Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Noah and the Rainbow
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Noah and the Rainbow
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Alternate Title:
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Noé et l'arc-en-ciel
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Image View:
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Overall view; on the left, the misfortunes of the Jews, on the right, the blessings of the Jews with the rainbow symbolizing the covenant with God
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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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1961-1966 (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
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Technique:
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oil painting (technique)
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Measurements:
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205 cm (height) x 292.5 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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contemporary (1960 to present); cycles or series; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Bible; Judaism; Noah
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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. This scene from Genesis shows the first alliance between God and the men, with the curve of the rainbow which corresponds to that of Noah's body asleep. Both the fortunes and misfortunes of the Jews, as prophesied by the Bible are shown. Chagall shows that he does not ignore the theories of color that make white the sum of all colors of light by painting the rainbow white. (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-NATR-A01
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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