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

James Tissot

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Object Label

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.

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). 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) Frame: 15 x 20 x 1 1/2 in. (38.1 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.213. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

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

Date

1886–1894

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

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) Frame: 15 x 20 x 1 1/2 in. (38.1 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed bottom near center on tree trunk: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.213

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Artists and makers

James Tissot

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