James Tissot1886

Jesus Sits by the Seashore and Preaches

With the crowds pressing close, Jesus sits in a boat just off the shore and teaches the people in parables across the water (Matthew 13). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Jesus Sits by the Seashore and Preaches by James Tissot depicting Matthew 13:1
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 13:1-3Primary
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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