He covers his face with his hand.
Bible in art · John
Jesus Wept (Jésus pleura)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Jesus sits on a rock outside the village of Bethany, wrapped in white, with his face hidden in his hand. In front of him kneels Mary, her long hair loose over the ground.
Behind her stand mourners in dark and brown mantles; some hold their hands to their faces, an old man looks on. The flat-roofed stone houses of the village climb the hill behind them.
From the text
- Mary “fell at His feet” (John 11:32)
- “When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come with her also weeping” (John 11:33)
- “Jesus wept.” (John 11:35)
The artist’s own
- Jesus seated on a rock, his face covered
- The village of Bethany on the hill behind
Details
Jesus
Mary
She kneels with her hands folded, her hair on the ground.
The mourners
People in dark mantles stand behind her.
Bethany
Stone houses climb the hillside.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.182) · 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".