James Jacques Joseph Tissot / Journey of the Maji / about 1894

James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Journey of the Maji
about 1894
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Creator Name: Tissot, James
Creator Nationality: European; British; English
Creator Role: painter
Creator Dates/Places: 1836 - 1902
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: James Jacques Joseph Tissot
Title: Journey of the Maji
View: front
Creation Start Date: 1892
Creation End Date: 1896
Creation Date: about 1894
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on canvas
Dimensions: H.27-7/8 x W.40 in.
Inscriptions: SIGNATURE
AMICA Contributor: The Minneapolis Institute of Arts
Owner Location: Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA
ID Number: 70.21
Credit Line: The William Hood Dunwoody Fund
Rights: http://www.artsmia.org/restrictions.html
Context:

Tissot's reputation has so firmly come to rest on the artist's depictions of the stylish leisured class of the late-nineteenth century that the religious works of his late career - illustrations of the life of Christ - are little known. However, at the turn of the century, these biblical images were considered his greatest achievement due, on one hand, to the popularity of images from the near East and, on the other hand, to the sense of immediacy Tissot gave to an age-old tale through uncompromising attention to detail. The Journey of the Magi was created after the second of three trips that the artist made to Palestine between 1886 and 1896 to gather sketches and photographs of the people, costumes, topography, and light of the region.

AMICA ID: MIA_.70.21
Component Measured: overall
Measurement Unit: in
AMICA Library Year: 2000
Media Metadata Rights: ?The Minneapolis Institute of Arts

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