Kipofu Anawa Katika Kisima cha Siloam (Le aveugle-né se lave à la piscine de Siloë)

James Tissot · 1886–1894
Brooklyn Museum, New York

Kisima cha Siloam kiko chini ya kuta za zamani za mawe na handaki lenye tao na giza, na ngazi zikishuka upande wa kushoto. Wanawake wanakuja kujaza mitungi yao; mmoja aliyevaa samawati amebeba mtungi kichwani.

Kando ya maji kwenye ukingo wa kisima, mtu mwenye joho la samawati na kofia ya njano amepiga magoti na kurusha maji machoni pake. Tissot alimwacha mdogo na karibu wa kawaida kati ya wanawake walio katika kazi zao za kila siku.

Kutoka maandiko

“alitema kwenye ardhi, alifanya tope kwa mate, na akampaka yule mtu machoni na lile tope” (Yohana 9:6)

“nenda kaoge katika kisima cha Siloam” … “huyo mtu alienda, akanawa, na akarudi, anaona” (Yohana 9:7)

Ubunifu wa msanii

Wanawake wakiteka maji kisimani

Handaki lenye tao na giza juu ya maji

Maelezo ya karibu

Akinawa

Kipofu amepiga magoti ukingoni na kunawa macho yake.

Mbeba maji

Mwanamke aliyevaa samawati amebeba mtungi kichwani.

Handaki

Tao lenye giza linafunguka juu ya kisima.

Ngazi

Ngazi za mawe zinashuka kando ya ukuta.

James Tissot, French, 1836–1902. Brooklyn Museum, New York (Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.173) · 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".