James Tissot1886
The Adoration of the Magi
Rejoicing at the star, the wise men enter the house, kneel before the child with Mary his mother, and offer their gifts of gold, frankincense, and myrrh (Matthew 2). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.
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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.