James Tissot1886

He Vanished from Their Sight

At the table in Emmaus Jesus breaks the bread, the eyes of the two travelers are opened, and he vanishes from their sight (Luke 24). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

He Vanished from Their Sight by James Tissot depicting Luke 24:31
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

Luke 24:31-35Primary
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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