Marc Chagall & the Bible

Marc Chagall (1887–1985) is perhaps the foremost visual interpreter of the Bible in the 20th Century. His art is filled with his own reoccurring symbols of visual memory and imagination. He said he did not see the Bible, but he dreamed it, even as a child. Chagall’s vision of the Old Testament combines his Jewish heritage and modern art giving us a rich display of symbol and imagination.

Among the 58 pieces in this exhibition there are 10 of the 105 etchings originally intended to be illustrations for an Old Testament Bible and 28 brilliantly colored images from his 1956 and 1960 suites of Bible lithographs. Each is a delightful and colorful interpretation that lets the viewer enter the worlds of the Chagall and the Bible.

It is most interesting that Chagall, a Russian Jew, would have used the Crucifixion in so many of his works, yet numerous of his pieces include the Crucifixion as a reference or the subject of his paintings. Mystical Crucifixion and Christ in the Clock, two colored lithographs in this exhibition, demonstrate his fascination with this theme.

This show contains:

• 58 Chagall etchings and lithographs
• digital files for each image
• a file for a handout
• text for labels to accompany each piece
• packing and shipping instructions

Art by Chagall on display at Glencairn

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Ticket

STORY WRITTEN BY TARA LYNN JOHNSON

For Digital First Media

Artist Marc Chagall was prolific, creating paintings, book illustrations, stained glass pieces, stage sets, ceramics, tapestries, and fine art prints. He’s possibly best known around the world for his religious works. Some of those works are on display in the exhibit “Marc Chagall and the Bible” at Glencairn Museum, courtesy of private collector Sandra Bowden.

Marc Zakharovich Chagall (1887-1985) was a Russian-French artist. He was considered a pioneer of modernism, known for his use of color and his desire to share his Jewish heritage through his work. [Read whole article]