The younger disciple runs ahead in a white mantle.
Bible in art · John
Saint Peter and Saint John Run to the Sepulchre (Saint Pierre et Saint Jean courent au sépulcre)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Two men race down a rocky slope outside the city wall in the grey light of early morning. The younger, John, in a white mantle with fair hair, is ahead and has almost reached the low doorway of the tomb.
Peter, older and bearded, runs behind him on the ridge, his dark cloak flying. Lanterns still hang by the tomb entrance from the night watch.
From the text
- “Peter and the other disciple set out for the tomb” (John 20:3)
- “the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first” (John 20:4)
The artist’s own
- Lanterns left hanging by the tomb
- The city wall on the skyline
Details
John
Peter
The older man runs behind with his cloak flying.
The tomb
A low white doorway in the rock.
A lantern
A lantern hanging at the entrance.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.332) · 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".