Jesus Ministered to by Angels 1894

by James Tissot

Following the deprivations in the wilderness, Jesus receives the care of angels who restore his strength. Rejecting art-historical traditions in which Jesus takes material sustenance in the form of dates and pomegranates, Tissot insists on otherworldly agency. Here blue-hued, flame-haired angels extend their fingers to touch the prostrate form of the spent Jesus, who appea...

Size:: 6 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (17 x 24.8 cm)
Medium:: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Credit:: Public Domain, Courtesy of the Brooklyn Museum
More:: https://www.brooklynmuseum.org/opencollection/objects/4456/Jesus_Ministered_to_by_Angels_J%C3%A9sus_assist%C3%A9_par_les_anges

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