Collection

The Transfiguration (La transfiguration)

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

In the passage illustrated here, Jesus again retreats to a mountaintop, with his disciples Peter, James, and John, to pray. He is transformed before the eyes of his companions in the course of his prayers; his robes emit a blinding white light. Moreover, the Old Testament prophets Elijah and Moses suddenly appear to converse with him. In Tissot’s rendering, one apostle shields his eyes from the brilliant glow, while another covers his ears as God’s supernatural voice declares Jesus his beloved Son.

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). The Transfiguration (La transfiguration), 1886–1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 1/2 x 6 1/16 in. (24.1 x 15.4 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 1/16 in. (24.1 x 15.4 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.145. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Transfiguration (La transfiguration)

Date

1886–1896

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Image: 9 1/2 x 6 1/16 in. (24.1 x 15.4 cm) Sheet: 9 1/2 x 6 1/16 in. (24.1 x 15.4 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed top left: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.145

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Artists and makers

James Tissot

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