A calm figure in a blue-grey mantle on the path.
Bible in art · Luke
The Brow of the Hill near Nazareth (L'escarpement de Nazareth)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
An angry crowd fills a path that runs along the edge of a cliff above a deep ravine. At the top they shout and wave their arms; lower down, others push forward along the path.
In the middle, alone on the rock, stands a quiet figure in a blue-grey mantle and white veil — Jesus walking away through them. Tissot drew the steep brown rock face with great care.
From the text
- They drive Him out of the town to the brow of the hill (Luke 4:29)
- “But Jesus passed through the crowd and went on His way” (Luke 4:30)
The artist’s own
- The cliff and ravine drawn as a real place
- The crowd climbing on a narrow path
Details
Jesus
At the top
The crowd on the cliff top raises their arms.
The cliff
Sheer brown rock drops into a ravine.
Below
More people push along the path below.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.72) · 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".