Brooklyn Museum: European Art: Maltreatments in the House of Caiaphas (Les mauvais traitements chez Caïphe)

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Maltreatments in the House of Caiaphas (Les mauvais traitements chez Caïphe)

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

Convicted of blasphemy by the high priests—a crime punishable by death—Jesus is led away, as the crowd of witnesses pulls his hair, scratches his face, and rains both insults and blows on his body in what Tissot describes as a “diabolical fury.” Having blindfolded Jesus, his tormentors now mock his status as a prophet by demanding that he divine which among them has hit him.

Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Place Made: France
Dates: 1886-1894
Dimensions: Image: 12 1/2 x 8 3/16 in. (31.8 x 20.8 cm) Sheet: 12 1/2 x 8 3/16 in. (31.8 x 20.8 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: 00.159.252
Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
Image: Overall, 00.159.252_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008

Collections: European Art: Maltreatments in the House of Caiaphas (Les mauvais traitements chez Caïphe)