In the middle, he speaks as they walk.
Bible in art · Luke
The Pilgrims of Emmaus on the Road (Les pèlerins d'Emmaüs en chemin)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Three men walk along a pale stony road under olive trees: in the middle Jesus, in a grey-white mantle, speaking and gesturing; on either side the two travellers, one in a yellow turban and red robe, the other holding his head in his hand.
Tissot gave Jesus no light or halo here — he looks like any traveller, as the two did not recognise him.
From the text
- Two of them going to a village called Emmaus (Luke 24:13)
- “Jesus Himself came up and walked along with them” (Luke 24:15)
- “their eyes were kept from recognizing Him” (Luke 24:16)
The artist’s own
- Jesus shown as an ordinary traveller
- The road under olive trees
Details
Jesus
A traveller
A man in a yellow turban and red robe.
Thinking
The other holds his head in his hand.
Olive trees
Branches arch over the road.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.338) · 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".