Brooklyn Museum: European Art: Jesus Ministered to by Angels (Jésus assisté par les anges)

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Jesus Ministered to by Angels (Jésus assisté par les anges)

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

Following the deprivations in the wilderness, Jesus receives the care of angels who restore his strength. Rejecting art-historical traditions in which Jesus takes material sustenance in the form of dates and pomegranates, Tissot insists on otherworldly agency. Here blue-hued, flame-haired angels extend their fingers to touch the prostrate form of the spent Jesus, who appears to assume a cross-like position.

Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Place Made: France
Dates: 1886-1894
Dimensions: Image: 6 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (17 x 24.8 cm) Sheet: 6 11/16 x 9 3/4 in. (17 x 24.8 cm)
Signature: Signed bottom right: "J.J. Tissot"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 00.159.54
Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
Image: Overall, 00.159.54_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006

Collections: European Art: Jesus Ministered to by Angels (Jésus assisté par les anges)