James Tissot1896

Jacob's Dream

Asleep with a stone for a pillow, Jacob dreams of a ladder set on the earth reaching to heaven, with angels ascending and descending and the Lord standing above (Genesis 28). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his illustrated Old Testament.

Jacob's Dream by James Tissot depicting Genesis 28:12
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

Genesis 28:12-15Primary
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.

Full biography & works →Wikipedia