Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
The Hebrews Adore the Golden Calf
Alternate Title:
Les Hébreux adorent le Veau d'Or
Image View:
Overall view without frame
Creator:
Marc Chagall (Belorussian painter, 1887-1985)
Location:
repository: Musée National Marc Chagall (Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
Location Note:
Avenue Dr Ménard
GPS:
43.709167 7.269536
Date:
1932 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
gouache; oil paint on paper
Technique:
aquarelle (technique); oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
61 cm (height) x 48.5 cm (width)
Subjects:
Old Testament and Apocrypha; Bible; Moses (Biblical leader)
Description:
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.This earlier work, painted in Paris, was added to the museum later and illustrates a scene from Exodus. (Source: WikiArt [website]; https://www.wikiart. org/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-CHAGALL-LHAV-A01
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

The Hebrews Adore the Golden Calf