''Christ Asleep during the Tempest'' is an oil on canvas painting by the French Romantic artist

Eugène Delacroix Ferdinand Victor Eugène Delacroix ( , ; 26 April 1798 – 13 August 1863) was a French Romantic artist regarded from the outset of his career as the leader of the French Romantic school.Noon, Patrick, et al., ''Crossing the Channel: Britis ...

, executed ''c.'' 1853. The painting is currently on display at the

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. Delacroix painted at least six versions of the biblical story of Christ sleeping during a storm while on the

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. After seeing the painting in 1886, while it was on display in

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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."

Gallery

Delacroix - Christ on the Lake of Genesareth, ca. 1853.jpg, Le Christ sur le lac de Génésareth, huile sur toile, 1854, Eugène Delacroix (3).jpg,

References

{{19C-painting-stub 1853 paintings Paintings by Eugène Delacroix Paintings in the collection of the Metropolitan Museum of Art Paintings depicting Jesus Paintings of apostles Maritime paintings