The Palsied Man Let Down through the Roof (Le paralytique descendu du toit)
- Portfolio/Series:
The Life of Our Lord Jesus Christ (La Vie de Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ) - Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
- Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
- Place Made: France
- Dates: 1886-1896
- Dimensions: Image: 9 5/16 x 6 9/16 in. (23.7 x 16.7 cm) Sheet: 9 5/16 x 6 9/16 in. (23.7 x 16.7 cm)
- Signature: Signed top right: "J.J. Tissot"
- Collections: European Art
- Museum Location:
This item is on view in Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor - Accession Number: 00.159.123
- Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
- Image: Overall, 00.159.123_PS1.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2006
Jesus receives numerous requests for healings, creating a crush of supplicants. Eager to reach him, after he has retired to the privacy of a home, four men lower a paralytic through the roof into the welcoming arms of Jesus—a powerfully dramatic image. Tissot heightens the sense of the sick man’s helplessness with his flailing, outstretched arms, a counterpoint to Christ’s controlled gesture of acceptance.
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