Masters of the Life of Christ

Masters/James Tissot/The Miraculous Draught of Fishes

The Miraculous Draught of Fishes, opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper by James Tissot, 1886–1894

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The nets are so full they begin to break, and the men strain to haul them into the boats. Peter, who fished all night and caught nothing, will fall at Jesus’ knees. “From henceforth thou shalt catch men.”

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