Detail View: ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART: Sacrifice of Isaac
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Collection:
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ADJUNCT MODULE D: WORLD ART
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Preferred Title:
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Sacrifice of Isaac
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Alternate Title:
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Le sacrifice d'Isaac
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Image View:
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Detail, the body of Isaac on the altar with the knife above him
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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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1960-1966 (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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230 cm (height) x 235 cm (width)
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Subjects:
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contemporary (1960 to present); cycles or series; Old Testament and Apocrypha; Abraham (Biblical patriarch); Angels; Bible
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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. 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-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-TSOI-A03
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Rights:
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© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.
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