Detail from The Canal, Amsterdam, 1889, James McNeill Whistler, The Hunterian, University of Glasgow

 

M.0138
Christ with disciples

Artist: James McNeill Whistler
Date: 1853/1854
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art, NY
Accession Number: 1970.121.41
Medium: pencil, pen, brown ink and watercolour
Support: brown wove paper, arched, laid down on card in an album
Size: 3 7/8 x 3 7/16-3 9/16" (99 x 88-90 mm)
Signature: 'J.W.'
Inscription: none

Christ with disciples

Description

Christ with disciples, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Christ with disciples, Metropolitan Museum of Art

A white-robed, fair-haired man faces left, head bent, while two dark-robed bearded men face him, as if questioning him. Hills and a lake are indicated roughly at right.

Last updated: 13th March 2021 by Margaret