The Last Supper: Judas Dipping his Hand in the Dish (La Céne. Judas met la main dans le plat)

James Tissot

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Object Label

Fans offer painters a more intimate, and sometimes less formal, format than that of scrolls. Many antique fan paintings were immediately mounted onto album pages, but some—like this one—have fold marks to indicate that they were used before being laid flat. The Manchuria-born artist Tang Dai received the title of “Number One Painter” from the Kangxi emperor. By the time he painted this fan, he was serving Kangxi’s successor as a veteran court artist. The poem at the top is dedicated to a friend who was leaving for a distant post. It extends the wish that when the friend opens the fan, he will feel that he is once again face to face with the artist.

Caption

James Tissot Nantes, France, 1836–1902, Chenecey–Buillon, France. The Last Supper: Judas Dipping his Hand in the Dish (La Céne. Judas met la main dans le plat), 1886–1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 9 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (24.8 x 49.2 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (24.8 x 49.2 cm) Frame: 22 7/8 x 28 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (58.1 x 73.3 x 3.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Purchased by public subscription, 00.159.221. No known copyright restrictions (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 00.159.221_PS2.jpg)

Gallery

Not on view

Collection

European Art

Title

The Last Supper: Judas Dipping his Hand in the Dish (La Céne. Judas met la main dans le plat)

Date

1886–1894

Geography

Place made: France

Medium

Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper

Classification

Watercolor

Dimensions

Image: 9 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (24.8 x 49.2 cm) Sheet: 9 3/4 x 19 3/8 in. (24.8 x 49.2 cm) Frame: 22 7/8 x 28 7/8 x 1 1/2 in. (58.1 x 73.3 x 3.8 cm)

Signatures

Signed bottom right: "J.J. Tissot"

Credit Line

Purchased by public subscription

Accession Number

00.159.221

Rights

No known copyright restrictions

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