He leans over the kneeling man.
Bible in art · Matthew
He Heals the Lame (Il guérit les boiteux)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
In a crowded court of the Temple, Jesus bends over an old man who kneels on a crutch before him in a ragged brown robe, and lays a hand on his head.
All around, the sick and the poor wait on the steps and the paving — some wrapped in white, some leaning on sticks. In the distance, on the great stairs, a group of priests stands watching.
From the text
- “The blind and the lame came to Him at the temple, and He healed them” (Matthew 21:14)
- It happens just after He drives out the sellers (Matthew 21:12)
The artist’s own
- Priests watching from the stairs
- The heavy columns of the Temple court
Details
Jesus
The lame man
An old man on a crutch looks up at him.
Priests
A group in dark robes watches from the stairs.
Waiting
The sick sit wrapped in white on the floor.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.200) · 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".