Christ Asleep during the Tempest — the finished jigsaw puzzle

Christ Asleep during the Tempest jigsaw puzzle

Eugène Delacroix, ca. 1853 · Art

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About this puzzle

Christ Asleep during the Tempest is a free online jigsaw puzzle you can play straight in your browser, at any size from 12 to 500 pieces. Drag a piece near where it belongs and it snaps into place; joined pieces then move together as one. Your progress saves on this device, so you can close the tab and carry on later — and every finish earns points towards your next level and grows something in My Garden.

The picture is a work by Eugène Delacroix , ca. 1853, in the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art. It is in the public domain (Public Domain (CC0)), which is why we can offer it here at full resolution and free of charge.

About the painting

The Gospel story of a storm on the Sea of Galilee: the disciples struggle with oars and sail as waves break over the boat, while Christ sleeps calmly in the stern, his halo the brightest point in the picture. Delacroix returned to the subject several times in the 1850s; the contrast between the frightened figures and the sleeping one is the heart of every version.

How to solve it

Begin with the boat and the figures, where Delacroix’s bright reds and blues are concentrated, and the glowing halo. The sea and the stormy sky are dark greens and greys: sort them by the light catching the wave tops and the break in the clouds.

Puzzle facts

Size	Pieces cut	Grid	About how long
Seedling	12	4 × 3	5–10 min
Sprout	24	6 × 4	5–10 min
Bloom	48	8 × 6	15–25 min
Bush	99	11 × 9	45–75 min
Tree	208	16 × 13	1½–2½ hours
Orchard	304	19 × 16	2½–4 hours
Orchard	500	25 × 20	5–7 hours

Shape: Landscape
Collection: Art
Price: Free — no ads, no sign-up

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