The Holy Virgin Receives the Body of Jesus (La Sainte Vierge reçoit le corps de Jésus)

James Tissot

Brooklyn Museum photograph

Caption

James Tissot (Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France). The Holy Virgin Receives the Body of Jesus (La Sainte Vierge reçoit le corps de Jésus), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 10 5/8 x 15 1/16 in. (27 x 38.3 cm) Sheet: 10 5/8 x 15 1/16 in. (27 x 38.3 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.321. (Photo: Brooklyn Museum)

Gallery

Not on view

Title

The Holy Virgin Receives the Body of Jesus (La Sainte Vierge reçoit le corps de Jésus)

Date

1886–1894

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Image: 10 5/8 x 15 1/16 in. (27 x 38.3 cm) Sheet: 10 5/8 x 15 1/16 in. (27 x 38.3 cm)

Signatures

Signed bottom left: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.321

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