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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Collection
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Preferred Title:
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Moses Receives the Tablets of the Law
Work_PrefTitle
Moses Receives the Tablets of the Law
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Alternate Title:
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Moïse recevant les tables de la loi
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Moïse recevant les tables de la loi
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Image View:
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Detail, left side, Hebrews wait for Moses to descend from the mountain
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Detail, left side, Hebrews wait for Moses to descend from the mountain
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Creator:
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Marc Chagall (Belorussian painter, 1887-1985)
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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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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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Avenue Dr Ménard
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GPS:
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43.709167 7.269536
GPS
43.709167 7.269536
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Date:
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1960-1966 (creation)
Work_DateDisplay
1960-1966 (creation)
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Cultural Context:
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French
Work_Culture
French
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Style Period:
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Twentieth century
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Twentieth century
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Work Type 1:
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painting (visual work)
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painting (visual work)
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Classification:
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Paintings
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Paintings
Classification
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Material:
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oil paint on canvas
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oil paint on canvas
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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237 cm (height) x 233 cm (width)
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237 cm (height) x 233 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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contemporary (1960 to present); cycles or series; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Bible; Moses (Biblical leader)
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contemporary (1960 to present); cycles or series; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Bible; Moses (Biblical leader)
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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 climax to the series of Genesis and Exodus, this picture is bathed in a yellow light significant of the presence of the divine, and illustrates the moment that seals the Covenant with God. The painter respects the prohibition of the representation of God, symbolized, as the Bible says, by two hands coming out of the clouds. (Source: Chagall Museum [website]; http://en.musees-nat ionaux-alpesmaritime s.fr/chagall/)
Work_Description_Sou rce
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 climax to the series of Genesis and Exodus, this picture is bathed in a yellow light significant of the presence of the divine, and illustrates the moment that seals the Covenant with God. The painter respects the prohibition of the representation of God, symbolized, as the Bible says, by two hands coming out of the clouds. (Source: Chagall Museum [website]; http://en.musees-nat ionaux-alpesmaritime s.fr/chagall/)
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Collection:
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Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
LocalCollection
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
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Identifier:
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7A1-CHAGALL-MRT-A08
Image_OriginalVendor ID
7A1-CHAGALL-MRT-A08
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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