Christ Asleep during the Tempest
Painting by Eugène Delacroix, Met
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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]
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| Artist | Eugène Delacroix |
| Year | ca. 1853 |
| Medium | Oil on canvas |
| Dimensions | 50.8 cm × 61 cm (20 in × 21 in) |
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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]
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