Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Tower of David
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Tower of David
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Alternate Title:
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La Tour de David
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Image View:
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Detail, embracing couple and floating figure
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Creator:
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Marc Chagall (Belorussian painter, 1887-1985)
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Location:
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repository: Musée National Marc Chagall (Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
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Location Note:
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36 Avenue Docteur Ménard
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GPS:
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+43.709167+7.269536
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Date:
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1972 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Subjects:
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contemporary (1960 to present); music; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Bible; David, King of Israel; Musical instruments; folkloric; dreamlike; Jerusalem
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Description:
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In the left foreground is King David, playing his lyre. At the bottom is a view of Jerusalem and the ancient citadel named "The Tower of David". The colorful geometric shapes and the embracing couple immediately recall the technique of collage, one of the techniques Chagall used to prepare sketches for his painted compositions. (Source: Chagall Museum [website]; http://en.musees-nationaux-alpesmaritimes.fr/chagall/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CHAGALL-LTDD-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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