James Tissot’s

The Life of Christ

BYU
Museum
of
ART
Exhibit
 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 Matthew

Saint Mark Saint John the Evangelist

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, 1886–94
The 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