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James Tissot. Jacques Joseph Tissot ( French: [ʒɑk ʒozɛf tiso]; 15 October 1836 – 8 August 1902), better known as James Tissot ( / ˈtɪsoʊ / ), was a French painter, illustrator, and caricaturist. He was born to a drapery merchant and a milliner and decided to pursue a career in art at a young age, coming to incorporate elements of ...
Tissot's most famous work in his lifetime was Avis au peuple sur sa santé (1761), arguably the greatest medical best-seller of the eighteenth century. [5]On 1 April 1787, Napoleon Bonaparte wrote to Dr. Tissot complimenting him on spending his “days in treating humanity” noting that his “reputation has reached even into the mountains of Corsica” and describing “the respect I have ...
What Our Lord Saw from the Cross, by James Tissot. What Our Lord Saw from the Cross ( Ce que voyait Notre-Seigneur sur la Croix) is a c. 1890 watercolor painting by the French painter James Tissot. [1] The work is unusual for its portrayal of the Crucifixion of Jesus from the perspective of Jesus on the cross, rather than featuring Christ at ...
Exorcising the blind and mute man by James Tissot, late 19th century. Exorcising the blind and mute man is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels. It appears in Matthew 12:22-32, Luke 11:14-23 and Mark 3:20-30. According to the Gospels, Jesus healed a demon-possessed man who was blind and mute, so that he could both talk and see.
Tamar was the daughter of King David and Maacah, who was the daughter of Talmai, king of Geshur.Absalom was her brother and Amnon their half-brother. The Bible does not speak of Tamar's early life; however, in 2 Samuel 13, she is wearing a "richly ornamental robe", "for this is how the virgin daughters of the king were clothed in earlier times."
Doeg the Edomite. Doeg ( Hebrew: דֹּאֵג Dō’ēg) was an Edomite, chief herdsman to Saul, King of Israel. [1] He is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible book of First Samuel, chapters 21 and 22, where he is depicted as an antagonist of David responsible for the deaths of a large number of priests .
Adonijah, the fourth son of King David from Haggith (2 Samuel 3:4). He attempted to usurp the throne during the life of David (1 Kings 1:11ff). Solomon had him executed after being warned to remember his place in the line of succession per King David’s instruction regarding the crown. 1 Kings 1:32–35; 1:50–53; 2:13–25.
Tissot SA ( French pronunciation: [ti'so]) is a Swiss luxury watch brand owned by the Swatch Group. [1] The company was founded in Le Locle, Switzerland by Charles-Félicien Tissot and his son, Charles-Émile Tissot, in 1853. [2] [3] Tissot is not associated with Mathey-Tissot, another Swiss watchmaking firm.