James Tissot1886

The Calling of Saint Matthew

Passing by the tax booth, Jesus says to Matthew, 'Follow me,' and the tax collector rises and leaves everything to join him (Matthew 9). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Calling of Saint Matthew by James Tissot depicting Matthew 9:9
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 9:9-13Primary
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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