Collections: European Art: Our Lord Jesus Christ (Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ)

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Our Lord Jesus Christ (Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ)

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

Jesus appears with his hands folded over his heart, his gaze direct, his expression composed. As Moses commanded in the Old Testament books of Numbers and Deuteronomy, Jesus wears a prayer shawl as a sign of his adherence to the rituals of Judaism.

Tissot derived this image from a larger watercolor in the series in which Jesus gives his last discourse to his disciples after the departure of Judas. He urges them to love one another as he has loved them.


• Artist: James Tissot, French, 1836-1902
• Medium: Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
• Place Made: France
• Dates: 1886-1894
• Dimensions: Image: 6 7/16 x 3 3/4 in. (16.4 x 9.5 cm) Sheet: 6 7/16 x 3 3/4 in. (16.4 x 9.5 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: 00.159.226
• Credit Line: Purchased by public subscription
• Image: Overall, 00.159.226_PS2.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph, 2007
James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Our Lord Jesus Christ (Notre-Seigneur Jésus-Christ), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 6 7/16 x 3 3/4 in. (16.4 x 9.5 cm) Sheet: 6 7/16 x 3 3/4 in. (16.4 x 9.5 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.226 (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.226_PS2.jpg)