James Tissot1886
The Calling of Saint Peter and Saint Andrew
After a night of empty nets, the fishermen let down their nets at Jesus' word and take so great a catch that Peter falls at his feet (Luke 5). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.
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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.