Collections: European Art: Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum (Guérison des lépreux à Capernaum)

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Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum (Guérison des lépreux à Capernaum)

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

This episode reveals Jesus’ concern for the outcasts of society: in this case, those afflicted with leprosy, a chronic disease. The leper kneels in the center foreground of the image—dramatically making his plea to Jesus with his bandaged arms upraised. Referring to ancient laws regarding the lepers, Tissot writes that the man occupies the center of the road to permit the healthy to pass with ease on either side of the path.

In the Gospel text, Jesus later urges the healed man to keep quiet about the specifics of the miracle but to seek the priests, to acknowledge his cure and regain his place in society and in the Temple.


• Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
• Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
• Place Made: France
• Dates: 1886-1894
• Dimensions: Image: 11 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (28.6 x 15.7 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (28.6 x 15.7 cm)
• Signature: Signed lower left: "J.J. Tissot"
• Collections: European Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor
• Exhibitions:
  • James Tissot: 'The Life of Christ' (October 23, 2009 through January 17, 2010)
• Accession Number: 00.159.89
• Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
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• Caption: James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum (Guérison des lépreux à Capernaum), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (28.6 x 15.7 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (28.6 x 15.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.89
• Image: Overall, 00.159.89_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Healing of the Lepers at Capernaum (Guérison des lépreux à Capernaum), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 11 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (28.6 x 15.7 cm) Sheet: 11 1/4 x 6 3/16 in. (28.6 x 15.7 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.89 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.89_PS1.jpg)