Collection

Conspiracy of the Jews (Conspiration des juifs)

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

As they continue to plot against Jesus, the chief priests warn against acting during the feast of Passover, fearing a possible uprising at a time when Jerusalem’s population swelled dramatically, with many visitors in town to celebrate the holiday.

While a young man keeps watch, the priests speak closely together, stroking their beards and scowling in an almost caricatural fashion, in Tissot’s rendering.

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). Conspiracy of the Jews (Conspiration des juifs), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 7/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24 x 18.6 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24 x 18.6 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, 00.159.215. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

Conspiracy of the Jews (Conspiration des juifs)

Date

1886–1894

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Image: 9 7/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24 x 18.6 cm) Sheet: 9 7/16 x 7 5/16 in. (24 x 18.6 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed top right: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.215

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Artists and makers

James Tissot

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