Christ in the Storm
1650
oil
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
1650
oil
panel
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Dominant colour
Christ in the Storm is a 1650 oil by Heinrich Jansen, a Baroque work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
You see a dramatic scene of Jesus and his disciples in a stormy boat. The artist used dark colors to show the turmoil of the storm. This painting is interesting because it shows the artist's skill in depicting movement and emotion. Look up the technique of chiaroscuro to learn more about how artists like Heinrich Jansen used strong contrasts of light and dark.
Possilby sale J.M. Cok, Amsterdam, December 16, 1771, lot 167 for 90 florins to Van der Schley [see C. Hofstede de Groot, A Catalogue Raisonné of the Works of the Most Eminent Dutch Painters of the Seventeenth Century, vol. 6, 1916, p. 82, no. 103a]. Sale Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, September 1, 1934, lot 1911 (pl. 65). Hans Schaeffer Galleries, New York; sold to Charles Worcester, December 30, 1940 [receipt in curatorial files]; given to the Art Institute, 1941.
New York, Duveen Galleries, Paintings by Great Masters of the Seventeenth Century, October-November 1942, cat. 42 (ill.).
L.G.S., “Forthcoming Sales,” (Fischer, Lucerne), Burlington Magazine 65 (August 1934) p. xiii. “Fischer Gallery in Lucerne Offers Fine Auction Series,” Art News 32 (18 August 1934) pp. 7, 11 (ill.). Advertisement, The Art News 32, no. 39 (August 18, 1934). The Art Institute of Chicago Annual Report 1941 (Chicago,1941), p. 11. The Art Institute of Chicago, Paintings in The Art Institute of Chicago: A Catalogue of the Picture Collection (Chicago,1961), p. 366.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Heinrich Jansen (1625–1667) was a Danish artist, born in Flensburg.
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