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James (Jacques-Joseph) Tissot (October 15, 1836, Nantes - August 8, 1902, Bouillon Abbey, Besancon, France) - French artist and illustrator. The artist became famous for his cycle of illustrations “The Life of Christ and the Old Testament”, as well as paintings depicting the fashionable beauties of Paris and London.

Features of the artist James Tissot: like most students of the Paris School of Fine Arts, Tissot studied by copying academic work in the galleries of the Louvre.

The Belgian pioneer of realism, an artist, had a great influence on his technique.

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Henri LeisGermanPeter von Cornelius from the circle of Nazarene artists, as well as illustrator and engraver Moritz Retsch (Retch). It is worth noting Tissot's friendship with the impressionist artists, from whom he learned to use bright, saturated colors, as well as the influence of the Pre-Raphaelites, which was especially noticeable in his early works.

James Tisso perfectly mastered the classic drawing and oil painting techniq