The Resurrection of Lazarus (La résurrection de Lazare)

Brooklyn Museum photograph
Object Label
Led to the darkened tomb of Lazarus, Jesus commands the removal of the stone covering the opening and, after a prayer to God, resurrects the dead man before witnesses who gasp in astonishment.
Caption
James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). The Resurrection of Lazarus (La résurrection de Lazare), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 10 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (25.6 x 18.4 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (25.6 x 18.4 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, 00.159.181. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)
Gallery
Not on view
Gallery
Not on view
Artist
Title
The Resurrection of Lazarus (La résurrection de Lazare)
Date
1886–1894
Geography
Place made: France
Medium
Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper
Classification
Dimensions
Image: 10 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (25.6 x 18.4 cm) Sheet: 10 1/16 x 7 1/4 in. (25.6 x 18.4 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
00.159.181
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