James Tissot1896

Joel (portrait)

The prophet Joel, who calls the people to rend their hearts and return to the Lord, and foretells the day when God will pour out his Spirit on all flesh (Joel 1). A gouache by the French painter James Tissot.

Joel (portrait) by James Tissot depicting Joel 1:1
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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.