He bends his head towards Thomas.
Bible in art · John
The Disbelief of Saint Thomas (Incredulité de Saint Thomas)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Thomas kneels in a dark mantle before Jesus, his head bowed against him, and reaches to touch his side. Jesus, in a cream-coloured mantle, holds it open and bends his head towards Thomas.
Around them the other disciples and the women press close in the dim room; one woman covers her mouth. Tissot kept the gesture quiet and almost hidden in the folds of cloth.
From the text
- “Thomas was with them” (John 20:26)
- “Reach out your hand and put it into My side” (John 20:27)
- “My Lord and my God!” (John 20:28)
The artist’s own
- Women among the disciples in the room
- Thomas with his head bowed against Jesus
Details
Jesus
Thomas
He kneels in a dark mantle, his head bowed.
The hand
Thomas reaches under the mantle.
Watching
Women and disciples crowd close.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.341) · Opaque watercolor on 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".