Collections: European Art: The Prophecy of the Destruction of the Temple (La prédication de la ruine du Temple)

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The Prophecy of the Destruction of the Temple (La prédication de la ruine du Temple)

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

Having departed from the Temple, as Tissot notes, for the final time, Jesus sits with a small group of his disciples: Peter, James, Andrew, and John the Evangelist. Against the backdrop of the Temple complex and the thick, fortified walls of Jerusalem, he prophesies the destruction of the Temple and its splendor—an event understood by the group as marking the end of times.


• Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
• Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
• Place Made: France
• Dates: 1886-1894
• Dimensions: Image: 7 1/8 x 11 1/16 in. (18.1 x 28.1 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 x 11 1/16 in. (18.1 x 28.1 cm)
• Signature: Signed bottom near center on tree trunk: "J.J. Tissot"
• Collections: European Art
• Museum Location: This item is on view in Robert E. Blum Gallery, 1st Floor
• Accession Number: 00.159.213
• Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
• Image: Overall, 00.159.213_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2008
James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). The Prophecy of the Destruction of the Temple (La prédication de la ruine du Temple), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 1/8 x 11 1/16 in. (18.1 x 28.1 cm) Sheet: 7 1/8 x 11 1/16 in. (18.1 x 28.1 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.213 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.213_PS2.jpg)