Exhibition Tour
Tissot and the Hebrew Bible
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James Jacques Joseph Tissot, Joseph Distributes Bread in the Prison, Gouache on board,10 1/2 × 7 3/4 in. (26.7 × 19.7 cm), Gift of the heirs of Jacob Schiff
The Jewish Museum presents Tissot and the Hebrew Bible, an installation of original designs by the French painter James Tissot (1836-1902) from a group of more than 350 paintings related to his goal of illustrating the Hebrew Bible. Spanning all of the books, from Genesis to the Prophets, Tissot’s watercolor illustrations are some of the most beloved and sought-after images in the Jewish Museum’s collection. The biblical stories are illustrated in cinematic vignettes that have influenced popular culture for decades.