James Tissot1886

Saint Peter Walks on the Sea

At Jesus' call Peter steps out of the boat onto the water, but seeing the wind he is afraid and begins to sink, crying, 'Lord, save me' (Matthew 14). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Saint Peter Walks on the Sea by James Tissot depicting Matthew 14:28
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 14:28-31Primary
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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