James Tissot1886

Jesus Led from Herod to Pilate

Arrayed in mockery by Herod's soldiers, Jesus is sent back through the streets to Pilate, and that day the two rulers become friends (Luke 23). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Jesus Led from Herod to Pilate by James Tissot depicting Luke 23:11
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 23:11-12Primary
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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