The Earthquake on Mount Calvary — Tissot Glorified and hens give their lowly

and hens give their lowly homage

an angel appears to shepherds

A group of sisters and friars of the Dominican Order

Bouguereau shows the Blessed Virgin Mary raising the Infant Jesus in her arms

The misty blue background of the dusky river and sky adds to the mystical element of the scene

The Earthquake on Mount Calvary — Tissot Glorified and hens give their lowlyThis artwork by James Tissot depicts the earthquake that followed immediately after the death of Jesus Christ on the Cross. The soldiers and pharisees are fallen to the ground in terror. The sky is black and foreboding. "And Jesus again crying with a loud voice, yielded up the ghost. And behold the veil of the temple was rent in two from the top even to the bottom, and the earth quaked, and the rocks were rent." Matthew 27: 50 51