James Tissot1886

Jesus Heals the Blind and Lame on the Mountain

On a mountainside by the Sea of Galilee, great crowds lay the lame, blind, and mute at Jesus' feet, and he heals them as the people glorify God (Matthew 15). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Jesus Heals the Blind and Lame on the Mountain by James Tissot depicting Matthew 15:29
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

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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.