Collection

The Man with the Withered Hand (L'homme à la main desséchée)

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

When Jesus heals a man with a withered hand on the Sabbath, he flouts rules against work and further upsets the devout. Although Jewish law permitted the saving of lives on the holy day, Jesus defies the rigid rules of the Sabbath by extending his help to a man afflicted but not threatened with death.

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). The Man with the Withered Hand (L'homme à la main desséchée), 1886–1896. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (21.9 x 16 cm) Sheet: 8 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (21.9 x 16 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, 00.159.95. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Man with the Withered Hand (L'homme à la main desséchée)

Date

1886–1896

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Image: 8 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (21.9 x 16 cm) Sheet: 8 5/8 x 6 5/16 in. (21.9 x 16 cm) Frame: 20 x 15 x 1 1/2 in. (50.8 x 38.1 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed bottom near left: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.95

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Artists and makers

James Tissot

524 works in the collection