Brooklyn Museum: European Art: The Man with the Withered Hand (L'homme à la main desséchée)

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The Man with the Withered Hand (L'homme à la main desséchée)

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

When Jesus heals a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, he flouts rules against work and further upsets the devout. Although Jewish law permitted the saving of lives on the holy day, Jesus defies the rigid rules of the Sabbath by extending his help to a man afflicted but not threatened with death.

Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Place Made: France
Dates: 1886-1896
Dimensions: Image: 8 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (21.9 x 16 cm) Sheet: 8 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (21.9 x 16 cm)
Signature: Signed bottom near left: "J.J. Tissot"
Collections: European Art
Museum Location: This item is on view in Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor
Accession Number: 00.159.95
Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
Image: Overall, 00.159.95_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007

Collections: European Art: The Man with the Withered Hand (L'homme à la main desséchée)