James Tissot1886

Saint Joseph Seeks a Lodging in Bethlehem

Having come to Bethlehem to be registered, Joseph searches the crowded town for shelter for Mary, who is expecting her child, but finds no room (Luke 2). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Saint Joseph Seeks a Lodging in Bethlehem by James Tissot depicting Luke 2:4
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 2:4-7Primary
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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