He stands in white behind the tree.
Bible in art · John
Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene (Apparition de Jésus à Madeleine)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Mary Magdalene has turned away from the tomb and walks along the path in a dark veil and many-coloured mantle, her long hair loose down her back, one hand on a tree.
Behind the trunk, almost hidden, Jesus stands in a white mantle and watches her. She has not yet seen who he is. Tissot set the scene in a garden of olive trees and low plants.
From the text
- “she turned around and saw Jesus standing there; but she did not recognize that it was Jesus” (John 20:14)
- “Thinking He was the gardener” (John 20:15)
The artist’s own
- Mary’s long loose hair
- Jesus half hidden behind the trees
Details
Jesus
Mary Magdalene
She walks away from the tomb, her hand on the trunk.
The tomb
The edge of the tomb entrance.
Olive trees
Grey-green leaves over the garden.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.334) · 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".