry Night. The Museum of Modern Art. p. 24. ISBN 9780870707483.