In a helmet and red cloak, he lifts his hand.
Bible in art · Matthew
Lord, I Am Not Worthy (Domine Non Sum Dignus)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
The centurion stands at the foot of a flight of steps under a stone arch, seen from behind in a Roman helmet, a red cloak and a pleated kilt. He raises one hand towards Jesus, who has come down the steps with his disciples.
Jesus, wrapped in white, holds his hand at his chest and listens. Behind the meeting, the vaulted street opens onto houses, stairs and a doorway where someone peeps out.
From the text
- A centurion comes and pleads with Him (Matthew 8:5)
- “Lord, I am not worthy to have You come under my roof” (Matthew 8:8)
The artist’s own
- The Roman helmet, cloak and kilt
- The meeting at the steps of a vaulted street
Details
The centurion
Jesus
In white, he listens with his hand at his chest.
A disciple
A man with long red-gold hair stands beside him.
Watching
A figure peeps out from the doorway at the left.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.112) · 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".