Community: Comment: James Tissot: “The Life of Christ”

These comments were left by our visitors during the run of the Brooklyn Museum exhibition James Tissot: “The Life of Christ” from October 23, 2009 to January 17, 2010.

188 comments

The exhibit was exquisite. We learned so much about the life of Christ. Very well done.
Link Posted by The Quinn Family
Jan 17, 2010 at 5:05pm
Very beautiful works. I love to see such a life committed to displaying the life of our savior. It is such a treat to see the events of Jesus' life in art to remember. I wish that the dates of each painting, if known, were available so I can see the progress in Tissot's work. And just a side note, contrary to what is written on the wall in the front room...Luke is not an Apostle
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Jan 16, 2010 at 10:10pm
The exhibit was so moving. One disappointment: the letters in the text for some images was missing, i.e., an 'h' missing it's top half, which was distracting and made it seem like less care was shown in the exhibit's setup.
Link Posted by Kim
Jan 16, 2010 at 8:08pm
In this age of Godlessness it is a blessing to have this exhibit made open to the public so that all may remember what it is to have hope and understanding of life's purpose. It is important for us to understand that even the Divine Son suffered, more than we will ever know. To show depictions of the life of He who should be our model is very precious. This exhibit should be re-exhibited every few years so that more people may receive blessings. Thank you to those that made it possible for Tissot's amazing and insightful work to be displayed. Thank you and God bless you all!
Link Posted by Deenea S.
Jan 16, 2010 at 8:08pm
Tissot's paintings are very beautiful! I love them all. They all touch my heart in a very special way and if he were here today I would give him a big hug for depicting the life of Jesus in such a beautiful way.
Link Posted by Kristeen Saint-Laurent
Jan 16, 2010 at 7:07pm
I've never been moved to tears by an art exhibit, until this one. Thank you.
Link Posted by HS Cross
Jan 16, 2010 at 5:05pm
I loved every moment of the show . It was so incredible and had so much meaning to me.Thank you so much for a great art show.
Link Posted by Kate
Jan 15, 2010 at 9:09pm
Extraordinary, powerful, enhancing spirituality, beautiful: Could the exhibit not be extended?
Link Posted by Martin
Jan 15, 2010 at 8:08pm
Truly a learning experience,so happy that i did not miss this most special presentation. Please show it again this time next year.Beautiful ending to the Christmas Season.Thank you
Link Posted by Anne
Jan 15, 2010 at 7:07pm
To the Curators: This was a very POORLY hung exhibit - many of the most amazing works were either too high or too low. The order was also confusing, even for Christians who know the correct sequence. Why could you not have made the order of the Holy Week vs. Passion more clear? Misunderstanding your system made the moving experience of the art less powerful. And why does the catalog not repeat any of the very ineresting and well-written wall comments? This renders it essentially useless. What a waste of paper and excellent reproduction. You really bungled this - it's a real pity because you probably won't put these works on display again for a generation.
Link Posted by frequent visitor
Jan 15, 2010 at 5:05pm