Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Sacrifice of Isaac
Alternate Title:
Le sacrifice d'Isaac
Image View:
Detail, the body of Isaac on the altar with the knife above him
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:
1960-1966 (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:
230 cm (height) x 235 cm (width)
Subjects:
contemporary (1960 to present); cycles or series; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Abraham (Biblical patriarch); Angels; Bible
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. In this scene from Genesis, Abraham is about to sacrifice his son Isaac when the angel stops his arm. (Source: Chagall Museum [website]; http://en.musees-nat ionaux-alpesmaritime s.fr/chagall/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module D: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-CHAGALL-TSOI-A03
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Sacrifice of Isaac