Lightning flashes across the stormy sky as disciples on the wooden boat frantically bail water with their hands and pottery jars. One disciple, his face filled with desperation, shakes Jesus awake. Jesus, a Middle Eastern man with dark hair, is lying on a cushion, just beginning to stir. Other disciples shout and struggle to keep the boat afloat as waves crash in. The scene is tense and dramatic, illuminated by the harsh light of the storm.. Western artistic imitation or depiction of Middle Eastern, South Asian, and East Asian cultures, often romanticized or stereotypical.
