James Tissot1886

Simon the Cyrenian Compelled to Carry the Cross

As Jesus is led to Golgotha, the soldiers seize Simon of Cyrene, coming in from the country, and lay the cross on him to carry behind Jesus (Luke 23). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

Simon the Cyrenian Compelled to Carry the Cross by James Tissot depicting Luke 23:26
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 23:26Primary
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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