James Tissot1886

The Woman with an Issue of Blood

A woman who has suffered a flow of blood for twelve years reaches through the crowd to touch the hem of Jesus' garment and is instantly healed (Luke 8). A watercolor by the French painter James Tissot, from his life of Christ.

The Woman with an Issue of Blood by James Tissot depicting Luke 8:43
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 8:43-48Primary
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.

Full biography & works →Wikipedia