James Tissot1886

The Magi Journeying

Guided by the star they saw in the east, the wise men journey across the land toward Judea in search of the newborn king (Matthew 2). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Magi Journeying by James Tissot depicting Matthew 2:1
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

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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.