Media Information

 
 
 
Collection:
ADJUNCT MODULE C: WORLD ART
Preferred Title:
Prophet Elijah
Alternate Title:
Le prophète Elie
Image View:
Detail, Elijah in his chariot, surrounded by a golden orb
Creator:
Lino Melano (Italian mosaicist, 1924-1984); Marc Chagall (Belorussian artist, 1887-1985)
Location:
repository: Musée National Marc Chagall (Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France)
Location Note:
36 Avenue Docteur Ménard
GPS:
43.709167 7.269536
Date:
1971 (creation)
Cultural Context:
French
Style Period:
Twentieth century
Work Type 1:
mosaic (visual work)
Classification:
Decorative Arts, Utilitarian Objects and Interior Design
Material:
stone and paste glass tesserae
Technique:
mosaic (process)
Measurements:
715 cm (height) x 570 cm (width)
Subjects:
contemporary (1960 to present); Old Testament and Apocrypha; Bible; Zodiac; prophet; chariot
Description:
After the Second World War large public commissions arrived, and Chagall turned to monumental works, including mosaics. The composition emphasizes the round shapes, from the wheels of Elijah's chariot, to that of the orb that surrounds the central figure, to the peripheral zodiac. The choice of the subject demonstrates Chagall's syncretism. During his travels in Israel, he visited the ruins of the synagogues of the first centuries CE, decorated with motifs borrowed from Roman iconography, such as the zodiac surrounding the chariot of the sun. Here he substitutes the chariot of Elijah, taken to heaven under the eyes of his disciple Elisha. (Source: Chagall Museum [website]; http://en.musees-nat ionaux-alpesmaritime s.fr/chagall/)
Collection:
Archivision Adjunct Module C: World Art
Identifier:
7A1-CHAGALL-EOC-A02
Rights:
© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.

Prophet Elijah