James Tissot1886

The Calling of Saint James and Saint John

Mending their nets with their father by the lake, James and John leave the boat at Jesus' call and follow him to become fishers of men (Luke 5). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Calling of Saint James and Saint John by James Tissot depicting Luke 5:10
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 5:10-11Primary
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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