James Tissot1886

The Baptism of Jesus

As Jesus is baptized in the Jordan the heavens open, the Spirit descends like a dove, and a voice declares him the beloved Son (Matthew 3). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Baptism of Jesus by James Tissot depicting Matthew 3:13
View full resolutionPublic domain via Wikimedia Commons. James Tissot (1836–1902), biblical watercolors from The Life of Our Saviour Jesus Christ (1886–1894) and The Old Testament.Source

Depicted passages

Matthew 3:13-17Primary
Portrait of James Tissot

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.

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