Title: The Magnificat
Originally painted as a watercolor, French artist and illustrator James Tissot
capture the moment the blessed virgin Mart recites the Magnificat while
visiting her relation Elizabeth and Zacharias (notice them looking on in the
background).
The Virgin Mary raises her hands in a gesture of praise and prayer while
reciting the Magnificat in response to Elizabeth's statement: "And blessed art
thou that hast believed, because those things shall be accomplished that
were spoken to thee by the Lord.
And Mary said: My soul doth magnify the Lord. And my spirit hath rejoiced
in God my Saviour. Because he hath regarded the humility of his handmaid;
for behold from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed. Because he
that is mighty hath done great things to me; and holy is his name. And his
mercy is from generation unto generations, to them that fear him. He hath
shewed might in his arm: he hath scattered the proud in conceit of their
heart. He hath put down the mighty from their seat, and hath exalted the
humble. He hath filled the hungry with good things; and the rich he hath sent
empty away. He hath recieved Israel his servant, being mindful of his mercy:
As he spoke to our fathers, to Abraham and his seed forever." – LK 1:45-55
Tissot was known for spending time in the Holy Land and painting a plethora
of scenes from the life of Christ. What particularly sets him aside from other
artists' renditions of the life of Christ is his authenticity in displaying accurately
the ethnic garb and customs that were in place while Christ walked the earth.
Though this deviates from many of the typical Western-art depictions of the
life of Christ, the viewer has the opportunity for a more historically accurate
glimpse into the true visual appearance of the time.
Many of Tissot's artistic renditions also reveal some never-before seen 'footage'
of the life of Christ. Two paintings in particular demonstrate this concept:
The first depicts the crucifixion through the eyes of Christ, and the second
shows our Blessed Mother kneeling on Mt. Calvary at the hole where the
cross of her Son once rested.
Artist: James Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902)
Art Style: French Victorian Neoclassical
Image-File Specs: 3.7 MB, 300dpi (1320 x 2743 px) RGB, jpg format
Image Number: 1813
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