Brooklyn Museum: European Art: Curses Against the Pharisees (Imprécations contre les pharisiens)

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Curses Against the Pharisees (Imprécations contre les pharisiens)

Portfolio/Series: The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ (La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ)

When Jesus dines in the house of one of the Pharisees, he does not wash his hands though Jewish ritual demanded it. When reproached by his host, Jesus, in turn, indicts the Pharisees for their hypocrisy: their emphasis on the appearance of righteousness through ceremony rather than true belief. In Tissot’s painting, Jesus condemns this group—much to their dismay and protest—with a dynamic gesture.

Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Place Made: France
Dates: 1886-1896
Dimensions: Image: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (16.2 x 23.8 cm) Sheet: 6 3/8 x 9 3/8 in. (16.2 x 23.8 cm)
Signature: Signed bottom left on column: "J.J. Tissot"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 00.159.142
Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
Image: Overall, 00.159.142_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

Collections: European Art: Curses Against the Pharisees (Imprécations contre les pharisiens)