James Tissot1886

Apparition of Our Lord to Saint Peter

The disciples tell how the Lord has truly risen and has appeared to Simon Peter, confirming the witness of the empty tomb (Luke 24). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Apparition of Our Lord to Saint Peter by James Tissot depicting Luke 24:34
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

Luke 24:34Primary
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.

Full biography & works →Wikipedia