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Why does the boat in Rembrandt's "Storm on the Sea of Galilee" look so odd? Was he taking artistic license in painting an implausible boat, and would audiences at the time have been confused by the image?

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What kind of boat is the boat in Rembrandt's "Storm on the Sea of Galilee"? It looks. . . odd.

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Why does the boat in Rembrandt's "Storm on the Sea of Galilee" look so odd? Was he taking artistic license in painting an implausible boat, and would audiences at the time have been confused by the image?	229
What kind of boat is the boat in Rembrandt's "Storm on the Sea of Galilee"? It looks. . . odd.	6