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Judas Goes to Find the Jews (Judas va trouver les Juifs)

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

In two short verses, Mark recounts the deal struck between Judas and the chief priests, who will give him money to betray Jesus. Here, Judas negotiates his fee (he is shown with his fingers raised).

With his suspicious backward glance at the exchange between Judas and the priests, the unidentified foreground figure draws the viewer’s attention to the proceedings.

Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Place Made: France
Dates: 1886-1894
Dimensions: Image: 7 3/16 x 10 in. (18.3 x 25.4 cm) Sheet: 7 3/16 x 10 in. (18.3 x 25.4 cm)
Signature: Signed bottom left: "J.J. Tissot"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 00.159.216
Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
Image: Overall, 00.159.216_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

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