Caption
February, Storm on the Sea of Galilee, Months of the year, print, book illustration, On the Sea of Galilee, the ship with Christ and his disciples is battered by the storm and the waves., Netherlands, printmaker: Dirck de Bray, 1600 - 1699, paper, woodcut, letterpress printing, woodcut and text in letterpress, height 47 mm x width 80 mm, story of Christ stilling the storm on the Sea of Galilee (Matthew 8:23-27, Mark 4:35-41, Luke 8:22-25), other concepts (with Pisces (February)), A black and white woodcut-style scene of a small sailboat on choppy water with a large billowing sail, a mast with rigging, and several figures aboard; one figure leans near the bow while others huddle amidships, their heads and shoulders visible; waves surround the hull with swirling lines and foam, and the sky is filled with horizontal and curved linework suggesting clouds; a cloud-like formation at the right edge contains two fish-like shapes.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26A82_126
License type
Rights managed
Available size
41.0Mb (9.5Mb) / 16.5in x 9.6in / 4954 x 2893 (300dpi)