James Tissot1896
Abraham and the Three Angels
Abraham hurries to wait on three mysterious visitors beneath the oaks of Mamre, setting before them curds, milk, and a tender calf (Genesis 18). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his illustrated Old Testament.
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About James Tissot
1836-1902 · French
French painter who, after a vision experience in 1885, devoted the rest of his career to an extensive illustrated New Testament based on travel through the Holy Land. His watercolors are now held at the Brooklyn Museum.