Mamajusi Safarini (Les rois mages en voyage)

James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York

Mamajusi wanapanda wanyama katika bonde tupu la vilima vyeupe vilivyokunjamana, kama mandhari ya jangwa ambayo Tissot aliichora katika safari zake. Watatu hao wanakuja moja kwa moja kuelekea kwetu juu ya ngamia warefu waliopambwa kwa vishada.

Wamevaa vilemba vyeupe na majoho mapana ya njano. Nyuma yao msafara mrefu wa watumishi, farasi wa mizigo na ngamia unapinda kurudi njiani na juu ya vilima — Tissot aliigeuza ziara hii kuwa safari kubwa.

Kutoka maandiko

“waliendelea na safari yao, na nyota ile waliyokuwa wameiona mashariki iliwatangulia” (Mathayo 2:9)

Walipoiona nyota, “walifurahi kwa furaha kuu mno” (Mathayo 2:10)

Ubunifu wa msanii

Ngamia na msafara mrefu — maandiko hayataji wanyama wala watumishi

Mamajusi watatu; Mathayo hasemi walikuwa wangapi

Maelezo ya karibu

Kilemba

Mpanda ngamia mwenye uso mweusi, kilemba cheupe na joho la njano.

Mpanda ngamia

Mmoja wa wale watatu, joho lake la njano likimwangukia ngamia.

Msafara

Watumishi juu ya farasi na ngamia wanafuata kwenye njia yenye mawe.

Mbali nyuma

Wapanda wanyama wengine wanavuka kilima katika mstari mrefu.

James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.30) · 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".