Angels Holding a Dial Indicating the Different Hours of the Acts of the Passion (Anges tenant un cadran indiquant les différentes heures des actes de la passion) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Angels Holding a Dial Indicating the Different Hours of the Acts of the Passion (Anges tenant un cadran indiquant les différentes heures des actes de la passion), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( x cm). To help guide the reader through the narrative of the Passion in his published Bible, Tissot repeatedly depicts two angels holding a d
Angels Holding a Dial Indicating the Different Hours of the Acts of the Passion (Anges tenant un cadran indiquant les différentes heures des actes de la passion) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Angels Holding a Dial Indicating the Different Hours of the Acts of the Passion (Anges tenant un cadran indiquant les différentes heures des actes de la passion), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 7 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. ( x cm). To help guide the reader through the narrative of the Passion in his published Bible, Tissot repeatedly depicts two angels holding a dial, or clock, indicating the specific hour at which each event occurs. The tapers in their hands, Tissot tells us, signify purity and light: behind them, the sky is dark, but countless stars recall the promise of eternity. European Art 1886-1894
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