Wasafiri wa Emmau Njiani (Les pèlerins d'Emmaüs en chemin)

James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York

Wanaume watatu wanatembea kwenye barabara yenye mawe meupe hafifu chini ya mizeituni: katikati Yesu, akiwa na joho la kijivu na nyeupe, anazungumza na kuonyesha kwa mikono; pande zote mbili wasafiri wawili, mmoja mwenye kilemba cha njano na joho jekundu, mwingine ameshika kichwa chake mkononi.

Hapa Tissot hakumpa Yesu mwanga wala duara la nuru — anaonekana kama msafiri yeyote, kwa kuwa wale wawili hawakumtambua.

Kutoka maandiko

Wawili kati yao wanakwenda katika kijiji kiitwacho Emmau (Luka 24:13)

“Yesu akasogea karibu akaambatana nao” (Luka 24:15)

“macho yao yalizuiliwa katika kumtambua yeye” (Luka 24:16)

Ubunifu wa msanii

Yesu ameonyeshwa kama msafiri wa kawaida

Barabara chini ya mizeituni

Maelezo ya karibu

Yesu

Katikati, anazungumza wanapotembea.

Msafiri

Mwanamume mwenye kilemba cha njano na joho jekundu.

Akiwaza

Mwingine ameshika kichwa chake mkononi.

Mizeituni

Matawi yanapinda juu ya barabara.

James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.338) · 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".