About the Collection
Marc Chagall
& the Bible
Marc Chagall (1877–1895) 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 45 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.
The show rents for $800 for four weeks (plus shipping). With the rental of two months the third month is free.
This great article was recently published at TheLivingChurch.org
"We were honored to host this show, and thank you so much for letting us share this wonderful work! It was shared with our School of Christian Studies students in new and great ways. We had art student groups from Universities 50 to 100 miles away traveling to see it! Art education is ongoing, and when we have a chance to host such historic work, it is awesome! "-- Profound thanks, Candace KellerWayland Baptist University
Image Gallery
Title Page
Angel of Paradise
Angel
Angel with Sword
Moses I
Moses II
Moses III
Moses Receiving the Tablets
Sarah and Abraham
Jeremiah
Isaiah
David with the Harp
Solomon
David and Bathsheba
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Calendar of Exhibitions
January 1 To June 30, 2024
Belmont University
1900 Belmont Boulevard
Nashville, TN 37212
Contact: Dr. Todd Lake, todd.lake@belmont.edu
615 460 6628
March 1 to October 15, 2023
Wycliffe College & IMAGO
5 Hoskin Ave. Toronto, ON M5S 1H7 Canada, 416-946-3535
Contact people: Steve Hewko - 416-262-3878 steve.hewko@wycliffe.utoronto.ca
Jane Twohey - Assistant - jane.twohey@wycliffe.utoronto.ca
John Franklin, 416-819-8745 (mobile) imago@rogers.com
133 Southvale Drive, Toronto, ON M4G 1G6
January 1 to Feb 22, 2023
Duke Seminary
407 Chapel Dr. Duke Box 90968 Durham NC 27708
Contact: Dan Train: Daniel.train@duke.edu
(254) 640-5936
August 25 to November 25, 2022
Union University
1050 Union University Drive
Jackson, TN 38305
Contact: Haelim Allen, hallen@uu.edu
(731) 661-5046
February 15 to July 25, 2022
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
2128 Barton Hills Drive
Austin, TX 78704
Contact: Fr Zac Koons
zac@stmarksaustin.org
2021
January 15, 2021 to January 1, 2022
Biedenharn Museum and Gardens
2000 Riverside Drive, Monroe, LA 71201.
Contact: Ralph Calhoun, 318-355-7658
director@bmuseum.org
2020
August 15, 2020 to December 18, 2020
Messiah College
One College Ave
Mechanicsburg PA 17055
Contact: Brenton Good
bgood@messiah.edu
(717) 766-2511
February 20 to May, 2020
Eckert Art Gallery, Millersville University
37 W Frederick St, Millersville, PA 17551
Contact: Heidi Leitzke,
Heidi.leitzke@millersville.edu
717.871.7253