James Tissot: The Life of Christ - Hardcover

Judith F. Dolkart

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1858944961 ISBN 13: 9781858944968

Publisher: Merrell Publishers, 2009

Synopsis

In 1885, having achieved success painting fashionable society in London and Paris, French painter James Tissot (1836 - 1902) experienced a religious vision that led to both a renewal of his beliefs and a dramatic shift in his artistic focus. Over the next 10 years Tissot devoted himself to a project to illustrate the New Testament. The result was The Life of Christ, a monumental series of 350 watercolours combining fantastic imagery with minute archaeological observation and vivid realism. James Tissot: The Life of Christ is the first comprehensive exploration of this extraordinary body of work. Featuring three incisive essays and an informative commentary on the paintings, this beautifully illustrated book examines the conception, creation and history of The Life of Christ as well as the cultural context in which it emerged.

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Review:

All 350 watercolours depicting the life of Christ are reproduced in this exquisite volume, which lovers of Victorian art will appreciate for their realist and ethereal quality --The Bookseller

About the Author:

JUDITH F. DOLKART is Associate Curator, European Art, at the Brooklyn Museum, New York. DAVID MORGAN is Professor of Religion at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina. AMY SITAR is a PhD student in the Department of Religion at Princeton University, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: Merrell Publishers
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1858944961
• ISBN 13: 9781858944968
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 304