His head rests on his arm against the rocks.
Bible in art · Matthew
My Soul is Sorrowful unto Death (Mon âme est triste jusqu'à la mort)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Jesus walks along a stony path in the garden at night, leaning against a rough wall of rocks with his head on his arm and his hand pressed to his chest. He wears a white robe with a yellow sash.
Above, on the rocks, the three disciples lie wrapped in their mantles. Tissot painted the scene in grey and green, with a faint light on the path.
From the text
- Jesus goes with His disciples to Gethsemane (Matthew 26:36)
- “My soul is consumed with sorrow to the point of death” (Matthew 26:38)
The artist’s own
- Jesus leaning on the rock wall
- The disciples already lying down above him
Details
His face
Hand to his chest
He presses his hand to his heart.
The disciples
Three figures lie on the rocks above.
The path
A stony path winds through the garden.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.230) · 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".