James Tissot1886

Nathaniel Under the Fig Tree

Jesus tells Nathanael he saw him under the fig tree before Philip called him, and Nathanael confesses him as the Son of God and King of Israel (John 1). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Nathaniel Under the Fig Tree by James Tissot depicting John 1:47
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 1:47-51Primary
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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