James Tissot1886

The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple

Brought to the temple to be presented to the Lord, the infant Jesus is taken into the arms of the aged Simeon, who blesses God for the salvation he has seen (Luke 2). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple by James Tissot depicting Luke 2:22
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

Luke 2:22-40Primary
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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