He comes forward with his arms spread.
Bible in art · Mark
Ordaining of the Twelve Apostles (Election des douze apôtres)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Jesus has gone up into the hills above the Sea of Galilee, which lies blue-grey far below. He walks forward in a white mantle with his arms open, calling, and the men he has chosen line up along the rocky ridge.
One kneels before him; others in white and yellow mantles stand in a row, some with staffs. At the lower left a crowd of other followers waits on the slope.
From the text
- “Jesus went up on the mountain and called for those He wanted, and they came to Him” (Mark 3:13)
- “He appointed twelve of them” (Mark 3:14)
The artist’s own
- The lake seen from the heights
- The chosen men standing in a line on the rocks
Details
Jesus
Kneeling
A man in grey kneels on the rock before him.
The chosen
A row of men in mantles stands along the ridge.
The lake
The Sea of Galilee lies far below among the hills.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.98) · 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".