Masters of the Life of Christ

Masters/James Tissot/Ordaining of the Twelve Apostles

Ordaining of the Twelve Apostles, opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper by James Tissot, 1886–1894

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On a mountainside above the Sea of Galilee, Jesus raises His arms over the men He has chosen. Mark says He “ordained twelve, that they should be with him, and that he might send them forth to preach.”

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Other masters in room 25, He Ordained Twelve:

Harry Anderson

Christ Ordaining the Twelve Apostles

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Brooklyn Museum, Brooklyn, New York.

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Image: Brooklyn Museum, via Wikimedia Commons. The work itself is in the public domain.

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