Collection

The Kiss of Judas (Le baiser de Judas)

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Object Label

Having betrayed Jesus, Judas leads a party of armed guards who intend to arrest him. Judas has alerted the authorities that he will identify Jesus for them by kissing him. Here, standing on tiptoes, Judas reaches up to kiss him, an intimate gesture that further underscores the bitterness of the betrayal.

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). The Kiss of Judas (Le baiser de Judas), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 8 1/16 x 10 11/16 in. (20.5 x 27.1 cm) Sheet: 8 1/16 x 10 11/16 in. (20.5 x 27.1 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, 00.159.234. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Kiss of Judas (Le baiser de Judas)

Date

1886–1894

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Image: 8 1/16 x 10 11/16 in. (20.5 x 27.1 cm) Sheet: 8 1/16 x 10 11/16 in. (20.5 x 27.1 cm) Frame: 15 x 20 x 1 1/2 in. (38.1 x 50.8 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed bottom right: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.234

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Artists and makers

James Tissot

524 works in the collection