The Egypt years by James Tissot

Looking at these paintings I admired the authentic details. Tissot spent many years in Jerusalem and the surrounding Middle East and I wondered what Our Lady and St. Jospeh said to their neighbors about their time in Egypt. The question must have come up.

 

The Flight into Egypt by James Tissot

 

 

The Sojourn in Egypty by James Tissot

 

The Return from Egypt by James Tissot