James Tissot1886

The Scribe Stood to Tempt Jesus

A lawyer stands to test Jesus, asking what he must do to inherit eternal life and who his neighbor is, prompting the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Scribe Stood to Tempt Jesus by James Tissot depicting Luke 10:25
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 10:25-37Primary
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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