James Tissot1886

The Earthquake

At the moment Jesus dies, the earth quakes and the rocks split, the temple veil is torn in two, and tombs are opened (Matthew 27). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Earthquake by James Tissot depicting Matthew 27:51
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 27:51-54Primary
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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