Holy Thursday 2016

Jesus Blesses the cup at His Last Supper with His Disciples. Judas is seen leaving the premises.
(William Hole Ca. 1900)

Jesus washes the feet of his disciples at a break during Supper
(William Hole, Ca. 1900)

After supper, Jesus prays alone in the Garden of Gethsemane
(James Tissot, Ca. 1894)

Judas' betrayal leads to Jesus' arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane
(William Hole, Ca. 1900)

The Illustrations by William Brassey Hole  (1846-1917) are from "The Life of Jesus of Nazareth" Circa. 1900. The illustrations were originally water color. Hole was an English artist, illustrator, etcher and engraver, known for his industrial, historical and biblical scenes.

The painting of  Jesus praying in the Garden is by J.J. Tissot from a series of watercolor paintings about "The Life of Jesus Christ" (circa 1894).  Jacques Joseph Tissot (1836-1902), anglicized as James Tissot, was a French painter and illustrator. He was a successful painter of Paris society before moving to London in 1871. He became famous as a genre painter of fashionably dressed women shown in various scenes of everyday life.  Late in life he redeveloped an interest in the Catholic faith and traveled to the Middle East in 1886, 1889, and 1896 to make studies of the landscape and people. His series of 365 gouache (opaque watercolor) illustrations showing the life of Christ were shown to critical acclaim and enthusiastic audiences in Paris (1894–5), London (1896) and New York (1898–9), before being bought by the Brooklyn Museum in 1900.

Artist information is from Wikipedia.

I purchased the four digital images of the author's works for use in this Blog from biblepicturegallery.com