Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART: Paris Opéra House Ceiling; Preparatory Works
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Paris Opéra House Ceiling; Preparatory Works
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Image View:
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Preparatory drawings for the first proposed series of panels; detail, Moussorgski, "Boris Godounov"
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Creator:
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Marc Chagall (Belorussian painter, 1887-1985)
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Location:
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exhibition: Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (Montréal, Québec, Canada)
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Location Note:
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1380, rue Sherbrooke Ouest; Chagall: Colour and Music (Exhibition, January 28 to June 11, 2017)
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GPS:
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+45.4987-73.5801
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Date:
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1963-1964 (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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cartoon (working drawing)
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Work Type 2:
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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 on canvas; works on paper
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Technique:
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drawing (image-making); painting and painting techniques
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Subjects:
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abstraction; allegory; contemporary (1960 to present); music; Museology; folkloric; dreamlike; Paris Opera; Opera Garnier; museum exhibition design
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Description:
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In 1963, Chagall was commissioned to paint a new ceiling for the Paris Opéra (Palais Garnier) by André Malraux, France's Minister of Culture. The final canvas was nearly 2,400 square feet (220 sq. meters) with five sections which were glued to polyester panels and hoisted up to the 70-foot (21 m) high ceiling. The images Chagall painted on the canvas paid tribute to the composers Mozart, Wagner, Mussorgsky, Berlioz and Ravel, as well as to famous actors and dancers. The preparatory works are in the collection of the Opéra national de Paris. (Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/)
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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-PDCP-C10
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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