James Tissot1886

Jesus Teaches the People by the Sea

Seeing the crowds gathered by the sea, Jesus teaches them the blessings of the kingdom — comfort for those who mourn and the earth for the meek (Matthew 5). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Jesus Teaches the People by the Sea by James Tissot depicting Matthew 5:1
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 5:1-12Primary
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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