He raises his hands in greeting.
Bible in art · Matthew
Jesus Appears to the Holy Women (Apparition de Jésus aux saintes femmes)
James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York
Under the twisted trunks of olive trees, three women hurrying back from the tomb stop short. Jesus stands before them at the left in a white mantle that glows faintly, his hands raised, with small points of light in his palms.
The women gaze at him with their hands at their chests, wrapped in mantles of orange, gold and dark blue.
From the text
- “they hurried away from the tomb in fear and great joy” (Matthew 28:8)
- “Suddenly Jesus met them and said, ‘Greetings!’” (Matthew 28:9)
The artist’s own
- Small lights in Jesus’ palms
- The meeting among olive trees
Details
Jesus
The light
A point of light shines in his palm.
The women
Three women stop and look at him.
Olive trees
Twisting trunks between them.
James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.337) · 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".