James Tissot1886

The Garments Divided by Cast Lots

Beneath the cross the soldiers divide Jesus' garments among themselves and cast lots for his seamless robe, keeping watch over him there (Matthew 27). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Garments Divided by Cast Lots by James Tissot depicting Matthew 27:35
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 27:35-36Primary
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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