He looks down at the sleeping disciples.
Bible in art · Matthew
You Could Not Watch One Hour With Me (Vous n'avez pu veiller une heure avec moi)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Jesus has come back to the three disciples and stands over them in white, one hand resting on a rock. They lie on the ground wrapped in their cloaks, fast asleep; an old one sleeps with his head on his arm.
A low moon shines through the trees at the upper left. Tissot painted the garden in dark greens and browns, with Jesus’ pale robe the brightest thing in the night.
From the text
- “Jesus returned to the disciples and found them sleeping” (Matthew 26:40)
- “Were you not able to keep watch with Me for one hour?” (Matthew 26:40)
The artist’s own
- The moon rising behind the hill
- The sleepers wrapped tight in their cloaks
Details
Jesus
Asleep
A disciple lies face down in a white mantle.
An old disciple
A grey-bearded man sleeps with his head on his arm.
The moon
A low moon behind the hill.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.232) · 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".