James Tissot1886

The Last Sermon of Our Lord

Lifting his eyes to heaven, Jesus prays for his disciples and for all who will believe, that they may be one as he and the Father are one (John 17). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Last Sermon of Our Lord by James Tissot depicting John 17:1
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

John 17:1-26Primary
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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