He sits in white and lifts his hand.
Bible in art · Matthew
The Primacy of Saint Peter (La primauté de Saint-Pierre)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Jesus and the disciples sit together on a ledge of rock under olive trees, on a hillside of pale stones and winding paths. Jesus, in white at the left, raises his hand as he speaks.
One disciple has stood up in a striped mantle with his hand at his head; the others sit close around, wrapped in yellow, blue and brown. Tissot kept the group small against the big rocky landscape.
From the text
- “You are the Christ, the Son of the living God” (Matthew 16:16)
- “you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church” (Matthew 16:18)
The artist’s own
- The conversation on a rock ledge under olive trees
- Two travellers in white on the path at the right
Details
Jesus
Standing
A disciple in a striped mantle stands with his hand at his head.
The disciples
They sit close together in coloured mantles.
On the path
Two figures in white sit far off on the slope.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.148) · 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".