James Tissot1886

Jesus Walks in the Portico of Solomon

At the Feast of Dedication Jesus walks in Solomon's Portico in the temple, where the people gather around and press him to say plainly whether he is the Christ (John 10). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Jesus Walks in the Portico of Solomon by James Tissot depicting John 10:22
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

John 10:22-39Primary
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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