James Tissot1896

Samson Slays a Thousand Men

Seized by the Spirit of the Lord, Samson breaks free of his bonds and strikes down a thousand Philistines with the jawbone of a donkey (Judges 15). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his illustrated Old Testament.

Samson Slays a Thousand Men by James Tissot depicting Judges 15:14
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

Judges 15:14-16Primary
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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