He raises both hands towards the city.
Bible in art · Luke
The Lord Wept (Le Seigneur pleura)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Seen from just behind, Jesus rides a white donkey on a saddle-cloth and looks out over Jerusalem, which spreads below him in a haze of domes and walls. He lifts both hands towards the city.
Bearded men with palm branches stand close by at the right, and a crowd waits on the slope below. Tissot’s title, The Lord Wept, follows Luke; we cannot see his face.
From the text
- “As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it” (Luke 19:41)
- “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace!” (Luke 19:42)
The artist’s own
- Jesus seen from behind, his face hidden
- The whole city spread out below
Details
Jesus
Jerusalem
Domes, walls and roofs in the haze below.
Palm bearers
Bearded men stand with palm branches.
The crowd below
Faces of people waiting on the slope.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.193) · 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".