Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Song of Songs V
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Song of Songs V
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Alternate Title:
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Le Cantique des Cantiques V
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Image View:
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Detail, the heads of the lovers
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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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Avenue Dr Ménard
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GPS:
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+43.709167+7.269536
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Date:
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1965-1966 (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 paper"
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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150 cm (height) x 226 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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contemporary (1960 to present); cycles or series; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Bible; David, King of Israel; Solomon
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Description:
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The museum was created during the lifetime of the artist, with the support of the Minister of Culture André Malraux, and inaugurated in 1973. It houses the series of seventeen paintings illustrating the biblical message, painted by Chagall and offered to the French State in 1966. This series illustrates the books of Genesis, Exodus and the Song of Songs. The Song of Songs brings together five paintings that evoke the famous poem of the Bible. In spite of its carnal dimension, this song of love, which is said to have been written by Solomon, has been incorporated into the biblical canon. The composition has two hills, the one on the right representing Vitebsk, and on the left, Jerusalem. (Source: Chagall Museum [website]; http://en.musees-nationaux-alpesmaritimes.fr/chagall/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CHAGALL-LCDC5-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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