James Tissot1886

Ordaining of the Twelve Apostles

Jesus calls his twelve disciples to him and gives them authority over unclean spirits and to heal every disease, sending them out in his name (Matthew 10). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Ordaining of the Twelve Apostles by James Tissot depicting Matthew 10:1
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 10:1-4Primary
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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