He stands on the shore and raises his arms.
Bible in art · John
Christ Appears on the Shore of Lake Tiberias (Apparition du Christ sur les bords du lac de Tibériade)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Early morning on the Sea of Galilee: the water is still and silver-grey, the hills on the far shore are soft in the mist. A boat with the disciples standing in it lies a little way out.
On the stony beach in the foreground Jesus stands in white with his arms raised, calling to them. Behind him a thin column of smoke rises from a small fire on the shore.
From the text
- “Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore” (John 21:4)
- “Children, do you have any fish?” (John 21:5)
- “they saw a charcoal fire there with fish on it” (John 21:9)
The artist’s own
- The smoke of the fire rising high
- The quiet lake in morning mist
Details
Jesus
The boat
The disciples stand in the boat out on the lake.
Smoke
A column of smoke rises from the fire.
The fire
A small fire burns on the stones.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.343) · 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".