The Life of ChristJames Tissot’s

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Born 15 October 1836 and died 8 August 1902 at the age of 66 years old. Tissot was born at Nantes, a city in western France, located on the Loire River, 50 km (31 mi) from the Atlantic coast. The city is the 6th largest in France, while its metropolitan area ranks 8th with over 800,000 inhabitants.

James Jacques Joseph Tissot

The Anxiety of Saint Joseph (Matthew 1:16–19)

The Magnificat (Luke 1:46–56)

Saint Joseph Seeks a Lodging in Bethlehem (Luke 2:3–5)

The Birth of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Luke 2:6–7)

The Adoration of the Shepherds (Luke 2:15–19)

The Presentation of Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:22–38)

The Magi Journeying (Luke 2:1–2)

Jesus among the Doctors (Luke 2:46–47)The Youth of Jesus (Luke 2:51–52)

The Voice in the Desert (John 1:22–23; Matthew 3:3)The Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13–17)

Jesus Transported by a Spirit onto a High Mountain (Luke 4:1, 5)

Jesus Tempted in the Wilderness (Luke 4:1–4)Jesus Carried Up to a Pinnacle of the Temple (Luke 4:9–13)

Saint John the Evangelist

Saint Matthew

Saint Mark

Jesus Unrolls the Book in the Synagogue (Luke 4:16–24)

The Jews Took Up Rocks to Stone Jesus (John 8:58–59)

The Magdalene before Her Conversion, 1886–94The Repentant Magdalene, 1886–94

The Lord’s Prayer (Luke 11:1–4; Matthew 6:5–13), 1886–96

The Voice from on High (John 12:27–42), 1886–94

Jesus Looking through a Lattice, 1886–94