Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Crossing of the Red Sea
Alternate Title:
La traversée de la mer Rouge
Image View:
Detail, an angel bearing the Torah scrolls
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:
1955 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
painting (visual work)
Classification:
Paintings
Material:
oil paint on canvas
Technique:
oil painting (technique)
Measurements:
216.5 cm (height) x 146 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. Later the museum was expanded with other works, both religious and secular. This painting depicts Moses leading the Israelites across the Red Sea, parted by an angel of God. (Source: Chagall Museum [website]; http://en.musees-nat ionaux-alpesmaritime s.fr/chagall/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-CHAGALL-LTMR-A05
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Crossing of the Red Sea