Wrapped in white, he sits up on the bier.
Bible in art · Luke
The Resurrection of the Widow's Son at Nain (La résurrection du fils de la veuve de Naïm)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Two crowds meet at the gate of Nain: the funeral procession coming out under the stone arch, and the people following Jesus. Tissot packed the sheet with figures — mourners in white raise their arms, others press in to see.
In the centre the young man sits up on the open bier, still wrapped in white, while the bearers stop. Jesus stands beside him in white, and at the right a man plays a pipe, as at funerals.
From the text
- The only son of a widow is carried out at the town gate (Luke 7:12)
- “He went up and touched the coffin, and those carrying it stood still” (Luke 7:14)
- “the dead man sat up and began to speak” (Luke 7:15)
The artist’s own
- A piper among the mourners
- The great arched gate of the town
Details
The young man
Jesus
He stands beside the bier in white.
The piper
A man plays a pipe at the edge of the crowd.
The gate
The procession comes out under a stone arch.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.115) · 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".