Maltreatments in the House of Caiaphas (Les mauvais traitements chez Caïphe) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Maltreatments in the House of Caiaphas (Les mauvais traitements chez Caïphe), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 12 1/2 x 8 3/16 in. ( x cm). Convicted of blasphemy by the high priests—a crime punishable by death—Jesus is led away, as the crowd of witnesses pulls his hair, scratches his face, and rains both insults and blows on his body in what Tissot describes as a “diabolical fury.” Having blindfolded Jesus, his tormentors now mock his st
Maltreatments in the House of Caiaphas (Les mauvais traitements chez Caïphe) James Tissot (French, 1836-1902). Maltreatments in the House of Caiaphas (Les mauvais traitements chez Caïphe), 1886-1894. Opaque watercolor over graphite on gray wove paper, Image: 12 1/2 x 8 3/16 in. ( x cm). Convicted of blasphemy by the high priests—a crime punishable by death—Jesus is led away, as the crowd of witnesses pulls his hair, scratches his face, and rains both insults and blows on his body in what Tissot describes as a “diabolical fury.” Having blindfolded Jesus, his tormentors now mock his status as a prophet by demanding that he divine which among them has hit him. European Art 1886-1894
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