He is pulled along by his mantle.
Bible in art · John
The Tribunal of Annas (Le tribunal d'Anne)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Jesus is dragged into a dim hall by a crowd of soldiers and servants who pull at his mantle and push him forward. Some raise their fists; one walks ahead with a long staff.
At the right, on a raised platform behind a railing, Annas and the elders sit waiting under a hanging lamp. A man leans round a pillar in the foreground to watch.
From the text
- They arrest Jesus and bind Him (John 18:12)
- “They brought Him first to Annas, who was the father-in-law of Caiaphas” (John 18:13)
The artist’s own
- Annas and the elders seated on a platform
- A watcher peering round a pillar
Details
Jesus
Annas
An old man in red sits on the platform.
The staff
A servant walks ahead holding a long staff.
Watching
A man leans round a pillar to see.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.243) · Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper · Brooklyn Museum (Commons file page, «Permission»): "This image was uploaded by the Brooklyn Museum as a content partnership, and is considered to have no known copyright restrictions by the institutions of the Brooklyn Museum." — "No known copyright restrictions".